Intex 28001E Above Ground Pool Automatic Pool Cleaner Pressure Side Vacuum Cleaner with 24 Foot 7 Inch Hose for Intex Pools Only w/ a 1.5 Inch Fitting

So worth it — made pool cleaning way easier! 🏊‍♂️✨ The Intex 28001E Above Ground Pool Automatic Pool Cleaner has been a total game changer for our summer setup. It hooks right up to the pump and just gets to work — picking up dirt, leaves, and debris without me having to babysit it. My pool looks cleaner faster, and it saves so much time compared to manual vacuuming. It’s easy to install, runs smoothly, and stays suctioned where it should. If you have an Intex above-ground pool and want to spend less time cleaning and more time swimming, this is a no-brainer. Definitely recommend! 🧼🌊💙

I always envied people who have those $1000 robotic pool vaccuums but I always thought they were way too expensive for what they did. I came across this one and I couldn't believe how cheap it was, I was convinced it must be a cheap P.O.S. So I rolled the dice and bought one. I was SHOCKED at how NOT "cheap" this thing actually was once I got it out the box and ready to use! I hooked it up to my aftermarket sand filter, dropped it into my 16' above ground Intex pool and it went to work right away zooming back and forth across the bottom of the pool! Within a couple hours, I came back and the entire bottom of the pool was clean and debris free! I extracted my new little buddy, popped the clasps, opened his belly, and revealed it was FULL of dirt, leaves, sand, and debris that I didn't even know was IN there! Now I hook it up and run it for a couple hours, once a week, and my pool is cleaner than it's ever been! And I'm MORE shocked than ever at how LITTLE I paid to have this luxury. I can't imagine why people pay $600+ for pool cleaning robots. Granted this one doesn't have any active brushed that spin or anything like that, it's a very simple jet powered vacuum cleaner that uses the outlet pressure from your existing pool filter to propel it around the pool floor and it uses Bernoulli's principle to create a surprizingly strong vacuum to suck debris up from under it. the debris get's trapped inside the unit by the removable filter screen which allows the water which get's sucked up into the opening on the underside to pass through it, and the trapped dirt stays inside until you empty it. The clean, filtered water then get's ejected out the one of the nozzles on either side of the unit like jet ski, causing the entire unit be thrusted forward. After about 10-15 seconds (enough time for it to travel from one end of the pool floor to the other) the internal mechanism automatically switches the output direction of the water from the back, to the nozzle in the front, and the unit starts to move in the opposite direction. It repeats this back and forth movement indefinitely, and because of the slight resistance of the hose pulling on the unit as it travels, it causes it to make a slight "arc" as it moves, this ensures that it covers the entire bottom of the pool in a period of time and it doesn't just move back and fourth over the same area. Think of it as "organized chaos", sort of how a Roomba can vacuum your entire carpet while seemingly moving in a random pattern. Bottom line is, I LOVE this thing, and I can't BELIEVE I paid less than $80 (with shipping). It works GREAT. does exactly what it claims, and it feel like it's built so well that it should last at LEAST 5 years (or more) without a problem. Definitely a GREAT purchase.

I have an Intex Ultra Frame pool with an upgraded Intex Krystal Clear 16” 3000GPH filter/pump so my comment is based on having a stronger pump than the ones that come with these types of pools. This little guy is pretty cool! Comes with lots of hoses to accommodate different pool sizes and it definitely works getting small debris out of the bottom of our pool. Here are some pros and cons so I don’t write an entire novel lol: PROS - Great value for the money! Other pool vacuums on here are way more expensive (although some are much cuter looking lol) and reviews seem neck and neck with this one. - If you have an INTEX brand pool, no adapters needed. Very easy to assemble and use. - Looks really cool and moves fast! I will update this review with photos next time I vacuum the pool. - It works. Not super fancy but it does its job IF YOU FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS. Also very easy to clean! CONS - Isn’t the greatest with larger leaves. Be sure to get a net skimmer with a long pole to skim those out before running. - Ours gets stuck and the hoses get tangled up around the cheapo ladder that came with the pool so we have to take the ladder out. Can’t speak for the upgraded, nicer ladders, but if there’s a decent amount of space between the pool wall and the ladder, chances are it’s going to get stuck so I’d keep an eye every so often. - MOST IMPORTANT: If you have too weak of a pump/filter THIS PRODUCT WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. Intex and the same type of pools (Summer Waves, Coleman, Bestway) all come with way undersized pumps that will not work with this! Upgrade your filter pump (you really should do so regardless to keep your pool clean)! My sand filter pump is .75 horsepower and it works well, but I bought it separately. The one that came with my pool would have a different result, lol. That is where you are seeing most of the negative reviews. - If your pool is not an Intex, you will most likely need an adapter to hook up the vacuum to the pool. Brands like the ones I mentioned above (Summer Waves, Bestway, Coleman, etc.) need adapters, I believe. I give it 3 out of 5 stars because it is a great value for the money but can be a bit temperamental and will miss certain areas. SEE VIDEO AND PHOTOS WHILE IT IS IN ACTION! :)

