POOL BLASTER Catfish Ultra Rechargeable, Battery-Powered, Pool-Cleaner, Ideal for In-Ground Pools and Above Ground Pools for Cleaning Leaves, Dirt and Sand & Silt.

Although this vacuum may look small it is mighty and does the job. Very easy to operate. I have a 54 high 24 round above ground pool. I noticed using this little vacuum as opposed to my regular vacuum has helped a great deal in between heavy duty cleanings. The smaller handheld vacuum also picks up the fine nitty gritty sand where your regular pull vacuum can recirculate it back into the pool and I've noticed the pool stays much clearer. It has a lot of suction power. I was super amazed at how good it is. Now you don't have to pull out the big clunky heavy Pole and hoses to have a clean vacuum all the time. This little baby does a trick. I don't know how I ever lived without it. But I'll never live without one again. This really does the job I promise you. You will be impressed as I was. Of being an above ground pool owner for over 25 years I have come to find that this is well worth the money and it is so convenient. The minute you try it you'll be hooked for life. I think they really outed themselves when they found this little machine. Like I said don't let the size fool you. It's powerful and didn't even picks up little sticks and twigs which really impressed me. And the filter bag is so good that those little fine grains of sand do not get released back into your pool like it does with your regular pull vacuum. So I do hope you try this and enjoy it. I know cleaning the pool now is a pleasure. Thanks for listening.

Best pool vacuum I've ever used. It does a very good job. Stays charged a long time. Easy to use.

We have a large gunite pool and a gunite spa. We also have two German Shepherd dogs who like to throw their balls into the pool and jump in after them. Those balls are generally covered in sand, dirt, and mud that then settles to the bottom of our pool and spa. We have a cleaning head with a net that attaches to our aluminum pole and the hose pipe. It uses water pressure to push debris into the net. This is fine for leaves and larger debris, but the sand and grit go right through it and re-settle into the bottom of the pool. This means that even if we get all the leaves out, our pool looks dirty all the time. Our only options for taking care of the dirt and sand are to either drag out our heavy electric pool shark that tends to get stuck around our drains and then has to be lifted out of the pool and cleaned, including all three of its filters, or we can drag out the hose that hooks into the skimmer. It does a great job, but sends dirt back into our filters, which then have to be cleaned more frequently. Enter the Pool Blaster Catfish Ultra! It worked great for picking up the sand, dirt, and grit that we are typically unable to get out of the bottom of the pool and spa. The plastic poles that it came with were fine for the spa and the shallow end of our pool. However, they were too flimsy for the 6 foot deep end of our pool. As other reviewers have mentioned, I left the bottom plastic adapter pole in place and attached our aluminum pole to that. It worked great for helping me keep the device submerged under the water. As others have also mentioned, this device must stay FULLY submerged under the water in order to function properly. If the top of it comes out of the water, it will not suction. For the steps and seating ledge, I was able to lay it back far enough to keep it under the water. You can also detach the longer poles and hold it by the adapter pole for steps. I do wish that it came with a large rectangular head that could be swapped out for the smaller triangular head. For the larger areas of the bottom of the pool, I had to make several slow passes to make sure that I covered the area completely. Also, I don’t feel that this device is great for larger leaves and debris. However, it is a good tool to have to keep our pool cleaner than we normally have been able to. It does require manual labor and it did take me a while to use it to get the bottom as clean as I wanted it. The filter was very easy to rinse out with a hose pipe. We rinsed the entire device and let it dry. We are keeping it inside our house. We have only used it once or twice, so I can’t speak to issues with charging. I will update my review if that becomes an issue.

After using the Catfish Ultra for two months, I am elated with the product. You should realize it is what I would call a "finishing" tool to keep your pool squeaky clean. It would not be useful for "total" cleanup like cleaning the pool at spring opening. It is perfect to pick up fine silt, small leaves, and bugs that have sunken to the bottom of the pool. The picture shows what I removed "after" running my Polaris 380 with a sand and silt bag. I ran my Polaris in the evening then let leftover debris settle overnight, then vacuumed with the Catfish Ultra the next morning. Before I got the Catfish, I would have considered my pool as clean as I could get it after running the Polaris. I have an 18x36 pool and can consistently vacuum the entire bottom on a single charge. At this point, I have shown the Catfish to two friends and they have both purchased the product and love it. I love the product the way it is but I feel it could be improved on future models in the following ways: 1. Add a slight amount of weight to the actual vacuum head to make it slightly negatively buoyant so you don't have to hold it on the bottom. 2. Include pool skimmer socks to use inside the included filter bag. The skimmer sock catches extremely fine silt and to me makes it easier to clean after use. 3. Put a lid with an O-ring on it like a dry box so the battery/motor compartment can be easily accessible and make the battery swappable like a cordless drill. Make additional battery packs and external charger available so you can quickly extend the run time. In my opinion these changes would make it the perfect product but I am extremely pleased with the way it is now. It is so much easier and quicker to grab the Catfish and do a quick cleanup instead of having to get out the hose and vacuum, charge the line, vacuum, then put it all up when finished.

It is not bad nor great. Suction seems low though it worked ok. Did the job for small stones and bugs. I hate the pole is plastic and very weak. I have a 20ftx10’x3’ intex pool and i cleaned its floor in about 10minutes. Charges come for usa and europe. Hopefully it lasts the season.

Impressive. Great product for the cost. Sucked up sand that got in the pool. Works great

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