Zodiac MX8 Suction Side Pool Cleaner

Amazon Customer 

on Amazon

8 years ago

Don't waste your money!! The MX-8 is a piece of junk! I did a lot of research on-line before chosing the MX-8. I was replacing a Hayward unit. From the beginning the thing wouldn't work. I followed all the directions and ensured that the suction was set properly. Full disclosure, I have a dedicated vacuum line, single speed pump, a pebble-tec liner, and a cage. It works for about 60 minutes and then the mechanism jams. I have taken it apart, cleaned everything, put it back together, and it will once again work for about 60 m... read more

Zachary B. Taylor 

on Amazon

10 years ago

Did Not Work Well for Me- Perhaps a better more knowledgeable pool owner would have succeeded more. We have a brand new pool. Gunnite/concrete standard surface. This vac works on water flow/suction. IF the water flow is too much, won't work. If too little, won't work. I have a top of the line variable speed Hayward pump. Despite the adjustments, I could not get this thing to run right. I got in the pool with a dive mask and watched it time and again, roll over the same leaf without getting it up. This runs off your existing ... read more

Louie 

on Amazon

13 years ago

Pebbletec pool with Palms leaves = bad combination I have the Kreepy Krauley Sand Shark which slowly started to not clean so I researched the many suction devices out there and decided on the Baracuda MX8 as the manufacturer claims it works with 50% suction. Living in Arizona my back yard has lots of palms and in the summer times we get our share of palm leafs and other leafs in our pool. The MX 8 has a spinning mechanism (paddles/fins) that all foliage has to pass thru to get captured. The thin palm leafs that would get suc... read more