Kreepy Krauly Inground Automatic Cleaner
May 14th, 2010
Kreepy Krauly Inground Automatic Cleaner
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 List Price: unavailable Sale Price: $349.00 Availability: unspecified 
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Product Description
More vacuuming power for ultimate cleaning performance KREEPY KRAULY provides optimum cleaning performance, simplicity, and convenience. It features a turbo-action swivel design and a super-efficient regulator valve for more cleaning power. KREEPY KRAULY also features an exclusive starfish seal* for use in concrete pools and is also available with a universal seal for all inground pools. KREEPY KRAULY is absolutely, positively, the best automatic inground pool cleaner you can buy! Additional Features Include: It is proven. Our patented design and rugged construction have been put to the test in more than 1.5 million pools worldwide. Only one moving part for long, dependable service. It is automatic. KREEPY KRAULY works when your pool pump works, using your pool's existing filtration system.
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- Only one moving part for long, dependable service
- Works when your pool pump works
- Exclusive starfish seal* for use in concrete pools
- Turbo-action swivel design&super-efficient regulator valve
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Over the past 16 years I have owned 2 Kreepy’s. Both have performed exceptionally well, with little or no maintenance. When you do need parts, they tend to be expensive. I simply don’t understand the comments from one reviewer who states they spend $100 – $200 annually for parts. My current Kreepy is 10 years old and I have spend less than $100 for maintenance. I guess I must be doing something right. I have a large, in-ground, diamond bright pool in Florida and give the Kreepy two thumps up, 5 stars. Great product that saves me a lot of time and trouble.
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We bought a house with a pool about 13 years ago. I had a Kreepy Krauly and it seemed to work great. After several years we ended up replacing the old unit with a new one. The new one was terrible!!! It’s been breaking down and needing various parts regularly. Expensive to replace. A real pain to use. The quality of the newer units are by far much more inferior than the older models. Even the pool store people say this now. Here we are, after several years of having to deal with this second model just giving up and going to buy a totally different brand. My advise, don’t buy this product or anything else this company makes. They took a good product and turned it into a piece of crap.
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I’ve had one of these for about five years and it has been a neverending source of trouble. First, it simply doesn’t clean very well, missing many spots in the pool, especially in the deep end. It tends to find a path and stick to it, only rarely hitting every point. Plus, the little clapper that propels it is noisier than heck, especially if you are in the pool while it is working. Plus, if jams frequently. Even the smallest twig can jam the movement of the motivator, leaving it sitting uselessly in one spot. It can barely handle a few leaves, and anything over a few will jam it. The parts wear out fairly quickly and are very expensive to replace. The parts I need to replace right now would be almost as much as buying a new one, so I’m going to try a robotic model or ANY other brand than this.
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Cheap to purchase but expensive to maintain. Every year I have to spend between $100 to $200 maintaining this cleaner. The parts are made from cheap plastic that does not fair well in the chlorine treated water. Each new part seems to be made from cheaper and cheaper plastic. The part are excessively expensive. As an example, each year I have had to purchase a “wing set” for upwards of $25.00. If you could see what a cheap piece of plastic this item made from. It could not cost more than $2.00 to mold. I am sure that if I went back and added the cost of all of the parts I had had to replace, I have spent an amount equal to a new Kreepy Krauly
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We have had our Kreepy Krauly for about 10 years. We affectionaly call it “The Kreep.” We have not had any problems with it. We leave it in the pool (22,000 gallon 17×35 oval) all the time and only remove it when we have a lot of visitors over or someone is afraid of it. So it runs whenever the filter does. I have not vacuumed the pool manually in 3 years. And the years I have vacuumed it is usually only to open and close the pool.
I am surprised to see some have had problems witht their “Kreep.” We have never used chlorine before so maybe that causes problems with durability but ours has lasted fine with no maintenance and no problems even in the fall when it is sucking up tons of leaves.
