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Pentair 360100 Kreepy Krauly Lil Shark Above Ground Pool Cleaner
Last Updated: May 15, 2019 (Refresh Now)
6.1
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
480
Old Reviews
314
Unverified
41
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Review Analysis - 125 recent, verified reviews
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Water Resistance
45ground, vacuum, shark, pump, lil shark
+62%
-38%
" ... Great product for swimming pools ... "
" ... Great pool cleaner for the money! ... "
" ... Great product I would recommend using it on your aboveground pool ... "
" ... Mine keeps on getting hung on the pool ladder. ... "
" ... Shipped fast and gets all the stuff off the bottom of the pool. ... This works great for our pool. ... "
" ... Cleans the bottom of the pool much more efficiently. ... "
" ... I put him in, let him run a few hours and he cleans my pool great! ... This sure beats me getting in every few days and cleaning the pool. ... My pool this summer is cleaner than any year before! ... "
" ... Highly recommend if you need to have a hands free vacuum for a smaller (18') above ground pool. ... "
Cleaning
35cleans, cleaner, vacuum, shark, hose
+74%
-26%
" ... Also it says "Programmed Cleaning Provides More Complete Coverage Without The Missed Spots Other Cleaners Often Leave Behind". ... "
" ... Cleans my above ground like a charm! ... easy and a time saver, no more manual cleaning. ... "
" ... Cleans the bottom of the pool much more efficiently. ... "
" ... This is my third pool cleaner and by far the best. ... "
" ... As soon as we received our shark we hooked him up and started cleaning. ... "
" ... I bought an Aquabot Rover for $399, and this cleans just as good. ... "
" ... Still the best pool vacuum I've experienced. ... "
" ... It says to let the shark clean for at least 4 hours . ... We have tried the cleaner with the one provided by the pool manufacturer and the one that comes with the shark. ... If your ok with manually cleaning the center of the pool then this is a really cute addition to your pool toys. ... "
Suction
13suction, pool, shark, hose, brushes
+54%
-46%
" ... Works great to clean but hard to set up for the suction to work. ... "
" ... Still the best pool vacuum I've experienced. ... "
" ... This little vacuum is wonderful! ... "
" ... If you do not swap them out the discharge stream will blow the suction line that goes to the shark and the shark will not move properly . ... "
" ... The best pool vacuum ever it atribute it to the brushes on the bottom. ... "
" ... This little vacuum works great ... "
Product Reliability
10year, moving, worked great, lucky, vacuum
+50%
-50%
" ... Product worked as advertised for about 3 weeks and then would just stick in place without moving. ... "
" ... Doesn't work at all this year, will not move at all! ... Not sure what the difference is between this year and last . ... "
" ... It did not clean very well and this year it stopped working. ... "
" ... Bought this last year didn’t get to use it but 2 times cause it wasn’t working right so I figured I would try it again this year same problem when the vacuum hits the wall it stays there and doesn’t move not worth the money would not recommend this vacuum looking into another one ... "
" ... Last two times I tried to use it it stopped moving. ... "
Overall performance
8speed, faster, works great, pump, performance
+63%
-38%
" ... It does a great job! ... "
" ... like it well enough, would like it to be a little faster ... "
" ... as good of a job. ... "
" ... I have the same basic 2 speed pump we all end up buying goes up to 1 1/2hp. ... "
" ... Works great and does a great job. ... "
Price
7worth, waste your money, waste of money, save, money
+57%
-43%
" ... Overall, a good little cleaner for the price. ... "
" ... Works pretty good for the price. ... "
" ... It’s worth the small cost. ... "
Returns
7back, trying, returning, returned, going
-100%
" ... Trying to return for a month now ... "
" ... Will be returning ... "
" ... Received someone else’s defective return. ... "
" ... If I could send it back, I would. ... "
" ... The first one I ordered was broken so returned it and by the time I got the replacement we had already closed outnpool for the year. ... "
" ... Too late to return. ... "
" ... At this point I'm thoroughly disgusted as my time to return this rant out on August 9 and I am writing this on August 14. ... "
Ease of Cleaning
5cleans, cleaner, works, clean
+80%
-20%
" ... But it cleans very well. ... "
" ... When it's not stuck, it cleans great! ... "
" ... Wonderful little cleaner. ... "
Setup
4set, instructions, minutes, followed, easy to setup
+25%
-75%
" ... I followed the direction for setting the shark up and I was so disappointed that it did not pick anything up on the bottom of the pool and it did not move around like it was suppose to do. ... "
" ... Instructions say it is designed to move clockwise in the pool. ... "
" ... The instructions manual gives you options as to how to set the pool cleaner to insure full coverage of the pool. ... "
Ease of Use
4easy to setup
+75%
-25%
" ... Easy to use. ... "
" ... Easy to setup. ... "
Pedometer
3stuck, walk, pool, hook, gets
+33%
-67%
" ... only issue we had is when the vacuum kept getting caught on the steps ... "
" ... Gets stuck behind my pool steps. ... "
Marketplace
3works, purchase, product, ordered, never
+33%
-67%
" ... Horrible product from a terrible company in Amazon ... "
" ... Obviously my suggestion would be not to purchase this vacum and I've never had to say this about anything I've ordered on Amazon before. ... "
Build Quality
3hose, skimmer
-100%
" ... Even without the broken hose piece, it would get stuck in one spot like others have complained about. ... "
" ... Brush ring on first one broke. ... it broke too. ... "
" ... I half expected the brushes to move it around, but it just has a vibrating piece of plastic in the middle and the adjustment switch they tell you about does nothing, doesn't make any difference in the way it moves around at ALL. ... "
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