OASE SwimSkim 25 57384 Surface Extractor Suitable for Max. 25 m², Water Surface Cleaning, Skimmer, Vacuum, Pond Cleaning, Pond Care

Unfortunately this year has started badly for me. I've had a garden pool18,000 plus litres for years but had to replace the liner.what went wrong went wrong big time. The Cherry blossom has been fantastic, the May blossom outstanding and unfortunately my skimmer couldn't cope on its own. Needed an emergency service so ordered an Oase swim skimmer 25 to help out. Wow weee I'm so impressed by this small work horse it went to work immediately and apart from discharging the blossom it's never stopped. A serious bit of equipment to help keep your pool in prestige condition.

The skimmer , works really well . But it does need cleaning regularly , for my pond every day ....but my pond is near bushes. At first I had been worried about the blast of water and air , it had dislodged all the dirt from the base of my pond , but i have now found this to be a bonus because it actually helps the main pump feed my filter .Be prepared to deep cleanse your main filter , after a week or so , it dislodges all the muck . But what a great addition to my pond , ps am no expert on ponds , but my waters clear .

I can't give it five stars purely because of how often it rides up out of the water. When it does this it makes a godawful sound which can't be doing the internals much good... They absolutely should have built in a simple auto shutoff to stop the pump once the unit rides up out of the water. However, it still does a good job for the intended purpose. UPDATE: I've now had two of these things die on me - motor just gives out - seems to be cheap rubbish.

This item works really well and has managed to clear our pond surface beautifully. The reason for the 4 stars rather than 5 is that in retrieving the skimmer to clean the filter the basket fell out and is now sitting on the bottom of the pond somewhere. We emails oase to ask if we could buy a new one but have not had a response so I called this morning and they don't work on Saturdays. I left a message so now waiting to see if they call back. The design would be improved if the basket could be secured better so it didnt fall out quite so easily.

Near useless instructions, took me a while to figure out the assembly. In operation the aerator function caused the unit to go all over the place, often making it unstable, and sometimes tipping over so I blocked the air intake hole at the top of the unit to disable it. Once I found a stable 'holding' pattern for the unit it cleared 99% of my duckweed within a few hours so it gets 5 stars. Basically its one of those gadgets you need to experiment with to get the best results. I only intend to use once a week to clear my duckweed so for that it does the job nicely, drop it in for a few hours, then clean and store sway. For bigger ponds with a lot of debris needing continuous operation I'd go for a different solution as the filter will need regular cleaning.

I'm giving this product three stars. It's not spectacular, and it's not awful. I've had it about a week and have vacillated between loving and hating it. Here are my thoughts: -Be realistic. This is not a true replacement or retrofit for a pond that doesn't have a proper (swimming pool type) skimmer built into it. It is not going to handle autumn leaves. See the attached pic with oak leaves. The Oase skimmer quickly fills up, and the basket needs to be emptied. This is no real surprise given the size of the small basket. -Keep in mind that if you have debris in the water, the basket will need to be emptied regularly. If you don't, the skimmer rises out of the water and the pump will run dry and make an awful noise. Therefore, you really can't leave this running 24/7 or when away or sleeping. You have to regularly inspect it. Honestly, I'd rather just skim with a net if there is a large amount of debris. -It has to be anchored to the bottom of the pond. See the pic, and there is a rock and rope attached. It's really ugly. I'm going to sit the rock in a black water plant basket, and I ordered some black polypropylene rope, but there really isn't anyway you can make this look aesthetically pleasing in a clear pond. It's an eyesore. -Speaking of anchoring. The reach of the skimmer cannot be anywhere near a wall. The device tends to turn and draw against the wall. Consequently, it rises out of the water, and the pump runs dry when this happens. -Do not watch the skimmer, or it will drive you mad. You will see leaves pass within inches and not go in. However, leave it to work, and it will be full when you come back later! Why am I keeping this? - I can see it being useful for intermittent cleaning of things like blossoms or pollen or for polishing protein from water surface. -It can be moved around the pond or between ponds. -It provides additional aeration which is good if you have koi. -It won't take up that much room to store in the shed whilst not in use. In summary, if you are looking for something magical to eliminate the need to clean your pond or make up for poor original pond design, this product will greatly disappoint you. If you want some extra kit to occasionally help with modest amounts of debris, then this Oase skimmer may be useful to you. Have realistic expectations given your circumstances.

The item delivered was faulty so requested a returns label! Why should I pay the €24 to return it! A disgrace!

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Lo tengo en mi piscina. En una de las esquinas opuestas al retorno de la depuradora. Al principio era algo escéptico, pero al probarlo me ha convencido. Lo recoge todo, ojas, pelos, ramas, avispas, mosquitos, etc.... La virtud es que va a nivel del agua sea cual sea. Compraría todas las veces que hiciera falta.

Appareil très intéressant pour nettoyer la surface d’un petit étang et en plus fait de l’oxygène . Et pas trop gourmand en consommation .

Lo ho installato in un laghetto di circa 10.000 litri per rimuovere le foglie che giornalmente cadono dalle piante vicine. ho dovuto ancorarlo con 3 sassi sul fondo del laghetto, altrimenti andava a spasso per il laghetto, sul fondo ha giò degli anelli per con con 3 piccoli moschettoni, riesco facilmente a rimuoverlo per la pulizia. Importante ruotare il getto di aria inferiore (fate un po di tentativi fino a quando non è ben stabile). Viene fornito con due filtri da mettere sotto il cestello di raccolta. Stà lavorando da 20 giorni dall'alba al tramonto (la notte lo spengo) e funziona perfettamente.