Does it pick up dead algae?
1888640
It picks up everything from dirt to leaves to twigs,,,and when you go to rinse the mesh you'll see lots if fine grain junk too
1888641
It does a good job of picking up everything - my pool was dark green & in 3 weeks I had the water clear - The only things I did to it was shock , algaecide , run the Dolphin & backwash - The machine comes with 2 sets of filters - one is a finer filter to pick up much smaller particles - I used that one after picking up the bigger debris with the first one - So I would say yes , it does pick up dead algae -
1888642
Yes it does. Note when lifting the cleaner up from the water, some water with algae will leak back to the pool. So lift fast.
1888643
When it worked it would pick up dead algae, but that did not last long (I purchased it in 2011). The motor needs replacement now ($460) and 4 out of the 6 bearings also failed (I did not even price the bearings as the $460 for the motor was a show stopper). I was disappointed in Maytronics and I have made it a point to not purchase anything that they make and/or market.
1888644
I did not think it would but my pump died in the middle of cold season so by the time I got it up and running again, some algae accumulated in my pool. I treated the pool with some algaecide then afterwards I ran my Dolphin. I was going to help it out with some brushing but noticed that my Dolphin did the job just fine. Must clean the filters after each run because as you know dead algae does a great job of clogging up filters and decreases the cleaning efficiency of any cleaning system. Love my Dolphin.
1888645
Yes. It gets pretty much anything. Be sure to use the finer filters for this. They provide two sets of filters
1888646
It does a very good job of vacuuming up everything from dead leaves to fine dirt. I don't have algae so can't speak directly to that but it works well.
891926
I bought the pond vac to remove dead "sludge" from the bottom of my water garden ponds.It will certainly pick up sand. I must admit though,that the vacuum power requires constant "tickling" to maintain the vacuum power (the placement of the vacuum has to be ideally below the pond level being vacuumed.
1172114
Penny....this product will aid in the removal of phosphates from any pool that uses a filtration device. If there are no phosphates, then there will be no algae
376763
Although the HTH pool shock did help, I still had to take out and fully clean the pool filter. The shocker will certainly kill algae, but, it will not get rid of pollen or dirt coming off the trees and the ground. I have a few large trees around my pool and have to clean the filter every 3 months, at least, as dirt sits at the bottom of the filter holder and stats to clog up the pipes going from pool filter and into the pool. Short answer, yes, this product kills algae, but, will not kill dirt. I suggest you do both, use this product to kill any signs of algae while also fully cleaning your filter and pipes going into it and from it. Although the HTH pool shock did help, I still had to take out and fully clean the pool filter. The shocker will certainly kill algae, but, it will not get rid of pollen or dirt coming off the trees and the ground. I have a few large trees around my pool and have to clean the filter every 3 months, at least, as dirt sits at the bottom of the filter holder and stats to clog up the pipes going from pool filter and into the pool. Short answer, yes, this product kills algae, but, will not kill dirt. I suggest you do both, use this product to kill any signs of algae while also fully cleaning your... » Read More Although the HTH pool shock did help, I still had to take out and fully clean the pool filter. The shocker will certainly kill algae, but, it will not get rid of pollen or dirt coming off the trees and the ground. I have a few large trees around my pool and have to clean the filter every 3 months, at least, as dirt sits at the bottom of the filter holder and stats to clog up the pipes going from pool filter and into the pool. Short answer, yes, this product kills algae, but, will not kill dirt. I suggest you do both, use this product to kill any signs of algae while also fully cleaning your filter and pipes going into it and from it. « Show Less
1510163
Yes, but in a small capacity only. The LEDs do not put out as much UV light as a CFL bulb.Running continuously, it should help algae grow in the scrubber.Cheers
1442965
Definitely not. It isn't even powerful enough to pick up the algae flakes. And, the way it's designed to turn on and off causes water to seep into the battery compartment if your not careful. Al in all, a complete waste of money.
491920
This is actually a cleaner with a little suction motor powered by the return water pressure. Mine didn't work well either. Save a lot of money and get better results by getting a simple vacuum head and vacuuming the algae to waste. That cleared my pool in a few minutes.
545707
It will pick up dirt, loose pebbles, and leaves. I have been very pleased with it.
488256
Yes, it also picks up the little granules from roof shingles. My neighbor just put a new roof on and there was a lot of shingle dust in my pool. I used the microfiber sock and it picked up everything! Granted...I had to empty the sock a few times to finish but it worked like a champ! I seriously LOVE this thing!
1764972
Yes, it goes directly to your filtering system. It doesn't pick up big stuff like leaves though. We clean our filters only every few weeks.
1674983
It does pick up algae, I ordered a second filtering bag especially for algae when I bought the pool blaster.
717576
Nope. It will pick up larger items. Doesn't work great if you have a lot of small leafs, etc.
1090717
It can suck some small leaves in, but not a whole mess of them. I love the skimmer, because I have to plug my kreepy krawler into my skimmer to clean the pool, so when I do this , I cannot clean the surface. The skimmer motion keeps the surface clear of scum,small bugs and small leaves. I am happy with it.
1680783
This vacuum uses water pressure to clean the bottom. So I am not sure if it will remove algae. That being said I have been using it for a couple of months and do not have any algae issues. It has continuously removed various particles and debris from our pool bottom.
1557967
Yes it does, as long as it hasn't been growing for a lobg time. I'd first treat water with algaecide, wait for algae to die and then let the Aquabiøot do its thibg. Yoou'll probably need to hose iff the 2 filter bags several times during the treatment. Good luck.
1476197
Yes. It picks up anything that is on the surface especially small bugs. I have one in FL and one in GA. It definitely works!
1833012
Yes Works well once you figure out the backwash, Rinse ,filterlove it! I bought a Surface skimmer.It catchers most of leaves before they reach the bottom of the pool! Keep water crystal clear!