Original - The Automatic Pool Surface Cleaner - Clarifier Pool Skimmer - Suction Skimmer for Pools

The media could not be loaded. This thing is awesome. I have had one for over a year now and I have it dialed in just right. Takes a lot of tinkering but once you get it you will be happy. Says to put tee on vacuum cleaner but I put a swivel union between vacuum cleaner and tee to not alter the free motion of the vacuum cleaner. I also applied weights (included) directly below the skimmer and on the tee and then ran hose through the cleaners wheel deflector, this keeps the skimmer far from the cleaner and preventing the skimmer from getting tangled in pool hoses. I got the idea from the reviews where someone used a clamp to mount to the hose, same concept. My advice is don't cut any of the hose it comes with, you want it as flexible as possible. It's intended for smaller debris like dog hair and and tiny bugs or leaves. It has made a dramatic difference in the clarity of the pool. Has 3 different settings so if you don't have enough suction to the skimmer leave it on setting one, if you have too much ,put it on setting three. I will say it again. Its easy to assemble but will take time to get it just right but when you do, you will be glad you did.UpdateAs the house breaks, I just moved it closer to leaf my catcher. I find this method more effective than it being attached to the pool vacuum itself. Doesn't get hung up on anything this way either. You can really play with the flow and if you can dial it in just right, you'll be happy with results. Very satisfying to watch.

The idea is good, bit it is made with cheap low quality parts. for starters, the hose gets brittle within a few months. I think it is made out of nylon which doesn't do good under a lot of direct sunlight (try leaving a grocery store plastic bag in the sun and see how long it takes for it to start de coloring) . The floats break off eventually. The company tries to nickle and dime you buying low quality replacement parts. I contacted customer service one time and was ignored, so I started 3d printing my own floats. A friend of mine gave some hose that works perfect with it, and with the parts I built I have kept it running for a while. I still use it because It does a pretty good job at keeping my pool's surface clean, but the only part I still use is the acrylic base. Everything else I've made my own, otherwise by now I would've spent three times its original cost in replacement parts.

This is a great device to provide strong, effective skimming of an inground swimming pool. I live in Southern Florida and in the Spring, after a strong rain, the surface of our backyard pool will be covered with thousands of small flying insects (gnats?). Almost all of them float on the surface, so they don't go through the floor drain. I can spend a good hour with the skim net, slowly walking back and forth scooping up these bugs, and even then there will be lots I missed. The pool skimmers built into the sides of the pool don't generate enough water movement to cause the floating bugs to enter the skimmer and get sucked into the filter.I reviewed available add-on skimmers and selected the SkimmerMotion as being the best candidate. It's a simple design and doesn't require modification to my pool or pump system. And the reviews led me to believe this might work for me. In addition, this product is labeled as Made in the USA, and that carries a lot of weight in my decision-making process.The device comes packed well, in a sturdy box that stood up to the USPS system. The floating head unit is well-made of thick durable plastic. The quality of the design and manufacturing is evident; it's a substantial unit that should hold up to years of use. A corrugated white plastic tube connects to the underside of the head unit. The tube has a T-joint at the other end which connects to your pool cleaning robot. I have a Pentair Kreepy Krawly Great White which has a socket for connecting the cleaning hose to the inlet inside the pool's skimmer housing; that socket has a suction adjustment that allows me to dial up or down the suction going to the Great White.I have connected the SkimmerMotion two different ways: 1) Following the SkimmerMotion instructions, I connected the T-joint to the Great White's hose and let the Great White pull the SkimmerMotion around the pool. That worked well, since I only had to adjust the socket inside the skimmer housing to get the proper distribution of suction between the Great White and the SkimmerMotion. Easily attached and easily adjusted. 2) To use the SkimmerMotion without the Great White, I stuck the T-joint directly into the socket inside the skimmer housing and plugged the open end of the T-joint with a golf ball. The SkimmerMotion was in the pool by itself and the suction adjustment is still available via the socket.In both configurations the SkimmerMotion worked exactly as advertised. The bugs get pulled in from several inches away, and go down the tube and on to the pool filter.I will be recommending this to my friends and neighbors. It does the job!The only reason for four stars rather than five is the price. Like most other swimming pool accessories, this costs more than it should.

This thing works 100%. I live in SFLA and my pool is screened in and even so I still get a lot of debris and bugs floating on the surface of the pool. Specially in the summer after daily summer storms I have to spend 30 minutes sweeping the surface of the pool with a net to grab all the nats and noseems and small bugs that fly in and fall into the pool. After spending 10 minutes setting up and adjusting the suction on the vacuum line this thing start doing the cleanup. Within an hour 85% of the bugs and surface was clean. Left it running over night and the next morning my pool surface was 99% clean and clear of bug or debris.I installed it both ways as stated by other members. Connected and the end of my Baracuda G3 W03000 and at closer the connector where my vacuum line starts. I find it that it works better connected to the actual Baracuda as it covers more ground and it doesn't depend on the current of the water to take the debri to it. It moves all over the pool surface dragged by the vacuum on the floor. Some people complained of it being tangled but for me I have not had to touch it. The small tangle will resolve itself once it moves to a different area.Now I can finally say, lets go to the pool and just disconnect the equipment and just get in and enjoy !!!