FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The HAMMER-HEAD gives you maximum vacuuming power in a small, lightweight, portable package.
That i
s what sets our
cleaner apart from conventional vacuum systems. Our 12-volt rechargeable unit has you cleaning immediately without the
usual set-up and run-around.
WHAT WILL IT DO?
Just lower it into the water and turn it on. The patented pressurized motor can entirely recirculate the average pool in under
an hour, and vacuum it clean in under ten minutes. Sand, sticks, leaves, and even coins are pulled into the high capacity
debris bag, reducing the number of filter cleanings. You'll use less effort, too.
WHAT WON'T IT DO?
Hammer-Head units equipped with a standard debris bag can vacuum up large leaves, coarse sand, sticks, mulch, small
gravel and even some coins. With a superfine debris bag
(
HH1508) or ultra-fine volcano bag (HH1510), you'll be able to pick
up almost all finer silt and dust. It will not filter algae out of the water, and it is not a complete substitute for the pool's
filtration system or filtration vacuuming. There will be cases where the filtration system is the best way to
c
lean the pool.
F
or
all other cases, however, the advantage to using the Hammer-Head is that the debris goes into the bag, it stays out of the
filter system. This means fewer filter cleanings, and less strain on the pool equipment.
WHY WOULD I WANT TO USE ONE?
Hammer-Head can help you increase your profitability. In the pool business, time is definitely money, and the rapid setup
and working speed of
the
Hammer-Head unit will cut your pool vacuuming time by as much as 50%. If your goal is to shorten
your workday, or if you want to take on more work, you will save time with a Hammer-Head.
What is your time worth to you? In the maintenance business, time really is money, and any tool that saves you time is an
investment in your own profitability. Faster cleaning times means more pools can be serviced in a day, leaving time for repair
work or opening new accounts. Your Hammer-Head will pay for itself in time savings alone and will leave you wondering
how you ever got by without one.
DO I HAVE TO BE TRAINED TO OPERATE IT?
A Hammer-Head isn't that much different than your household vacuum cleaner. The cart is balanced, rolls easily over most
terrain, and carries most of what you need in one trip. You'll expend less energy on the job. Just attach a standard pool pole,
lower it into the water, and turn it on. It's that easy.
IS IT SAFE FOR VINYL LINER POOLS?
Yes. The Hammer-Head vacuum head has over 1" of clearance from the pool bottom, so scuffing or tearing a liner is not an
easy thing to do. And because the Hammer-Head vacuum head design has wheels on the outside of the head, they protect
it from making contact with the liner. The Hammer-Head suction is very powerful, but it can't lift the liner off the bottom
because it's not close enough to it. We also make a brush attachment for the 21" head that lifts the vacuum off the bottom on
firm brush bristles. It will change the steering, but raise the clearance even more.
WHAT IS THE MINIMUM WATER DEPTH?
Hammer-Head cleaners operate in any water depth greater than 12 inches. The debris bag does not have to be full
y
submerged for the vacuum to work, but the propeller on the motor must be underwater. Hammer-Head vacuums do not
vacuum on dry land.
IS IT SAFE TO VACUUM WHILE SWIMMERS ARE IN THE WATER?
The Hammer-Head uses safe 12 volt DC power to operate. Although it is easier to vacuum a pool when there are no
swimmers present, there is no electrocution danger to swimmers when the Hammer-Head is battery powered and in use.
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