Xtreme- The Automatic Pool Surface Cleaner - Clarifier Pool Skimmer - Suction Skimmer for Pools

If I could rate this item 10 stars, I most certainly would. An older pool w/1 skimmer basket and I use a Kreepy “knockoff”; which uses the only suction from my skimmer. Before this item, I could only vacuum the pool with my cleaner, but this device ADDS the ability to have a “floating skimmer” to your pool.10 mins of run time and the surface of my pool is debris free.Going on 2+ years and it is maintenance free.Highly, HIGHLY recommend!!

This is a great device to provide strong, effective skimming of an inground swimming pool. I live in Southern Florida and in the Spring, after a strong rain, the surface of our backyard pool will be covered with thousands of small flying insects (gnats?). Almost all of them float on the surface, so they don't go through the floor drain. I can spend a good hour with the skim net, slowly walking back and forth scooping up these bugs, and even then there will be lots I missed. The pool skimmers built into the sides of the pool don't generate enough water movement to cause the floating bugs to enter the skimmer and get sucked into the filter.I reviewed available add-on skimmers and selected the SkimmerMotion as being the best candidate. It's a simple design and doesn't require modification to my pool or pump system. And the reviews led me to believe this might work for me. In addition, this product is labeled as Made in the USA, and that carries a lot of weight in my decision-making process.The device comes packed well, in a sturdy box that stood up to the USPS system. The floating head unit is well-made of thick durable plastic. The quality of the design and manufacturing is evident; it's a substantial unit that should hold up to years of use. A corrugated white plastic tube connects to the underside of the head unit. The tube has a T-joint at the other end which connects to your pool cleaning robot. I have a Pentair Kreepy Krawly Great White which has a socket for connecting the cleaning hose to the inlet inside the pool's skimmer housing; that socket has a suction adjustment that allows me to dial up or down the suction going to the Great White.I have connected the SkimmerMotion two different ways: 1) Following the SkimmerMotion instructions, I connected the T-joint to the Great White's hose and let the Great White pull the SkimmerMotion around the pool. That worked well, since I only had to adjust the socket inside the skimmer housing to get the proper distribution of suction between the Great White and the SkimmerMotion. Easily attached and easily adjusted. 2) To use the SkimmerMotion without the Great White, I stuck the T-joint directly into the socket inside the skimmer housing and plugged the open end of the T-joint with a golf ball. The SkimmerMotion was in the pool by itself and the suction adjustment is still available via the socket.In both configurations the SkimmerMotion worked exactly as advertised. The bugs get pulled in from several inches away, and go down the tube and on to the pool filter.I will be recommending this to my friends and neighbors. It does the job!The only reason for four stars rather than five is the price. Like most other swimming pool accessories, this costs more than it should.

After I made the purchase I read the reviews. My fault! I should have read the reviews first.I remained optimistic though as some folks had had good results. When I got the unit I immediately saw what some users meant when they commented about the price for what you get. That was my first impression.I was easy to get the unit installed. I have a variable spped pump. I had no problems others have had with getting the unit floating evenly ... I set the pump at 3500RPM. Nothing flowing through the unit. I upped the RPM to 4000. Nothing. 4500 RPM. Still noting. I chechked the hoses (with the pump running) and almost sucked my fingers down the pipe!! Yep, no problem with suction ... just no whirlpool on top of the unit as I would have expected. It followied my sweeper around the pool. Little gnats and other bugs happily floating through and by the unit.I'd seen enough. Back into the box (after I dried it) and a request for a refund. I will say the company immediately refunded my money once I dropped it off at UPS. Kudos to them for that!Bottom line, this did not work for me.

The media could not be loaded. This thing is awesome. I have had one for over a year now and I have it dialed in just right. Takes a lot of tinkering but once you get it you will be happy. Says to put tee on vacuum cleaner but I put a swivel union between vacuum cleaner and tee to not alter the free motion of the vacuum cleaner. I also applied weights (included) directly below the skimmer and on the tee and then ran hose through the cleaners wheel deflector, this keeps the skimmer far from the cleaner and preventing the skimmer from getting tangled in pool hoses. I got the idea from the reviews where someone used a clamp to mount to the hose, same concept. My advice is don't cut any of the hose it comes with, you want it as flexible as possible. It's intended for smaller debris like dog hair and and tiny bugs or leaves. It has made a dramatic difference in the clarity of the pool. Has 3 different settings so if you don't have enough suction to the skimmer leave it on setting one, if you have too much ,put it on setting three. I will say it again. Its easy to assemble but will take time to get it just right but when you do, you will be glad you did.UpdateAs the house breaks, I just moved it closer to leaf my catcher. I find this method more effective than it being attached to the pool vacuum itself. Doesn't get hung up on anything this way either. You can really play with the flow and if you can dial it in just right, you'll be happy with results. Very satisfying to watch.