Customer Reviews

Hydro Tools 8039 Professional Heavy Duty Leaf Skimmer

5 star:		(13)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I get quite a bit of debris in my pool so use this on a weekly basis. The frame is very sturdy plastic and looks like it will last a long time, ditto for the mesh. The design of the frame is such that scraping leaves on the bottom of the pool is pretty easy. Somehow the taper on the front of the frame makes it easy to get under the leaves. Not sure why it works so well but it does. Good investment over the cheapo skimmers you usually see at the pool supply stores.

This is an excellent pool skimmer built with a sturdy frame and much better constructed than those skimmers offered by local pool service companies.

I bought this skimmer because it got such a good review on Amazon, and I am very pleased with it. I use it for a fountain, so don't need a long handle. It is well put-together and sturdy - I am certain it will last more than one season.

I had been using a regular pool net to clean leaves and skim the pool surface and other floating debris on my pool for the past 2 years(I was a new pool owner). Finally decided to get this specialized "leaf skimmer" and wow, what a difference it makes! The holes on this skimmer is small enough to trap all the pine-needle-leaves. It's light and seems well constructed and with its bigger surface, it makes it so much easier for me to clean the pool surface! This is a great solid investment and very easy to use. Works extremely well for us.

It is hard to skim through the water with this skimmer. It has too much drag since the plastic is wide which caused it to crack not long after I started using it. I would NOT purchase this item again. I bought a metal framed one to replace it.

I had high hopes for this skimmer. The frame of this skimmer appeared to be made heavier than others I've used, but it didn't hold up. The mesh netting is shallow and lightweight and is not constructed any differently than other skimmers. Bottom line is the frame cracked after using it for an hour or so of pulling leaves out of my pool. Not recommended.

I would not pass this one up. Very high quality! I have been through a lot of these and they all have messed up soon after I bought them. This one is very heavy duty!

So, my story is that I get frogs in my pool...its irritating and I cant do much to get rid of the darn things. I have tried everything. That being said we need a leaf skimmer to grab em and get em out of the pool. (great writing eh...is em in the dictionary, hahaha). Any how, we were buying one of these a year at the local pool store and it cost about $[...] - for a smaller size. I finally figured I would try Amazon...I am switching to Amazon for almost everything we need regularly. Voila...great product, arrived quickly, LARGER size, and a better value. I do however have a strange feeling that this will last longer and we may not need to replace it next year..it is of commercial quality.

5/5

Good Product. Heavy duty compared to the last one I had. It was easy to install on the pole I already had.

I would have given it 5 stars but the handle cracked within the first two days. I had it replaced and it's been working great for the past 3 weeks.