Rechargeable Pool Cleaner with Ultra-Powerful Suction - POOL BLASTER Catfish

Chris W.: I'm generally pleased with my Pool Blaster Catfish Ultra.
It has a fairly small collection bag, but has proved adequate for my hot tub and around and on the steps at the shallow end of my pool.
Battery life is plenty, cleaning is no problem, suction ls adequate value will be great for my very challenging conditions, depending on durabilty.
I have used it 5 times - in Acorn and start of leaf dropping season, a VERY big challenge, and it works well.
I did have 2 of the small brushes underneath the vac head come out, but when I called, I spoke to "V", and she was extremely responsive.
I was told to expect a 24 hour turn around time and they would be in the mail.
Chris

United States on Oct 21, 2023

thawk: OMG! I’ve used this once and am already in love! I live in the land of Long Leaf Pine Trees! Nice for shade but love to drop in my pool. The ones that sink to the bottom are the hardest to get. I bought a pair of googles just so I can dive down and get them. But along with the pine needles comes leaves, bark and other large particles which create a toxic environment for my pool! This vacuum gets it all!!! It’s exactly what I needed!! From the small to medium particles to the pine needles, it grabs them. Yes you have to empty your filter often, but that only makes sense bc of the size of the vacuum and the size of the particles! Plus you can buy a separate filter for very fine to fine particles. My only flaw is that the battery only last 20-40mins, which will make this a long cleaning process! The vacuum needs a quick charger that your smart phones use! Love this vacuum! It makes me want to vacuum the pool all day to get all the crud!

United States on Sep 26, 2023

Patrick Robinson: I have a Pool Blaster Water Tech Leaf Vacuum that gets up the large debris - leaves, acorns, twigs - without any issue, but it seems to not want to get up much smaller debris, including any bugs or sand/dirt. After trying various methods of getting most of the small particles collected up, I decided to order the Pool Blaster Catfish.

First of all, the assembly. The vacuum itself comes almost fully assembled, you just have to insert the filter and attach the head. It took some negotiating but the head finally snapped on. Next the pole. After a couple of tries the pole came together, but it was suspiciously light. I had a feeling it wouldn't work well, but decided to give it a chance.

After the battery was fully charged - one advantage the Catfish has over the Pool Blaster Leaf Vacuum is it has a rechargeable battery, whereas the other requires eight (8) "AA" batteries - I took it out for a test drive...er, suck.

I first used the main leaf vacuum for the big leaves, then tried the Catfish on the silt and dead algae. As suspected, the accompanying plastic pole made things a little difficult. The buoyancy of the pole made it a bit difficult to keep the vacuum...

United States on Sep 20, 2023

JSU: Really works better than expected really great to have around for daily touch ups. On the down side the handle/pole is a big joke. unless your pool is 3 feet all around it is useless it is flimsy and to short by 4/5 feet. It will work if yo get in pool (lowest end) and walk with it...

Next it is to buoyant could use a little more weight to the front.... have to really keep constant pressure on aluminum pool pole (not included and requires a separate purchase if you don't already have one) to keep in down... especially in deep end.... Cant give it 5 Stars because of these issues...over all good product.

United States on Sep 04, 2023

PJ Walsh: I bought this for our 30' x 15' oval above ground pool. We bought a replacement liner a couple of years ago and unfortunately had people who didn't know what they were doing install it. We were left with a pool that has numerous liner wrinkles on the bottom. We've been living with the wrinkles but have had to deal with the silty debris constantly collecting in them. We have been using the vacuum attached to the filter and, although it works, it has become a tedious chore when the pool stays relatively clean except for the wrinkle debris. We looked at the cordless robotic pool cleaners but the cost was absurd for what we actually needed. I found and bought this item and received it very promptly two days ago. It works perfectly for our needs at a much more reasonable cost. My only complaint would be with the flimsy plastic pole extensions that came with it---hence the 4 stars. I have ordered a metal vacuum replacement pole from Amazon that has several pieces to adjust to various lengths for added versatility. Overall, I am very pleased with my purchase and would recommend it.

United States on Jul 24, 2023