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Features
Designer above-ground pool cleaner
Patented SmartDrive programmed steering system ensures the entire bottom of the pool is cleaned quickly and completely
Unique turbine/gearing system provides constant balanced water flow assuring quiet operation and gentle movement across the pool bottom
Improves water circulation by pulling water from the pool bottom as it moves
Advanced, contoured head design allows the AquaBug to complete the steering pattern in minimal time
Description
Hayward Aquabug Above-Ground Pools Cleaner Is Designed To Clean The Entire Bottom Of All Sizes And Shapes Of Above Ground Or On Ground Pools Automatically. Operates Off The Pool'S Existing Filtration Systems And Features Hayward'S Exclusive Smart Drive Steering Program So It Won'T Miss A Spot. Unique Turbine Gearing System Provides Constant Balanced Water Flow Assuring Quiet Operation And Gentle Movement Across The Pool Bottom. Packaged With 32' Of Hose Installs In Less Than Ten Minutes Without Tools. One Year Warranty.
Product Details
Product Weight:
21.0 pounds
Package Length:
33.8 inches
Package Width:
13.5 inches
Package Height:
12.5 inches
Package Weight:
12.0 pounds
Average Customer Rating:
based on 46 reviews
Customer Reviews
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Pool cleaner Sep 06, 2010 Love this pool cleaner,, it does a great job! I have ordered from Amazon for years and have always been more than happy. Except for the time I ordered a bottle of perfume and did not like it and Amazon would not let me return it.... I was disappointed because I did not realize that I could not return it.
awesome critter Sep 06, 2010 I bought my first aquabug many years ago when they were made out of blue plastic, and didn't look like a bug (they sold for three hundred bucks back then)... Think it was called an aquabot. It lasted about 3 years before the gears inside stripped. The first week I tried it I threw the old manual vacuum right in the trash I kept the hoses and bought a second one (orange) that has been running for about 10 years now. Each year one of the hoses breaks and has to be replaced, so I am glad that I saved the hoses from the first one. I also replace the 4 rubber feet each season that I found online for ten bucks. To help with some of the problems others have had here...
When you pull the vac out, separate the hoses and lay them FLAT. If left coiled the hoses develope a "memory" and will stay coiled keeping the vac from reaching the far side of the pool...
You must have a FLAT pool bottom. A neighbor has an above ground pool with a very "deep end". I tried my vac in his pool and it couldn't get out of the deep end...
When you run the vac, unscrew that directional "ball" thingy from the return nozzle. This way it won't be so forceful and constantly "blow" the floating hose across the pool, keeping the vac at one end...
Also the black bumper/ring around the bottom of the vac MUST be free to spin. Every once in a while the ring would jump off of one of its wheels causing the vac to get stuck...
Some people in the poor review section stated that the vac must have made holes in their liners... that is too silly! I figure my vac has run about 720 hours a season for the last 10 seasons. That is 7,200 hours. Same liner, no leaks.
I am here to buy my third one. My second one still runs great, but I am out of replacement hoses. I also figure 10 years is it's lifespan. I am in the northeast, so I don't use my pool ( 21' round) year round but, I do run my pump 12 hours a day, and the vac is in every other day. The vac does have quite a bit of mileage on it I also have a Jacuzzi Avalanch 80 DE filter that is oversized for the size of my pool, but the water is crystal clear. I converted to salt water this year and the vac still runs the same...
Hope this helps
Hayward Aqua Bug 500 review Aug 28, 2010 Seems to be a good product for the money. Does a decent job cleaning the bottom of the pool in about 3 hours. Had an initial problem with it and called Hayward but they were not very helpful. The cleaner was good but Hayward customer service was poor
Does NOT perform well AT ALL!!! :0( Aug 22, 2010 This is the WORST pool "cleaner" ever... Seriously. We have had ours all summer and it won't suck up ANYthing unless pushed around with your foot or physically guided. Right after we backwash the pool (new sand and all other pool equipment works just perfectly, mind you -- AND the suction and turning of the bug SEEMS to work just fine), it turns a bit and then eventually stops. It's a terrible item and will be going in the garbage. A shame for what I paid. The little filter thing on the bugs butt gets clogged with debris quickly AND it faded really fast from red to pink.
Excellent Product Aug 22, 2010 Be sure to purchase leaf cannister. Had to purchase hose clamp and use hose that came with our skimmer to get this to work with our Intex Pool. But this is a great product.
based on 46 reviews
Pool cleaner Sep 06, 2010
Does NOT perform well AT ALL!!! :0( Aug 22, 2010
