Intex Pool Vacuums? Yes, Virginia There Are Intex Pool Vacuums!

Summertime is great family fun in the easy setIntex Pool Vacuums - The Ultimate Choice
up Intex pool. However, most Intex pool ownersI can honestly state that I love the Pool Blaster
know that the supplied Intex pool vacuums areMax just as much as the Aqua Broom. It glides
horrendous. I just hated the garden hose vacuumvery nicely along the pool floor and sidewalls. It
concept. It just didn't make sense right from thedoes pick up pine needles, leaves, other debris,
beginning. After vacuuming with the garden hosealgae, sand and dirt. It came with two micron
vacuum, the bottom floor would appearfilters, which keeps the smaller particles inside the
somewhat clean. I would then switch the filter onfilter 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 amit existed. While it would pick up and capture
like, "what the heck?" There would be all this dirtsome of the dirt, some would escape back into
on the pool floor. I was convinced that the gardenthe pool because the filter was not a tight knit
hose water pressure would break up the dirt intofabric for holding smaller particles. Here's a quick
small invisible particles that would again attract andtip for you: Do not waste your money to
adhere to my pool floor hours later. After cleaningpurchase 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, Choicesthere you have it, I just saved you a few bucks.
About 4 years ago, I began my search online forCons 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 operatedPool Blaster Max. Frankly, in my opinion, there
pool vacuum, called the Aqua Broom. It wasaren'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 wouldbattery. I was used to my little, inexpensive Aqua
capture the leaves, pine needles and most of theBroom that operated on five "D" cell batteries. It
dirt. I was quite happy with my little, inexpensivewas nice and simple. The Pool Blaster Max has a
Aqua Broom. It was far better than the Intexrechargeable 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 ofoperation time. I do get two pool vacuums out of
its fifth year. Boo Hoo. So, it was time toone 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 betterdeal, 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 lordwith 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 poolBut the major plus is my Pool Blaster Max is
vacuums. Woo Hoo, for I love choices. Aftermuch more powerful due to the higher battery
researching all, I chose the Pool Blaster Max forvoltage. So, as with most things out of life, I had
its larger debris capacity, its' stronger and moreto offset one bad thing with a good thing; and I
powerful motor (compared to its little brother, thewill take the more powerful motor because I now
Catfish and its little sister, the Aqua Broom) andspend less time vacuuming and my pool is much
finally for its well constructed body.more cleaner.