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We purchased our home a few years ago and absolutely loved the pool. It’s not a large pool, but mid-sized kidney shaped, and is perfect for our family. This love affair soon became strained with all of the cleaning, checking of chemicals, and other assorted tasks that pool builders never tell you about. Just the vacuuming of the pool took a several hours each week.
After a couple of months, my husband and I decided to look into an automatic pool cleaner. We did extensive research and decided on the KREEPY KRAULY for our pool. With the decision made, it was only a matter of purchasing it and setting it up. Most pool supply stores can order this if they do not have it in stock, so it’s readily available.
The KREEPY KRAULY is automatic and does most of the cleaning for you. This will clean in-ground pools made of concrete, fiberglass, vinyl or tile. It works with most shapes but those with nooks will have to do some of those areas by hand. The system comes with the Krauly part, forty feet of hose, installation instructions and the necessary little parts to complete the hook up. The Krauly part consists of a round blue rubber bottom which has the vacuum part in the middle (the round blue part is wrinkly like Venetian blinds). This is held in place by rocker arms. In the middle of the arms is a piece that the hose connects to. The other end of the hose then connects to your skimmer. There is an automatic skimming valve and vacuum plate that allows you to do both at the same time so you don’t have to stop skimming to let the KREEPY KRAULY do its job. The original set up takes about 15-30 minutes, less if you read and follow the instructions, but if your husband is like mine, they only resort to instructions when they can’t figure it out. After you assemble all of the pieces, you hook the hose up to the KREEPY KRAULY and to the skimmer. It’s simple!
The KREEPY KRAULY is weighted so it won’t float to the top of the water. The suction portion allows it to go up the sides of the pool, so both bottom and sides are vacuumed. The biggest drawback is that the steps do not get vacuumed and will have to be done by hand; we also have a couple of seating areas that we have to do by hand. Sweeping of the pool about once a week will also help keep your pool sparkling clean.
The idea behind an automatic cleaner is great, but in reality there are a few flaws. The first is that we had to buy a filter that hooks into the hose about four feet from the skimmer to keep clogging to a minimum. That little item has helped tremendously and I highly recommend it. Another drawback is that the hose will become brittle and break after about six months of water and sun exposure. We have had to replace hose sections numerous times and finally got tired of piecing it together, so we purchased another forty feet to replace the entire thing. This is something that will have to be done about once every eighteen months.
Another problem is that this device makes a strange sucking noise while it cleans. Not a big deal for most people, but if you have imaginative children they associate that noise with a hungry monster determined to devour young swimmers. Yes, one of our friend’s kids did scream and jump out of the pool insisting that the KREEPY KRAULY would eat her. So now we pull this out of the pool whenever people come over.
After four years, we’ve had to replace the hose and the flapper arms. Even with these added expenses, it is still well worth the $ 300 originally spent. Since we can purchases the parts to replace, buying a completely new system is not necessary.
Overall this is a great time saver for us. We still need to do a few things by hand, but those are minimum. The best part is that my pool is sparkling clean all the time, even when we’re too busy to clean.
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If you are someone who expects to assemble your pool cleaner, toss it in the pool and check it 2 weeks later then save your money. After reading some of the negative reviews it is obvious some have not read the owners manual.
I have had pool for 30 years and have owned quite a few pool cleaners over time. After trying other suction side cleaners I realized that none under $500 match the Kreppy Krauly.
Since no two pools are the same, the secret is to “dial in” your cleaner. Look at the video that came with your product or read the owners manual. You can make small adjustments using several of the tips and tricks provided.
Cleaner getting stuck on the steps? Something as simple as adjusting the return eyeball to push the hose away works every time.
So if you are willing to put a little effort into adjusting your Kreepy Krauly it will serve you for many years.
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It’s loud—the repeated thumping noise is obnoxious. That makes it difficult to enjoy your pool without turning off your pump first.
Also, it always gets stuck at my steps. You will find yourself endlessly relocating the cleaner.
This was my replacement for my Hayward–which I would not recommend either. It broke repeatedly and was expensive to repair.
I plan to buy the Polaris 340 next time. Good luck.