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| up Intex pool. However, most Intex pool owners | | | | I can honestly state that I love the Pool Blaster |
| know that the supplied Intex pool vacuums are | | | | Max just as much as the Aqua Broom. It glides |
| horrendous. I just hated the garden hose vacuum | | | | very nicely along the pool floor and sidewalls. It |
| concept. It just didn't make sense right from the | | | | does pick up pine needles, leaves, other debris, |
| beginning. After vacuuming with the garden hose | | | | algae, sand and dirt. It came with two micron |
| vacuum, the bottom floor would appear | | | | filters, which keeps the smaller particles inside the |
| somewhat clean. I would then switch the filter on | | | | filter bag. To explain this further, I never used a |
| for a while and forget about it. After a few hours, | | | | micron filter in the Aqua Broom for I didn't know |
| I turn off the filter and look in the pool and am | | | | it existed. While it would pick up and capture |
| like, "what the heck?" There would be all this dirt | | | | some of the dirt, some would escape back into |
| on the pool floor. I was convinced that the garden | | | | the pool because the filter was not a tight knit |
| hose water pressure would break up the dirt into | | | | fabric for holding smaller particles. Here's a quick |
| small invisible particles that would again attract and | | | | tip for you: Do not waste your money to |
| adhere to my pool floor hours later. After cleaning | | | | purchase micron filter bags for you can easily |
| the Intex pool twice this way, I was totally done. | | | | substitute it with a knee high nylon stocking. So, |
| Intex Pool Vacuums - Choices, Choices, Choices | | | | there you have it, I just saved you a few bucks. |
| About 4 years ago, I began my search online for | | | | Cons of These Intex Pool Vacuums |
| an alternative to the supplied Intex pool vacuums. | | | | Now, let's move on to what I don't like about the |
| At that time, I had found this battery operated | | | | Pool Blaster Max. Frankly, in my opinion, there |
| pool vacuum, called the Aqua Broom. It was | | | | aren't many cons about it. However, the one thing |
| inexpensive and I decided to give it a whirl. Well, | | | | that I quite don't like is the recharging of the |
| to my surprise, it was quite effective. It would | | | | battery. I was used to my little, inexpensive Aqua |
| capture the leaves, pine needles and most of the | | | | Broom that operated on five "D" cell batteries. It |
| dirt. I was quite happy with my little, inexpensive | | | | was nice and simple. The Pool Blaster Max has a |
| Aqua Broom. It was far better than the Intex | | | | rechargeable battery, which I thought was a good |
| vacuums provided with the pool. | | | | thing and I still do think this. However, it needs to |
| But, all good things come to an end. My little, | | | | be charged for 12 hours to get 1 hour of |
| inexpensive Aqua Broom died in the beginning of | | | | operation time. I do get two pool vacuums out of |
| its fifth year. Boo Hoo. So, it was time to | | | | one charge, but then I need to let it dry out and |
| purchase another pool vacuum. But, I thought, | | | | plug it back in for recharging. Now, this is not a big |
| well, I am sure by now, there must be a better | | | | deal, but I am a creature of habit and loved the |
| perfected pool vacuum to use in my Intex pool. | | | | grab and go routine that I was used to. After all, |
| Now, once again, I was researching online and lord | | | | with the Aqua Broom, when the batteries died, I |
| and behold, there were other Intex pool vacuums. | | | | just open it up, replace and continue vacuuming. |
| There was now a selection of Intex pool | | | | But the major plus is my Pool Blaster Max is |
| vacuums. Woo Hoo, for I love choices. After | | | | much more powerful due to the higher battery |
| researching all, I chose the Pool Blaster Max for | | | | voltage. So, as with most things out of life, I had |
| its larger debris capacity, its' stronger and more | | | | to offset one bad thing with a good thing; and I |
| powerful motor (compared to its little brother, the | | | | will take the more powerful motor because I now |
| Catfish and its little sister, the Aqua Broom) and | | | | spend less time vacuuming and my pool is much |
| finally for its well constructed body. | | | | more cleaner. |