Scott Aerator 1 Horse Power, 115V Muck Blaster - 50ft Cord | 1HP Aquasweep w/Dock Mount | Water Circulator | Water Agitator | Water Mover | Muck Blower

Our beach area was so mucky! This has been the only thing that has worked for us. We can see all the way to the bottom of our lake area. See the before before and after pictures.

First off, I have no regrets buying this. We have had so much soil built up over time from erosion on our steep yard that it was impossible to get our boat lift low enough in the water to get our boat out. Couple that with the decaying leaves and gunk that floats into our cove and we decided we needed to do something to prevent our kids from sinking into the murk when they went swimming and creating a deeper area under our lift to get the boat out when water levels dropped. This thing definitely works! However, the bolt that holds the pole assembly together sheered off the first week we had it installed. I am waiting (over a week now) for a response from the vendor after calling Amazon’s product support. I am not sure how Amazon support works, but feel like I would get a better response (or better visibility to any lack of response) contacting the vendor directly, but the link takes you to Amazon product support unlike other products. As you can see from the photos, when the bolt sheered off, the motor dropped into the water at an angle and we discovered it an hour later. The deep hole that was left is indicative of how well this will work once we get it reinstalled. I also recommend getting the oscillator as it is a direct line, so you will have to maneuver the direction of the motor manually to get a larger area covered.

It’s heavy

Just not doing much. For 2k, I'd expect it to move some water.

I purchase this because a few people said that it was useful in controlling Lily pads. It worked for a little while while then when when they really started to grow all it did was push them over on their side. It also raised my electric bill by about $200 a month running it full time.

It's not as good as I expected, but it works. Its effective travel is around 50ft. I have the 1hp without the oscillator and aim along the shoreline. It didn't come with operating instructions that let you know the effective duration for different applications. Weeds, lily pads, just muck, etc. YouTube didn't offer much either. The pole mount came with some muffler type clamps. Throw those out. The first one snapped. I used heavy duty dock pole clamps. This thing needs to be secure. It will also hang if you don't use a foundation like piece of metal to support it. Also, if you plan on turning this yourself, use a clamp at the top of the pole or you'll be dropping it to the bottom every time you loosen the bolts. And it's heavy. 4" from the bottom created a hole to China in the ground. I have mine about 12" from the bottom and it still digs a rut. Not sure I'd buy this brand again, only because of the lack of information on how to use it.

I've lived on a lake for 13 years - the area I live is shallow, and I have a lot of Oak Trees. The previous owner did not take care of the lake front very much, so it is a perfect place for muck to accumulate. In addition, it is a no wake zone which means I will get algae buildup. My lake treats with chemicals, but it is hit or miss. I have been looking at aerators for a while but never could commit. This year I was having our annual July 3rd party and my lakefront looked terrible. I decided to commit, and I bought a 3/4 Scott Aerator with the Oscillator (not from Amazon, but reviewing here). Totally worth the money. Huge difference for my whole beach area. I have 3 photos attached. 1) Before - with algae accumulated 2) After the algae is moved out, but still kicking up a BUNCH of silt/muck - water is not clear 3) Sandy bottom emerging. It's still soft, but it is 100x better than it was. The whole area is way better - kids were enjoying it with no complaints. I wish I had purchased earlier.

It really pushes muck and some loose weeds away from your shoreline or dock. See #udpduck uncle duck productions for videos of it actually working.