I would like to get this for a small kiddie pool that ducks will be swimming in. Does it work in shallow water?
2086518
The water has to be deep enough for the water to flow into the bag. I would estimate about 1.5 to 2 feet of water for it to work well. The plastic bit is maybe a foot high. As I've had the occasional duck in my pool, this will not pick up duck poo - it is not solid enough and flows right through the mesh bag.
2086519
I doubt it would be much good in water shallower than about four inches. It probably would work,but the spray back from the debris bag would get messy unless it was submerged.
573460
Yes it works fine in our above ground pool . In fact it works really well catches a lot more of the small stuff as well.
1473878
I believe so...!! I have pigeons in my boat house so I just shoot them as far as my pool I have ducks that like to swim and crap in the pool. This is my second untlasonic unit. My first one was a little less expensive and seemed to work pretty good but think lightening took it out. I have only caught ducks near the pool a couple of time with this unit. When they set it off they flew when I was actually there to see it go off. Don't mind shooting ducks either but the law don't like that, so I put in a fake gator in the pool last week. Not a duck yet..!! Lotzzz of gators in southern Louisiana, ducks know what they look like..!! That's a good thing. I believe so...!! I have pigeons in my boat house so I just shoot them as far as my pool I have ducks that like to swim and crap in the pool. This is my second untlasonic unit. My first one was a little less expensive and seemed to work pretty good but think lightening took it out. I have only caught ducks near the pool a couple of time with this unit. When they set it off they flew when I was actually there to see it go off. Don't mind shooting ducks either but the law don't like that, so I put in a fake gator in the pool last week. Not a duck yet..!! Lotzzz of gators in southern... » Read More I believe so...!! I have pigeons in my boat house so I just shoot them as far as my pool I have ducks that like to swim and crap in the pool. This is my second untlasonic unit. My first one was a little less expensive and seemed to work pretty good but think lightening took it out. I have only caught ducks near the pool a couple of time with this unit. When they set it off they flew when I was actually there to see it go off. Don't mind shooting ducks either but the law don't like that, so I put in a fake gator in the pool last week. Not a duck yet..!! Lotzzz of gators in southern Louisiana, ducks know what they look like..!! That's a good thing. « Show Less
424514
I have the frog log in my in ground pool, the water level is about 10 inches below. I think it would work in an above ground pool as long as the waterline is not more than 10" below the decking.
1603555
The water depth is around 1" - 1-1/2".This really works well....we had -25° below zero last winter & this kept from freezing solid! When the birds discovered it,they loved fresh water in the winter...also you have to keep an eye on it so often to add fresh water from evaporation. Hope this helps.
405907
As long as you can get it flat against the cover and in the middle it will get 99% of the water. Mine works real well. I will tell you that the plastic elbow broke the first time I tried to use it so be very gentle. It can be a bit tricky trying to push it out to the middle of the pool with the hose and power cord attached. There is a list of replacement parts with the paperwork and they sent me one right away. Works great for the price.
2119574
It doesn't have the most sturdy bottom, but it works great for my kids, no water doesn't come in. It floats well above the water.
259924
I would say it would, it is less than 2 inches. If you don't know anything about call ducks - they are small enough to put in your coat pocket and they do not get out.
2096474
If the well holding the water at the bottom is deep enough, it would work. When the water is too low, the pump splashes water out of the container and is noisy.
1979042
I think that it would work for that purpose. Mine didn't hold air like it should have and I ultimately just tossed it out. I considered keeping it to use as a pool for our little one in the summer. You do need to be able to drain it where you use it... it will most likely just collapse if you try to pick it up to move and dump the water.... Hope this helps!
934540
I use it for an in ground pool and works perfect. It will also work for an above ground pool if you have the proper piping. All it does is, that the same pool pump you have runs the water through the panels before going back into the pool
50218
I have been using this in a bird bath-shallow and not very long. It should be perfect for a 5 gallon bucket. It works great.
991789
I'm not sure it will be able to go from the deep end to the shallow end. It's made more for flat bottom pools. Works great there.
195077
Yes it works great. I only tested it so far because it is my backup pump, but it really sucks the water well. I dumped a 5 gallon bucket of wster to test and it sucked it out in about 10 seconds
1252855
Yes. I'm not sure about the other reviews. It has worked great for us so far. I use it once a week in a salt water pool. My only complaint is the size of the net pores. Small pieces of grass slip through, but all and all I would by again.
591652
With small plants and fish, I think it would work. The flow of water may be too strong and would have to be slowed somehow.
2192977
I never got to use them in the pool but my assumption is that they can be used in shallow waters as long as your feet are not touching the bottom of pool or water environment, you need enough space at the bottom in order to aqua-jug while you are floating