PA-30 | Pool Patrol | Pool Alarm | Certified ASTM Safety Specification F2208 | Safe for Pool Owners with Children, Neighbors | Easy to Install with Adjustable Sensitivity Settings

With small children in the house and a backyard pool, I knew we needed a pool alarm for safety. This seemed to be the highest rated and I liked that it would work with our frame pool also. It was easy to set up and test for sensitivity and works exactly as described. One thing we noticed however is if the pump is running and disturbing the surface of the water, or if there is much of a breeze blowing to cause rippling in the water, the alarm will go off a lot. We have found that during windy or inclement weather, we have to remove the alarm as it will continuously trigger false alarms. We also noticed that when our pool filter is freshly cleaned, the filter outlet causes enough rippling to set off the alarm which is kind of annoying. Aside from that, it's very well designed and reliable for going off if the water is disturbed at all. I think there's a bit of a learning curve and some tweaking that needs to be done with the sensitivity in order to get the best results but I love that it has the remote sensor for inside the house and that you are able to adjust the sensitivity.Everyone with a backyard pool, even a frame set or other soft sided pool, should have a pool alarm to protect those around the pool and any unexpected visitors. This is a great alarm, the price is reasonable, and it works as described. We are very happy with our purchase.

If I could give this a lower rating I absolutely would. The state of California requires childcare providers to have something like this or similar. This product was crap. The settings are all over the place and dont match what the instructions state. It only qualifies for state reg at its most sinsative. Which is so sinsative, if you sneeze near the pool it will set it off. Not to mention we only had ours a couple months before we had to replace it with an even more expensive model BECAUSE IT GOT WATER LOGGED....go figure...floating device died due to self drowning! So lame! Spend the extra money for the better product. You end up having to anyways, so save yourself the time.

I bought this but almost did not buy it because of a FEW reviews that it went off easy. I am VERY glad I went ahead and bought it as well as took the TIME to read the SIMPLE manual and adjust the sensitivity. This is a serious subject and not just a blender we are buying.I have a golden retriever puppy that loves to fall in so I can "save" him and our home is built all around a lovely pool. If he falls in the pool it WILL go off inside the home as well as the unit will go off. You have to turn it upside down to quiet it. And go in the house and turn the other alarm off. But in general it won't go off if your pool motor turns on or a gentle breeze goes by-unless maybe it is right near a vent. Serious wind, it may, because it works by the lip being tilted and touching water.Gently place it in the pool because I plopped it in and did not know water touching the rim will keep it in alert mode. I called the company and the person who answered was VERY sweet and already willing to take a return on it---I felt bad and just said I could not get it to stop sounding. She asked if water was on the blue rim, and I said yes. She said dry that off and gently place it back in. She even insisted her company will mention that in the next manual. So, the manufacturer does everything to make this work for us.My retriever is 30 pounds so I practiced tossing a 30 pound object [basically a 3 gallon object] in the pool from any angle, and yes, it created enough of a wave to set it off. So, this is second best to complete supervision. It does have to be tied fairly center in the pool and on each side...I bought two bricks that match the pool pavers to do that. It looks fine and chances are if he falls he will touch the thin ties anyway. Which is what I hope happens if he ever falls in, to really set the alarm off.Pool help I tell to just leave it on the side when they are done cleaning and I will reset it. But I do not cringe anymore if he left my sight for a minute and he is no answering to his name. I can rule the pool out, which is splendid.

Worked great for 2 months, no kids were allowed to play with it. Removed every time we used the pool, never allowed to be submerged either. It was stored in a dehumidified and heated basement for the winter. Pull it out in June, and it doesn’t work. Took the cover off, and the antenna wire inside the housing wasn't sealed. Water wicked its way inside and caused corrosion on the circuit board. I attempted to contact pool patrol multiple times via their website contact us form, which never returned any response. I ended up calling their phone number as a last resort, and they were amazingly helpful and sent me a replacement under warranty the next day. Hopefully, this new one will be properly sealed and will last a while.