If this vacuum isn't working well for you, then there is something wrong that needs attention. The flow of water is likely the culprit for one reason or another. My vacuum didn't work at all when I first got it. I have a rather large filter pump with plenty of flow, so I was a bit confused. Finally, I took the hose off the top of the unit and looked down into the gear box. Well, some of the extra filter brushes that were sent with the unit had gotten into the hoses during shipment and I didn't notice. They were forced down into the gear box and were stopping the flow of water. Once I removed them, the unit has run like a champ. So add this to the list of things you will need to check if the unit is not functioning as it should. If this vacuum is receiving the correct flow of water with no obstructions, it works great. It's well worth the money. In fact, I can't find anything else for the price that works this well for removing dirt and debris. I would say it's not the best at scrubbing, but for debris removal, it works excellent. Update: Fourth time using the vacuum. Still just great!! Understanding how the vacuum works may also help with getting it to work for you. Water is forced into the unit from your pool filter pump, rather than sucked out of the vacuum like other cleaning machines. The force of water into this vacuum is jetted sideways out of the vacuum, which causes a suction from the bottom of the unit. That bottom suction draws debris from the pool floor into a screen filter inside the vacuum. A gear box inside the vacuum causes the sideways jet of water to constantly change flow direction, pushing the vacuum back and forth throughout the pool. If the vacuum becomes trapped on something, wait a few seconds. When the gearbox causes the sideways jet of water to change direction, the vacuum begins moving again the opposite way. The constant jetting of water sideways also kicks up silt and other fine material, making it easier for your pool filter to filter it out. If you have a lot of debris on the bottom of the pool that needs cleaning, the screen in the vacuum may need cleaning often. Keep that up periodically and you will definitely have the cleanest pool in the neighborhood. So glad I bought this vacuum. Oh, and another tip. Go with a saltwater chlorine generator system with a sand filter if you don't have one. Best investment you'll ever make for a pool. Get the largest sand pot you can get, and fill it nearly to the top with sand. I use just play sand. Rinse it well first. You will be amazed at how well it filters, especially with saltwater. No more adding chlorine either with a good generator. We use potassium chloride salt. (water softener salt). Wow, that works well, I think much better than sodium chloride salt (pool salt). The water is so soft, and stays sparkling clean much longer. Now go swimming!

This little guy is kind of hit and miss for me. I believe this is a two part issue with half of it being on my end and the other on the design of the cleaner itself. I have a 1600GPH sand filter and while it does meet the minimum flow rate, it doesn't provide enough "push" to help the cleaner make it over any imperfections on the pool bottom. When I initially set the pool up, I laid out some 1/4" by 3' wide rubber matting and butted them up against each other. Despite trying to get them as close as possible along the length of the pool, there were spots that didn't butt up together. As the pool filled, the weight of the water caused a "channel" between the pieces of matting. With a 1600GPH flow rate and the design of the cleaner, the wheels would get stuck in the channel. Bringing me to my second point. When he is not stuck in the "channels", this cleaner works wonderfully. Also, any type of wrinkle in the bottom of the pool liner will cause him to stop and reverse direction. I believe that if Intex were to put slightly bigger wheels on the cleaner, it would be able to navigate over these small obstacles. I do believe with a higher flow rate (2400+ GPH) and bigger wheels, it would Cadillac all day long. As far as set up goes, it was pretty straight forward right out of the box. Connect the hoses in a specific sequence (certain connection ends have 360° swivel abilities), install small brushes on bottom of cleaner, connect hose to cleaner, connect other end to your filter return line w/ supplied adapter, submerge cleaner, turn on pump, and watch him go. Set up took 5 minutes tops. My pool was covered on the bottom with dead algae and it should be noted that this cleaner is not a vacuum. It has a screen inside of it and due to the amount of debris on the bottom, I was pulling it out every five minutes to clean the screen. I think this cleaner is better served as a maintenance cleaner versus a deep cleaner. With that being said, I am pleased with it. To re-cap: make sure you have a REALLY good flow rate from your pump. If your pool bottom is perfectly smooth, then the minimum will probably suffice. Slightly larger diameter wheels on the bottom would probably help offset any imperfectly laid out pools, but all in all it does do what it claims and for the price is definitely worth a look if you are looking for a tool to help maintain your pool.

