SWIMLINE HYDROTOOLS Manual Pool Vacuum Head Attachment For Inground & Above Ground Pools |Weighted Swimming Pool Vac Head Clear Triangle Shape W/ Bristles| Swivel Hose 1-1/4 or 1-1/2’’| 8145

I recently purchased the SWIMLINE HYDROTOOLS Clear Pool Vacuum Head Attachment for my 18,000-gallon above-ground pool, and I’m genuinely impressed with its performance and quality, especially at the $20 sale price on Amazon. Having checked local pool supply stores where similar vacuum heads were priced at $40 or more, this was an absolute steal. Here’s my detailed experience with this product.Why I Chose This Vacuum HeadMaintaining a clean pool is a priority, but I didn’t want to break the bank on equipment. The SWIMLINE HYDROTOOLS vacuum head caught my eye due to its transparent design, weighted structure, and compatibility with both 1-1/4” and 1-1/2” hoses, which work perfectly with my existing setup. The butterfly shape and bristles also seemed promising for tackling debris on my pool’s vinyl liner without causing damage.PerformanceThis vacuum head performs like a champ. I used it with my manual pool pump system, and it efficiently picked up leaves, dirt, and even some stubborn algae spots in about 30 minutes of cleaning. The butterfly shape covers a wide area, reducing the time spent vacuuming compared to my old triangular head. It glides smoothly across the pool floor, and the weighted design ensures it stays in contact with the surface, even when navigating slight slopes in my above-ground pool. I’ve used it three times now, and it shows no signs of wear or cracking, which speaks to its durability for the price.Value for MoneyAt $20, this vacuum head is an incredible deal. Local pool shops near me were charging double for comparable models, and none had the transparent design or swivel hose feature. The build quality feels solid, with no flimsy parts, and it’s versatile enough for both inground and above-ground pools. For budget-conscious pool owners, this is a no-brainer purchase that delivers professional-grade performance without the premium price tag.Final ThoughtsThe SWIMLINE HYDROTOOLS Clear Pool Vacuum Head is a fantastic addition to my pool maintenance toolkit. Its thoughtful design, ease of use, and outstanding performance make pool cleaning quicker and more effective. At $20 on Amazon, it’s a bargain compared to local shop prices, offering quality that rivals more expensive models. Whether you have an inground or above-ground pool, this vacuum head is a reliable, budget-friendly choice. I’m thrilled with my purchase and will be sticking with SWIMLINE for future pool accessories!Disclaimer: I purchased this product myself and was not incentivized to write this review. All opinions are based on my personal experience.

This vacuum head works great for keeping my pool clean. The weighted design keeps it on the bottom, and the half-moon shape with bristles makes it super easy to reach into corners and along the edges. It connects easily to my hose, and the swivel keeps it from getting tangled.I’ve noticed it picks up dirt and debris way better than my old vac head, and it feels sturdy enough to last. For the price, this is a solid tool to have for any pool owner.

My husband uses quite often. Works well. Good product.

Works fine, good price

Loved the way it floated against our pool floor. Worked very well

This replaces a unit that appears to be identical, down to the mold marks and stampings on the plastic. The unit I replaced broke at the hinge, brittle from either UV or chemicals. Apparently, we can build kids' pool toys that last forever, but somehow, that technology seems to have evaded the makers of pool tools.The original unit, which held up for about eighteen months, had wheels that were too big. Literally. They interfered with the white plastic "weight" parts of the tool, so they alternated between rolling and skidding. I fixed that by taking my Dremel to the white plastic and carving out a little relief area so that the wheels would actually roll.Try to imagine the level of quality control it takes to bolt wheels on to something and not even check to see if they roll. Brilliant. But, at least they've corrected (sort of) that problem by putting smaller wheels on this newer model.Once I did that bit of minor Dremel surgery, it worked just fine. Except for the apparently useless brushes. They serve, as far as I can tell, absolutely no useful purpose. When you are pushing and pulling the tool, as the orientation of the wheels would suggest, the brushes just leave two thin tracks on either side of the vacuum head. Perhaps that's useful in telling where you've swept, but I can't figure out what these brushes are supposed to do otherwise.The brushes could only be useful using a sideways motion. Except - they're not. Due to the angle of the brushes, trying to sweep from side-to-side causes the leading edge of the brushes to dig in and flip the vacuum head. You can try twisting the tool sideways to utilize the brushes, but then you'll rapidly discover a fundamental truth. There are absolutely no pool brushes being sold that have to be used in a side-to-side motion, flipped on their sides with a floppy hinge.Not one. There's a reason for this - it does not even come close to working.So why they imagined this particular brush configuration might be useful completely escapes me. Oh - and there are two rows of brushes on each side - one pointing down, and the other pointing up. The row pointing up never even remotely comes in contact with the pool surface. If you flip the tool upside down, the hose is in the way.But the brushes do one useful thing. They save wear and tear on the wheels. Because now that they've corrected the earlier too-large-wheel problem by going to smaller wheels, it turns out that the brushes prevent the outboard set of wheels from ever contacting the pool surface. That's right. When they went to smaller-diameter wheels, they left the bristle length of the brushes the same. So now you've got four spare outboard wheels that never touch the pool surface due to the too-long brushes, for use as replacements when the inboard set of wheels wears out.The good news is that within six months, the blue plastic molded around the brush bristles will begin to crack along the row of brushes, and start shedding the bristles. Fortunately, since you'll be vacuuming at the time, it's no problem to suck up this extra bristle debris.I cut the brushes off the new unit. Problem(s) solved.So, given this glowing review, why did I buy another one? Read the review title - PROS: it's cheap.And, believe it or not, other vacuum heads that I've tried in this price range are even worse. So, while I have to take four stars away for engineering, materials and quality control, I'm very, very reluctantly forced to give two stars back for value. I think I just threw up a little in my mouth.

I am so glad I ordered this pool sweep it works excellent. Makes cleaning my pool by hand so easy.the only problem i had was I couldn't get the hose to connect. My husband cut one side of an old hose off and put it on the sweep and that works perfect.