This new Polaris 280 is replacing a twelve year old Polaris 380 which I rebuilt once three years ago. So far the new Polaris 280 is working well. It vacuums well and seems to avoid getting stuck or hung up on the steps and love seat. Installation was rather straight forward and I followed the directions for adjusting the hose length to fit my pool.
I plan to update this review in 6 or 8 months.
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For more than 50 years, Polaris has been known worldwide for its quality and premium automatic pool cleaners. In addition to producing premium pool cleaners, Polaris is also a great place to purchase authentic replacement parts, designed specifically for the productivity and longevity of your pool cleaner.
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Polaris Vac-Sweep 280 Pressure Pool Cleaner
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Cleans in 3 Hours or LessDouble Venturi Jets provide greater vacuum power and faster cleaning in 3 hours or less. |
Cleans Pool Floor & WallsThe Polaris 280 easily connects to a dedicated pressure line and sweeps, scrubs, and vacuums all surfaces of the pool. |
All-Purpose Debris BagIts unique filter bag removes debris before it reaches your pump basket or filter, prolonging the life of your filtration system. |
Debris Doesn't Stand a ChanceCaptures large debris such as leaves, acorns, pebbles, and other small to large objects in your pool. |
Polaris Vac-Sweep 280
- Pool Type / Surface: In-ground / All
- Requires Booster Pump: Yes
- Venturi Jets: 2 Jets
- Vacuum Inlet: 2 ¼"
- Drive Mechanism: Shaft Drive
- Debris Bag: Single Chamber
- Auto Backup: Yes
- TailSweep PRO Compatibility: Yes
Polaris Vac-Sweep 280 Pressure Pool Cleaner
Our Most Popular Automatic Pool Cleaner
The Polaris Vac-Sweep 280 pressure-side pool cleaner works in all in-ground pools and requires a booster pump. It is powered by double jets, providing greater vacuum power and faster cleaning (3 hours or less). The Polaris 280 easily connects to a dedicated pressure line and sweeps, scrubs, and vacuums all pool surfaces. The pressure cleaner is equipped with a single chamber filter bag where it captures large debris such as leaves, acorns, pebbles, and other small debris.
WHAT'S IN THE BOX?
- Polaris Vac Sweep 280 Pressure Side Pool Cleaner
- 31-feet of Feed Hose
- Single Chamber Filter Bag
- Instruction Manual
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| TailSweep Pro Compatible | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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| Venturi Jets | 2 Venturi Jets | 3 Venturi Jets | 3 Venturi Jets | 3 Venturi Jets |
| Debris Collection | Single Chamber Zipper Bag | Single Chamber Velcro Bag | Single Chamber Zipper Bag | Dual Chamber SuperBag |
Polaris Pressure Pool Cleaners
For more than 50 years, Polaris has been known worldwide for its quality and premium cleaning power. This visionary class of pool cleaners has become the benchmark against which all others are measured. Focused on premium engineering, rugged construction, and reliability, Polaris pool cleaners are built to last and are proven to clean where others can't.
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It Could Reverse Better But Cleans My Pool Well (UPDATED REVIEW) (UPDATED AGAIN 5/20/17)
Got this to replace the old Ray-Vac which isn't manufactured anymore unfortunately BUT ANYWAYS-The Polaris 360 works well overall ALTHOUGH the reversing device in the hose could be more powerful to get it out of the corner near the stairs. I have more than ample pressure too because I have a DEDICATED LINE in the pool for a cleaner. I'm thinking of ordering just that particular part to see if it will work better.The thing about this pool cleaner is that it has a bunch of MOVING PARTS which over time will wear out versus my old cleaner which had about ZERO moving parts. We shall see.Another thing is that the owners manual could be better written- more descriptive, especially when it comes to adjusting the rear driving jet.One last thing is that the bag could be improved by getting rid of the Velcro closure and having a plastic zipper or something else because as you are emptying the bag, the Velcro keeps wanting to close back up as you are dumping leaves and dirt out.I'm still glad to have found this replacement cleaner and it was recommended by others as well.UPDATEStill having an issue with it getting cornered by the pool stairs and it stays there sometimes during the whole cleaning cycle. It seems like the reversing valve isn't strong enough to pull it out of there. I've replaced the valve (bought a replacement), taken it apart to make sure there's no foreign object blocking flow, moved the floats around to different positions on the hose, turned it around to different positions, adjusted pressure---UGH!.....I'm lost. Meanwhile, I've got the cleanest pool stairs in America. The cleaner itself is great when it's free- it boogies right along fast and furious and does an EXCELLENT job cleaning. It has lots of power to the wheels and pretty most anything it runs over gets blown into the collector bag.Guess I'll just keep experimenting....OK-----SECOND UPDATE (5/20/17)I have found that keeping the best performance for this cleaner is to keep the hose inlet screen clean, keep the collection bag empty, and make sure the sliding float on the back hasn't slid close back to the body of the cleaner. I have the rear jet adjusted all the way over towards the right and down. These factors seem to help it to REVERSE out of the stairs and other situations. It's taken some patience to discover the best operating procedure for this cleaner in my pool....some people might have returned it already!! I believe a better design would have the wheels reverse direction as well as the inline reversing jet kick in when it comes time to reverse direction.
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