Hy-Clor Poseidon MK2 Automatic

I have had my hy chlor mark 2 for about two years. I did write a review shortly after I purchased it and it was very positive. I failed to acknowledge the great response from the help area of the distributor. I contacted them very early on to obtain an extra length as I have a 70,000 litre 10 meter pool and had it within a day or so. I have had no troubles with the pool cleaner until this week when it simply refused to operate. I rang the help line and was told to lubricate the tongue of the device. This had it back fully operational within a few minutes. I was told to lubricate it every three to four months. I think it is good value for the cost involved.

I didn't expect much from this for the price, but I've been impressed. It's now, after 18 months, starting to come loose and show signs of wear but for now is still going and honestly, I'm happy with 18 months at the price it is compared to any other model!

Our pool is peanut shaped and it cruises around cleaning out leaves and grime, it has been left in the pool continuously and has saved me so many hours of vacuuming, at this time of year our neighbour's tree dumps leaves in continuously and is impossible to keep up with manually. The rest...

Does what it’s supposed to do. Plugged it in and it cleaned the pool non stop for 18 months, then it stopped working (air leak, loss of pressure in head unit). Good value for $99 (price I paid on sale). Purchased a new head unit (pool blade) for $99 and she’s good as gold again!
Note - my pool has little shade and cleaner was always in pool.

This is my 3rd pool cleaner. The first two were expensive brands and worked, but parts wear out and they are overpriced to replace. Bought this and it does the job fine. Who cares if it were to totally break after a couple of years, as buying a new one is cheaper than all the spare parts for the expensive brands.

Needed a new cleaner and a couple of years ago decided to give the $200 Poseidon MK2 a go. At different houses and pools I've previously used Kreepy Krauly, Barracuda and Great White cleaners; they all have their quirks and some are better than others if you have a lot of gum leaves to beat.

The Poseidon went well for 2 years. Our current pool doesn't get a lot of big leaves but plenty of smaller gunk and the cleaner didn't need a lot of attention to keep it going. Cleaned the pool as well as you'd expect; some missed spots but they all do...

Had this cleaner for 2 years and its on its last legs. If you haven't had a pool or cleaner before you have to understand these things take a beating. They're on about 6-8hrs a day during swimming season - on the Sunshine Coast that's 6 months a year - grinding up and down sandpaper-like walls. The sun smashes them as well. I'd be suprised if any cleaner lasts beyond 3 yrs but could be wrong.

Everything Tony says below about the baffle happened to mine. A few fixes kept it going but now the wear and tear is at a point that I have to give the...

I was looking for a budget pool cleaner that only had to last until the pool is removed. Replacing the Kreepy Krauly would cost over $600 so decided to purchase this unit for $200.
I found the instructions easy to follow and within 30 minutes it was in the water.
You get what you pay for. The unit and hose have a cheap feel consistent with its low price but all it had to do is work. And work it does.
Some adjustment of the water control valve (just hooked up to the existing Kreepy valve on the skimmer plate) to increase pulse rate and it wa...

I was reluctant to buy a cheap cleaner. ..but so glad I did! ! Easy to assemble. ..easy to adjust....works well in my pool which has very few leaves. Gets stuck in the corner sometimes, but usually sorts itself out...even if it only lasts 2 seasons. ..great for the price. ..and more effective than the creepy crawly which I kept having to buy replacement parts for.

Just purchased this from Bunnings for $189 after my creepy crawly gave up on me. I have to say, and this review is only after an hour of use, it's terrific. No doubt louder than my previous cleaner, with audible noises from pipe joints, but this could be overcome with one length of tube as opposed to the connectable ones provided. Anyway, pool is amazingly clean compared to before, I'm surprised how well it actually cleans. A lot of the concerns around the product is it's ability to pick up leaves, I can't comment here but it's doing a far bett...

I got one of these in 2011 and it was useful but too fragile. Purchased 'new improved' one in 2013 after 1st one broke for the last time. Most of the problems with the earlier one have been fixed. The throat has been redesigned and doesn't clog easily. The plastic parts are made from something much tougher and have no noticeable wear or damage after almost 2 years. The hoses are not fully uv stable (odd for something that spends its life in the sun) and after 2 years have become brittle and split when put under too much stress. With few new sections of pipe, I expect another couple of years out of this one base on the condition it's in now. For the price I doubt you'll find better.

Was concerned about negative reviews but soon realised that all pool cleaners have some negative reviews. This cleaner is good value for money. Have had for 6 months and it continues to clean well. Any problems have been due to human error or twigs caught up in the cleaner. Will climb walls when filter is clean and 3-speed pump is on 2nd highest speed. Not 100% random pattern as some paths are more well traveled (esp. around bottom edges). It is a large unit compared to others and does not always pick up leaves. Had to buy 2 extra tubes. Cost is well below that of other brands, which might work better so buy this if you want value for money or are willing to accept a cheap mistake if it doesn't work well for you.

After reading many negative reviews we were worried about purchasing this cleaner but decided to give it a go knowing we could take it back to bunnings if it didn't work out. Happy to say that we have found the Poseidon pool cleaner to be good value for money and not as bad as we read. We purchased a few extra pieces of hose and have had it running in our pool and we have been pleasantly surprised at its effectiveness and it's not as noisy as reviews made it out to be. We researched other pool cleaners and read their reviews and each one we res...

$188 bucks at bunnings what a bargain it took 15 minutes to set up and it works i have a 55 litre concrete pool with a sand filter make sure your pump is 0.75hp or greater thanks to bunnings at parafied there was only 2 left now i can watch the cricket ha ha
cheap and it works
doesnt do steps but nothing will

I bought this pool cleaner from Bunnings, got it for a good price and it worked fine from the word go, cleaned well, better value than a $600+ Barracuda i reckon, and way better than the old Kreepy Krawly that lay dormant in the bottom of the pool for way too long! You just need to get the hose length right and you're set!
Price, ease of installation.

You know, I bought this "in hope", I never really expected it to work. I got it from Bunnings and I know they do refunds if you take item back etc. I've tried Quotro X7 and Kreepy Crawley and they never worked, why should this? Thru it in ( I found it worked best in my pool with just a coupleof weights on the hose, no ring and no floaty thing) bit of adjustment, and now we're into our 2nd year ! Suprised. Just be ready to replace the hose, that is rubbish.
cheap, works, part from Bunnings
Hose