Hayward Pool Vac Ultra Pool Cleaner

Pros: Terrific job cleaning all areas of the pool
Cons: Parts wear out quickly

I’ll start out giving the bottom line at the top. I love this cleaner! I purchased it back during the 1st week of May (04) so now I've had it long enough to reliably rate it. As you might read in other reviews (such as an excellent review by ...

Pros: Easy Installation, No Booster Pump, Cleaned the dickens out of our pool.
Cons: None yet

We've had our inground pool for about 18 years. It's a 32 x 15 kidney shape with Jacuzzi, swimmer seats in the deep end, and three curved steps in the shallow end. The deep end is eight and a half foot deep. Cleaning it for the first 6 years, and the ...

Pros: Cleans everywhere; bottom and sides. Powerful sucking action, very reliable
Cons: None really depending on what kind of debris in your pool.

Pools are inherently labor intensive. One of the biggest challenges is to keep the bottom of the pool clean, a free of debris, such as leaves and miscellaneous dirt. If you don't keep up with cleaning a pool on a daily basis, you're going to have not ...

Pros: Easy to use, works off of existing pump
Cons: Doesn't clean steps

I first became aware of this cleaner through a close relative. I had no idea of the name of it, or how it worked. All I knew, was that he was happy and seems satisfied with the overall performance. I'm not sure on the price, for it was given as a gift. I...

Pros: Easy setup, great looks, no booster, easy access to parts
Cons: poor pod design and lack of included front bumper or option

I purchased this as an early birthday present for myself after having our pool for 6 years. I don't mind cleaning the pool manually, but it got frustrating cleaning the pool on friday and having it dirty before guests arrived the following afternoon... ...

Pros: Does not develop memory, cleans entire bottom of pool, doesn't get stuck often
Cons: Neglects stairs

We're first time pool owners and the Hayward Pool Vac Ultra is our first cleaner. We purchased it after reading reviews here and speaking to the owners of a few different pool supply stores. We couldn't be happier with our purchase. The Pool Vac ...

Pros: Cleans well, cleans fast. Not random, seems to work it's way out of trouble.
Cons: None that I have found yet.

First, the pool specifics: 16x32 rectangular, vinyl-lined, in-ground pool w/ 8 1/2 ft hopper-style d ...

Pros: The Ultra Pool Vac works it's magic in less than 4 hours nightly.
Cons: No cons.

I'm an older woman and maintain my own pool. The Ultra Pool Vac by Hayward certainly makes my job simple! I have desert landscape and 1/4 inch granite in my backyard. The pool vac is on a system that turns on every night at 12 midnight and runs for...

Pros: It really Works - Great !!
Cons: Almost none

After too many months of research and multiple discussions with pool owners, I was in "Information Overload" land as to which Pool Vacuum would work the best, and of course, I wanted it to provide the best value. I started over with a much more objective...

Pros: Fastest and most effective cleaner that I've ever seen Easy set up
Cons: Small rocks can choke it Expensive to maintain

I used this vac for both my pool at home and for my pool cleaning business on the side. The Hayward vac does the same job as a manual hand vac, except you don't have to spend hours pushing it around the pool. It cleans the pool by itself. It is even ...

Pros: Covers all of pool except steps, spa.
Cons: Big leafs, marble-sized objects may stop it.

I recently undertook a major pool remodel, leaving basically the hole as the only original part. The pool is a 20 x 40 gunite, kidney-shaped pool with a spa. My Dad, who originally built the pool, tried one of the early Arneson Pool Sweep products,...

Pros: Ease of Use
Cons: Small rocks/debris can clog it

When my wife and I purchased our house 4 years ago, it came with a Hayward Navigator already in the pool. You could tell that the thing was neglected, yet it still worked great until this year. After considering the price of replacing several parts on ...

Pros: Very efficient getting the entire pool clean. Very fast and solid outside casing.
Cons: Very expensive to maintain. Most parts wear out every 4 months, some 7 months.

For the first year it works great because all the parts are new. But beware, as soon as the "warranty" period is nearly over, all parts will began to break. Don't believe the life of the product. The "1-year warranty" period is to make you believe the ...

Pros: Does its job effectively and saves me the anguish of repeated manually vacuuming.
Cons: The flow control disk needs protection from damage.

I bought my Hayward Ultra about 2 1/2 years ago because I was tired of cleaning the bottom of the pool. I mean you'd vacuum on Saturday and by Sunday the bottom of the pool was dirty again. So I went looking for an automatic cleaner. Some friends had a ...

Pros: works well for a short period
Cons: needs repair frequently

I had a Great White before I bought this. It did not have a single problem for over 5 years. When it did, Pinch-a-Penny convinced my wife that this was a better cleaner. The guy told her that the cleaner did not have as many expensive parts as the other ...