Bestway 58237 Above Ground Pool Cleaning Vacuum & Maintenance Accessories Kit

This is a great pool cleaning kit. There were people that complained about the suction power. Please understand, that the power section has virtually nothing to do with the pool cleaning kit. It has everything to do with your pump. If you are using the grossly undersized pumps that come with above ground pools, you will never successfully vacuum your pool. It's just simply not built well enough to filter your pool let alone use the vacuum attachment for cleaning. The other thing, some of the swimming pools have two inlets. When vacuuming your pool, you have to block off the second inlet for maximum suction power. Just a piece of plastic over the front of the second inlet is sufficient to block the water from flowing into that inlet. I have the Intex prism 14 ft by 42-in pool. I have an Intex Sand filtration pump system that does a wonderful job in keeping my pool clean. The pump that came with the pool is a backup in case of any issues, but I would never rely on that to clean my pool. Had that experience with my first above ground pool, and it took me a year to figure out what I needed to do, and that was to replace the filtration system. All that being said, my only complaint is the extension pole, very cheaply made. Other than that everything in the kit enabled me to easily hook up the vacuum and clean up the bottom of my pool. You will have to buy a brush head attachment as that does not come in this kit. Amazon has them for 15 to 20 bucks.

I bought this kit for the stupid plastic nozzle that attaches to the intake so I can properly vaccum my pool. It should have came with the darn pool. That being said, I also figured I could use the rest of it I'm sure. The skimmer basket is fantastic! So for those peices alone it was worth the money. The suction has everything to do with the pump you have. We started using it with the pump that came with the pool and after fighting a battle with Algae decided to get the 2200gpm pump and filter for our 18' Coleman vista pool. Now all is right with the pool and not having anymore issues with anything. It's easier to vaccum as it has better suction, I dont have to try and find overpriced filter cartridges anymore, and the pool stays 99% cleaner.Update:After using it all season, the parts I bought it for are still fantastic, but I will say I had to keep patching the hose with duct tape just to get through the season. the hose is way too thin, and if drug even lightly over rocks or anything like that, it causes holes easily. Can you guess what I'm investing in next year??? Over all I'm glad I bought the kit, I know that separately sell the parts, but at the time I was purchasing, the kit was cheaper than the 2 things I used.

All negative reviews I noticed complained about the pool cleaning kit not having proper fittings. You have to be smarter than the items inside the box to figure this out. If you took the time to read your pools owners manual / install instructions, you'd realize the plastic screen pump inlet fittings have a screw in them. Remove the tiny Phillips screw from the side of the fitting, then unscrew the plastic grate from the male nipple end that goes into the pool. Then the blue fitting for the kit threads onto that piece no problem. Make sure you submerge the entire house to remove any air, once doing so ensure you reconnect the hose under water to ensure no air re enters hose. If pressure is too low, you can plug the second pump inlet fitting with the rubber plugs from the pool kit or use Saran wrap or plastic to cover the screen. That doubles the suction and makes getting the finer stuff much easier. Vacuum head is nicer than expected as well as the pole. Much sturdier than the cheap one with my best way power steel 18' pool. I am using this with the power flow 1500 gph model. Strainer works excellent, but again, make sure no air is in the line or strainer when you make you connections or it will air lock and do nothing. When in doubt YouTube it, there's ten videos on this exact model walking you through it. I would've given it 5 stars but the instructions are just pictures with no detailed steps. So it could be easy to confuse if you had no experience or mechanical knowledge on this sort of stuff. Works way better than the smaller portable Telsa piece of crap I tried before this which was 90$ by itself. The next model up in the same brand is 139$ and don't include a pole even to use it. Considering everything your getting for 90$ I'd say it's got a much better value. The skimmer alone is gonna save you cleaning as often, and seems it actually sucks sand off the bottom of the pool you'll be done in half the time of a portable. Best bang for your buck in my opinion

For the price it does get the job done however due to a few rather annoying flaws in the quality of material it does take longer. The debris container that holds the mesh net & captures the leaves & dirt comes as 2 pieces that you twist together. Unfortunately theres nothing that "locks" it so it doesnt come undone. Therefore while you vacuum, when you go in different directions or even just a back & forth motion, it becomes loose & will come apart releasing all the dirt & debris you just vacuumed. If you dont catch the top half of it before it reaches the surface it will suck air which then causes you to have to reprime the vacuum hose & pump to get the air out. Also the tubing isnt very strong/durable so if you have a decent pump sections of the tubing will colapse creating lack of circulation for vacuum to work properly. Overall though it did vacuum the leaves & larger debris as advertised.

We have an above ground pool and we struggled for two years trying to get the pool cleaned with a different vacuum. This vacuum allows you to connect to the filter from inside the pool as opposed to the filter itself. It is so easy to use and works great. We get the pool clean in no time. The vacuum connecting to the filter from inside the pool allows the hose not to fill with air which allows for great suction. Our pool has been so much cleaner and does the job quickly.