Keep in mind, this runs off your pump RETURN, not intake. Therefore, its much less trouble to keep running (no air-in-hose issues like a suction-side vacuum would have). Yes IS a vacuum and DOES run off the return side. Kind of sounds backwards, but once you look at it, youll see. It uses the water flow to create a suction effect. It has a pretty large holding capacity in the "filter" area. And YES it sucks up sand very well. And NO your pool floor does not have to be perfectly flat. Due to this vacuums speed, it was hitting my pools small-medium sized wrinkles and it would slightly jump and sink back down again). If you want an explanation of this thing running, it reminds me of the mars rover crossed with the shrimp off finding nemo that is obsessed with cleaning the fish tank haha. This item is my new favorite thing iv bought on amazon. I caught it when it was $55, but if be prepared to pay $200 if it breaks (hopefully after at least a few years of service) Bottom line, this thing had my 22' sandy pool floor 95% clean in 2 hours. Its so simple that a 10 year old could handle pool duty. I very seriously doubt ill ever manually vacuum again. The only thing it DIDNT get clean (even after 3 days of running) was the places where dirt had settled into small depressions in the liner and made a light muddy spot that easily came up with light manual brushing. Between this and my hayward in-wall skimmer, my pool is cleaner than ever with NO MANUAL LABOR. Im using a 2500-3000 gph (not sure, came with my 22' colman pool...which appears to be made by intex anyways soo might as well say intex). So when this vacuum came in the mail, i assembled it (5 minutes), turned my pump off, hooked it up to the return outlet, flooded the line and vacuum with water, turned pump on and shook out the remaining air in the vacuum. Then i turned it loose and SHOULD have walked off. I say "should" because i wasted an hour diving underwater and watching it and checking how well it vacummed and making sure it wasnt going to tear up my vinyl pool (which it wont). So the vacuum runs (emphasis on runs, about power-walking speed) one direction for 15 seconds and then reverses flow and goes the other direction. If it runs into the wall, ill just slightly press against it until its timer switches gears to reverse flow. Best i can figure out how the whole unit changes directions (besides going frontwards and backwards all day) is because the hose is floating around and affecting the vacuum. The hose itself comes im sectioms and there is swivels on it which help with the vavuum running un-attended all day. The vacuums outlets are basically water jets which i appreciated because that means the wheels, even if the vacuum gets hung up completely, are not "powered" and will not wear a hole in your liner. This vacuum WILL get hung up on your ladder, so i just lean mine back out of water. Like i said, i had a lot of sand in my pool and was dreading the 45-60 mins of manual vaccuming when i saw this vacuum on amazon and thought id give it a shot. It cleaned my 22' pool in 2 hours or less, i just leave it running all the time for the hell of it haha. I now have no fear of sandy kids' feet, as the vacuum is more than capable. Dont wait, but it, youll kick yourself for not buying it sooner. I sure do. If your pump wont run it, seenndd iiittt baackkk. Amazon typically has a no questions return policy!

July 2021 Update An apparent redesign has me not loving this vacuum any more. I just received a new one to replace my 5 year old model, the big change is the hose. It used to be a very heavy 1.5" heavy duty series of connections separated by swivels to keep the hose from kinking (well, reduce the kinking). The new one I got is a single 25' hose that is VERY thin walled and the only swivel is on the top of the vac. It now kinks up in a matter of 10-15 minutes and stops working. Will be returning this one and I'll nurse my old one along. June 2017 Review This thing is great. It's hit and miss of course because it just randomly runs around the bottom of the pool switching directions back and forth. Several key points: 1. This hooks up to the water PRESSURE side of the pump, ie the water coming FROM the pump back to the pool. I don't have an Intex pool so I have to hook the hose up to my salt processor and it works fine. 2. The hoses are designed to leak. The reason being if something goes wrong and something jams up in the robot your pump won't burn out. 3. I've found out (just tonight actually) that it works pretty well with the pump in filtration mode but it works AMAZING in Recirculate mode (bypassing the pump filtration). You only run this occasionally anyway so you're just trading some intake water filtration for the filtration happening in the bot. Just remember to switch back when you unhook the bot. I wish all the negative reviewers would note these points. Not everyone will love this but most of the negatives seem to be because of missing points 1 and 2 above. *** 1 month update *** This is the best money I've spent on this pool. We had a good amount of cherry tree leaves get in there from the cover, so the bottom had leaves all over it. We let the Intex loose on it, switched to recirculate on the pump to give it good horsepower, and the next morning the filter was full and most of the leaves were vacuumed up. I sure hope it lasts. *** 12 month update *** Still works great. Highly recommend. Only caveat is it tends to twist the hose over time so to make sure it's getting the far reaches of the pool you need to go out every few hours and straighten the hose. Also I find it tends to push the finer debris to the edges which is actually good if you've got a method of sucking the debris from the floor. Still recommend highly.

