Anyone use this for dirty water and how did it handle it? Did the debris pass thorough or clog it?
856885
We use our pump to drain water off our pool cover. If the water is dirty, it pumps the dirty water off the cover. If there is any kind of debris, like leaves, tree seeds, etc, there is a screen on the bottom that stops stuff from coming through the pump. We set our pump on a frisbee and the leaves and such settle there and when it gets full of leaves surrounding the base of the pump, we unplug it and clear it off and plug the pump back in. We have never had our pump get clogged.
856886
i use this pump to pump out the winter cover for my in ground pool. the water always has small pieces of leaves, debris and baby tadpoles in it. the pump handles it without clogging. it will clog if the debris is larger than a half inch and there is a lot of it.
922626
Not too bad to clean, but the netting part clogs quickly. If you have hardly and debris it works well.
667341
With light spills it has cleaned up well. Haven't had any experience with any heavy grime or spill cleanup.
1953629
I use it on either and it works fine but the dirty water I used it on was not a thick muddy mix just dirty. works very well.
732979
This thing spits out blobs of thick past-like materials - keep that in mind. I will be honest - clean up is not fun. I take it outside with a hose and a pail. That helps.
329612
No issues. Just attach a hose turn water on move it around a bit and dump it Takes less than 10 minutes. Put small amount of dawn in tank for cleaning and smell
208080
I sent this filter back because a clip broke the first month of using it but to answer you question, I clean mine about every four months or if the water flow has slowed down considerably. I am now using all fluval
1953627
I used it on ground water that was collected in an under-floor space under my house, which had some mud mixed in, and it did the job well. I ran it about three times and had to flush the screen with a water hose afterwards, but it did pump the sludgy water for me.
541111
Mine has held up well, cleans up nicely. I have very hard water and a water softener; haven't had a problem with water spots either
1724261
Yes, it picks up fine dirt quite well. There are different grade filter bags that fit inside the Aquabot. I pretty much stick with the "fine" bag all the time and remove any larger debris by hand.
860824
I'm not sure what you mean by clean it. After almost a year of use, it has never had a reduced water flow, which would be the only reason that I would know of for cleaning. I also have very hard water, but no buildup that reduces water either. I would imagine you can replace the strainer, or clean it if needed, but haven't had to do anything at this time. I realize this doesn't answer you, but it all I can tell you at this time.
1807522
If you use it properly, it will suck up almost everything. Just make sure you go slowing when pulling up the water. I usually walk on it just after cleaning. That is what sold me on this particular cleaner the first time. I was in Costco years ago and a guy was picking up some cleaner and he told me about how well it picked up the water. I'm ever so grateful to this fellow.
576684
No I have not observed any leaf debris clog issues with the OATEY diverter. It works as advertised.
59493
It is very easy to clean because the rubber plunger acts as a squeegee and wipes the inside clean. Just take off the bottom piece and push the plunger down over a garbage can (or I put it in my compost, filter and all). After that there is minimal residue and I just rinse it in the sink.
1735332
I followed a recommendation for this filter from a chriskresser.com. He had a link to a guy who rated them. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a product that removes everything yet. It doesn't make the water feel sticky. Our water isn't hard so I'm not sure how it would perform there. Sorry.
1196020
I'm thinking it should handle some debris but an amount of leaves could clog it up and it would need to be cleared. I've pumped out pools a bunch of times but never had to deal with too many leaves. It does a great job.
550052
Hi Lori, It's very easy to clean as long as you have a hose nearby. Just spray the entire unit the debris container comes out easily as do the filters.