POOL BLASTER Aqua Broom Cordless Vacuum for Spa, Small Pool & Tight Spaces, Ideal for Sand, Silt & Dirt, Battery-Powered Hot Tub Cleaner for Inground, Above-Ground and Inflatable Pools, by Water Tech

We needed a spa vacuum to get out the small items such as sand, bougainvillea petals. We went to Leslie's pool supply store, and they suggested this item on Amazon. It worked perfect. It is cordless, light to use (2 lbs), but it uses 5 D size batteries. We just ordered a box of 12 D batteries when we ordered the vacuum. It comes with additional filter bags, which you clean out it every time you use the vacuum. The bags are reuseable. We use the vac on around the stairs, the hard-to-reach places, and the bench seat in the pool. It sold for a great price. It attaches to your brush pole and it is easy to use.

I bought this for my hottub which I keep really clean but couldn’t get the gritty dirt (almost like black sand) on the bottom to collect in the filter. I was skeptical due to this being a much cheaper option than other products. I assembled it easily and turned it on. I was doubtful as it seemed to have very little suction power but when I put it in the hottub, it suctioned the grit up perfectly. I didn’t turn off the vacuum until taking it out of the hottub to keep the suction power going. I do remove the batteries and clean the filter after each use as recommended. I also use the extra micro filter provided which basically goes over the normal filter.

Over all I love this vacuum. It works really well to get sand and little particles out of the water and is very user friendly. Does not seem to fit on a standard poll though and keeps coming undone so I've had to use it as is without an extender. Not a problem for me since I have a smaller shallow pool but if you're looking to use it in a bigger deeper pool it wont work as well. Also 5 D batteries is a lot. Not sure how long they will last but could get expensive to keep it going.

I have a gunite pool with a small "spa" section that is always hard to clean because it doesn't have it's own skimmer and it is too small for my automatic pool cleaner. So I would typically manually vacuum it once in a while to pick up small debris from the bottom which works very well of course, but takes some time and requires vacuum hook-up and big vacuum head is hard to maneuver in a small spa area. I loved the idea of having this broom tool to easily and quickly pick up the sand and small debris without hooking up my hose so I read the reviews and decided to give it a chance. Once thing I have to say - I had no issues with turning it on or off as other mentioned in the reviews, it was easy and worked just fine. But I was so disappointed in the performance of this tool that it had to go back (thank you Amazon for your customer service and return policy). I read the instructions, loaded the broom with fresh batteries, and ventured outside to start my new life with easy spa maintenance. Well, my dreams were quickly shuttered. The tool's sucking power is very small. Granted, I did not expect Dyson performance for 40 dollars and from a few batteries; but I was expecting it to be able to pick small debris, sand, and silt. Instead, it did not have enough power to suck in small debris (small leaves, tiny sticks, etc.) and the supplied bag's mesh was not fine enough to collect sand and silt and I could clearly see the cloud coming from the "gills" right back into the water. I stopped it and made sure that it is assembled correctly and the net is snapped in its place properly (trust me, it is no rocket science) and tried again with the same result. I used the tool for about an hour which basically just gave me cloudy water and after the dust settled back on the bottom I switched right back to my old plan "B" which is vacuuming it with a hose. I took the broom apart and cleaned it per instructions, dried it, and put it back together disappointed. Couple of days later I decided to give it a second chance. Same result but now on top of the broom just scattering the dust around my pool I could also hear some weird noise coming from the motor which leads me to believe that the unit would not last more then a few months. I know that there are more powerful models of this broom made by the same company but after this experience I am afraid to try. Will look for other alternatives.

The suction works very well for getting small pieces up of the ground. I use this in an inflatable pool and would probably use it for a small hot tub. This is is only for small spaces and not something I would use for a whole pool. Also it takes FIVE D batteries to run AND is extremely difficult to turn off and on. Need two people to switch it off, especially when its wet. It does the job but its always a struggle to use it.

Have had this for 3 summers now and it's still going. I have a 16ft Coleman pool and can have it swept in less than 10 minutes. The key is to take your time and keep it upright at all times or debris will get back into the water. Uses D batteries, but has very good battery consumption; only changed the batteries out twice last summer.

This thing is awesome! So easy to use and vacuums everything super fast. I only have an 8 foot pool but it took maybe 5 minutes to vacuum everything off the bottom. The suction power is way better than I thought it would be for the price. I cant speak to the longevity or battery life because I have only had it a week or so but so far I highly recommend. My little pool is so clean!

Worked well enough but died at 14 months. Water somehow got into the battery compartment past the o ring.