When I look to purchase items on Amazon, I read through reviews and usually seemed disappointed in some of the reviews I read due to their lack of information and honesty with the product, so I want to give an accurate honest opinion of this purchase for future buyers like I was. SO this will be lengthy, but full of honest information... I purchased this vacuum in hopes of finding an affordable vacuum option for our pool. We have a 24-foot round, 52-inch-deep above ground metal frame pool, not an INTEX pool from Wal-Mart. The pump is a Hayward 1 HP pump with a sand filter system. I read some reviews and watched a few YouTube videos on this product prior to purchasing it. Straight out of the box, this vacuum is extremely easy to assemble. The mount kit that comes with it is made for INTEX return valves and will not work on our above ground pool jets, without a simple modification. I was able to remove the eye piece from the return jet on our pool, which directs the water to re-enter the pool, I want to re-iterate this, this vacuum is for the return ports of your pools, not the skimmer suction to the pump. Once this was removed, I attached a 1-1/2 in threaded pvc pipe with hose barbs on one end for attaching vacuum hose pipe too. The hose that comes with this vacuum is obviously made to attach to the head it comes with for INTEX return valves due to the large mounting nut and hose attachment. I simply cut the manufactured hose clamp tightening area from the hose itself which allowed the larger slinky part of the hose to easily slide up onto the pvc fitting for 1-1/4 inch hoses. I connected it with a basic hose clamp and turned the pump on. I will admit, for a cheaper vacuum I was skeptical, but this thing literally amazed me at how well it worked the first time using it. We previously had a shark attachment vacuum prior to this which attached to the suction/skimmer basket of our pool. When the pool was dirty, it would slow the pump down due to the debris removed from the pool being clogged up in the skimmer basket and the sand. This vacuum with the return setting option never slows the pump down and this vacuum worked overnight like a charm. There was not a spot of dirt to be seen in the pool bottom the next morning. I removed the vacuum from the pool and opened it up to clean it out. This was a simple task with four easy clips to open and remove the debris screen. Once this was opened, I used our garden hose and simply sprayed the debris screen off and the inside of the vacuum assembly itself. Everything washed out easily onto the ground. I gave this vacuum a 4 star rating on the suction only for the reason when I first watched it, it went over a few spots in the pool and didn't pick up everything visible on the floor. But I left it running overnight and noticed it had eventually removed everything from the pool bottom. I think the areas it was skipping over at first were probably dips in the pools floor bottom and just needed an extra sweep sometime during the night. Even if you do not own an INTEX pool, I highly recommend this pool vacuum to any above ground pool owner with a little common sense to make the attachment work. Even if this vacuum only lasts one season for some reason, I will buy this vacuum each year if they continue to make it. This vacuum is well worth the money spent on it.

THIS WORKS VERY WELL....IF IT STOPS MOVING I CAREFULLY TAKE IT APART AND FLUST IT OUT UNTIL THE FLAPPER MOVES AGAIN...REMEMBER IT BLOWS NOT SUCKS...KICKS UP THE FINES FOR THE FILTER TO COLLECT...IT DOES COLLECT SAND AND HEAVYS FROM ITS UNDER SIDE FILTER...EASY TO CLEAN

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Bin begeistert von diesem Poolsauger. Arbeitet gründlich, saugt alles auf und der Pool ist immer sauber. Tolles Gerät für kleines Geld 👍

Ottimo, funziona benissimo, pulisce molto bene

This pressure side pool cleaner makes light of cleaning my 18ft Intex above ground pool. Taking advice from another review, I tightened up the jet mechanism as it was loose. I'm using a decent index sand filter and the cleaner once set up, did a great job of cleaning the pool. Prior to looking at this cleaner I was looking into machines costing several hundred Pounds. If you have a filter pump within the specification required this cleaner is all you need. Well made, does the job, saves me a whole load PF time and effort.