Recommendation for Pool Brush/Net/Pole

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Oct 23, 2016
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Roseville, CA
I am looking to replace my brush, net, and pole and I was hoping to get a recommendation on a good quality replacement. I'm currently using equipment purchased from Home Depot, but I would like to upgrade to something of a higher quality.

Looking online, it appears that ProTuff has some higher-end products, but I wanted to see if there were comparable products that have a good reputation in the industry. Two poles, a net, and a brush would run close to $500 with the ProTuff line, so hopefully there's something in between their products and the standard items sold at Home Depot/Lowes.
 
The pro tuff pole is way too heavy for how much it flexes. Mine is 1 season old and I already want it to die so I can buy a skimlite 5008 on the spot. It's much lighter with no flex and my old one lasted a decade.

Skimlite 5008s hang out the back of every last pool service truck here. Occasionally they have the fiberglass model sitting next to it also, but those are supposedly heavy.

Pro tuff's brush and net are worth every penny. Temu has $12 knockoff nets likely made by the same company

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I use a Pentair pole that I'm happy with. ProTuff brushes are excellent and have a lifetime warranty.
 
x2 on the ProTuff brush.
The ProTuff pole is heavy, and in the shallow end I like to rest the pole on my shoulder as I push and pull the pole - but the "joint" on the ProTuff gets in the way of that. So I seem to be preferring the 30 yr old one piece pole that the ProTuff was meant to replace.
I have their ultra fine net. Again though, I prefer the one from my local pool shop (Hayward??). It has a ramp on the front edge, so you can scoop off the bottom as you push the net. The ProTuff does not - so you have to bump the crud to stir it up, then scoop from under with the net.
All the ProTuff items boast a lifetime free replacement. So even for the two items I'm not sold on, it looks like I will have them (or replacements) for ever.
 
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I love the ProTuff pole, mostly for the latching mechanism. It is heavy, but I don't find I need to use my pool pole all that often, so it doesn't bug me. I wouldn't use one commercially as there are much lighter ones out there, and they would be a business expense at that point. Also have their leaf rake, skimmer net, and brush, which all carry a lifetime no questions asked warranty. I have not had to take advantage of it yet, but from what I've heard/read, they honor it just like they say they will.

--Jeff
 
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*for the warranty, they are no joke. I needed a free adapter piece for my vac head to fit the pole. It was a gift and I had no proof of purchase, so they wanted a pic of the pole to prove i owned one. Nothing said the pic of it on my garage floor was me/mine, but I had the adapter piece 3 days after sending them the pics.
 
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Cultcab said:
Two poles, a net, and a brush would run close to $500 with the ProTuff line
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Every time I've bought an item from them, I've received a 10%-off coupon for my next order. So maybe buy one cheap item first.

Might have to register the item on their website to get the coupon -- I forget.
 
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