Could this be used in a kiddie pool? Or must the shamber be submerged fully in water in order to suck up debris?
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My spa person said....the spa vac will not work in a shallow pool, the pool must be at least as deep as the pool is long
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I agree with the previous answer person, the chamber needs to be fully submerged before it will work. In my experience the vacuum idea is good but it takes a very small amount of debris with each pass which means quite a lot of passes (10-12) to clean my spa. I'm presently looking for something that will work faster for my spa; possibly a powered vacuum of some kind.
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It's not really designed to be used in shallow water. The chamber "sucks" better the deeper it is submerged. If you were to lay it on its side in a kiddie pool, and it's underwater, it will pull water (and debris) into it but not with much force. If it's 1-3 feet or more underwater it has a lot of pull. For your kiddie pool this is probably not so much bang for your buck. But then again I'm not sure what would work better for cheaper. Good luck.
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This needs to be submerged to work - it works on the suction created while drawing water in - if the water line/level is too low - no suction.. I do not know what you mean by kiddie pool - my spa is 3 feet deep and it works well in that. Less than 2 feet will not work.
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It will work, but it will take longer, because the chamber will only fill to the water level.
1457522
Yes, I would say it should be deeper than about 2 feet for the suction to work properly.
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Hi Jane,The amount of suction and the length of time that you have suction is dependent on how deep you can submerge the chamber. While it works great on my 3 foot deep hot tub, it is pretty much ineffective at a depth of 6-12 inches.
2085560
The Mirra will clean the sides and the bottom of the pool. Not the surface unless the debris falls down. It will only climb 1 step really good 2 ok. But it is awesome! No hoses to mess with. just drop it in and let it go.
715884
We have an in ground pool, and it hooks up where our pool vacuum hooks up. We love ours, so hope you can find a way to use one. It can not be used for leaves and large stuff. But it removes any small, float on top of the water stuff. Check Utube for more info on this product.
1473322
The bottom of the pool is very thin, so I imagine hitting the bottom with even a kids shovel would tear it .
2139642
No you cant put it in an inground pool because it is too big. There is a compressor that continually runs to keep the slide and pool inflated. A hose is also attached to keep water continually flowing down the slide and into the pool area. I believe it would sink with the weight of the kids if you tried to put it in a pool.
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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.
1666626
I would not say this is made for that purpose. It is primarily for a sump pump and that is the reason I bought it. I think a pool with with the chemicals would be too corrosiveand this pump is made to be submerged during operation.
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I think that would be too far away. Unstretched, the cord is approx. 7 ft long. The tension when you tug on the cord is too much for you to make it work. We have an in ground pool, and I loop the cord around the handle to the main stairs. I have also used the pool ladder with success. I haven't tried this myself, but you could probably fish the cord through the skimmer, out the top and back to you, depending on your pool's layout.
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Mine is above ground. I thought about building a deck around it but the drain on this pool is toward the bottom so putting it in ground or building a deck around would require a hose attached and fed out somewhere for better drainage so that you can clean it. Even at that, I normally dump out about an inch of water that doesn't drain and being in ground would make that difficult. I love the pool and someday I may figure something out but I like to clean mine regularly and so far I have not found a way to incase it in anything that would still allow me to clean it well.
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This type of shop-vac is excellent for this purpose. Just make sure you remove the cloth filter. You can install the foam filter or leave it off as not much debris will be sucked up into the motor. You just have to take the top off and empty the bottom container. It fills up pretty quickly. This is the BEST product for the use you're after. Pool vacs are mostly useless for these small areas.
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No! I bought 2 of these - one for my 5 yr old grandson and one for my 6 yr old grandson. The toy does not work as advertised. The method of pumping air into it to get it to surface is flawed. The tube is too small to allow enough air in to displace the water. Both boys played with it in the swimming pool and the bay but were disappointed. If you just want it as a toy and don't expect it to submerge or surface it is ok. I wish I could have given you a better answer.
656520
No, it's a vacuum. It works off the suction provided by your pool to suck up dirt and debris.
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We have used it both wet and dry. It's more fun wet but I would have to yes, it can be used both ways. IT'S SO MUCH FUN!!! My kids love it. Make sure to get the bag of 100 plastic balls too. They love jumping in the bouncy house with the balls and playing with them in the pool part too. Hope this helps.
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My grandson uses this in a above ground pool so this is not a problem. Sorry.
1487852
Not really. If your looking to use it solo on the grass it would be a hard landing. If your looking to use it with a blow up kiddie pool, I don't see that working either. To get on the slide little kids would need help and they could hit head at the bottom. You pickup enough speed that send you at least three feet under water
1666627
You could use this pump to empty a pool but if you're looking to skim the surface to get rid of floating debris this would not be the pump for you. I use mine as a sump pump and, as such, it works perfectly. It is so quiet that I never hear it running.
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Because of the previous reviews, I didn't allow the kids to play with it outside or in my house. They played with it in the garage on a cardboard and a plastic snow saucer. I would not recommend pouring it down the drain because after a few days of trying to dry it, it felt like a broken up wet diaper. I imagine that it will probably clog a drain. The wetter it is, the harder and larger it is supposed to get. Good luck!