Vacuum for Shallow areas recommendation

[PGQ24]

I have a fairly good size area in the pool that is only about 6 inches deep. Could someone recommend a good portable vacuum to use in this area? I have a pool blaster stick vacuum, but it does not work in shallow areas. I was thinking of getting a hammer-head portable pool vacuum, but I don't know if it will also work in the shallow area. I was also thinking about a PondoVac 5 by Oase or just cheap pond vacuum for $99 on Amazon. But buying these vacuums would only serve this area.

If someone has experience with the hammer-head portable vacuum, please let me know if it can be used for these shallow areas. If so, I can use the vacuum for deeper areas, too.

I don't want to use a pool suction vacuum because I will have to have long hoses, and the debris will just get into my main filters. The channels that you see in the picture is about 12-14 inches wide, and the main center waterway is twice as wide.

 

[Rocket J Squirrel]

Can you simply brush the debris from the shallow 6" area onto the deeper pool floor and then vacuum it up with the pool blaster?

 

[PGQ24]

The shallow area has 3 paths to in and out. For sizing perspective, the floor tiles are 18x18. If I start brushing out to the middle path, the first steps is wide and will cause the water to go right back into the shallow area on both side channels, or it will go out on the left and enter on the right side. Good exercise for sure. I called hammer-head, and they said that their equipment requires as least 12 inches. I think I will have to get the Pondo Vac 4 or 5, or cheaper the classic, and suck it up that way.

I was hoping to get an equipment that will work for both shallow and deep area (the main pool), and limit my arsenal of equipment. So far, I have the Beatbot skimmer, a pool plaster vacuum, and the Dolphin s400 to babysit. Now a pond vac for shallow area, and maybe a separate hammer-head for the main pool during seasonal and heavy debris times.

I am open to other recommendations. Thank you.

 

[wireform]

I'd recommend for the shallow areas a simple vacuum hose/vacuum head setup that plugs into a skimmer pipe. Least costly and probably with the best outcome. Anything self driven will never maneuver in those 90° turns with 100% satisfaction.
I don't know about the Hammerhead vac but I can surely swear the Riptide "SL" I have is the best money I've spent. The design is modular and simple and will make any dirty pool clean in short order. I have the following four filters for it 100, 200, 400 micron filter bags and the mesh/net filter bag for large foliage like for after a storm.

 

[PGQ24]

You are right in that no robot or automation system will get the debris from the channels out. Even with several PCC2000 pop up heads in the channel working, it won't beat a manual vacuum.

I looked at the VacDaddy; iit looked promising until I saw the price tag of nearly $1600. The Riptide SL is great, but I don't plan to use it commercially either. Riptide also has a battery version that gives much longer run time than the hammerhead. These two companies are like Ford and Dodge.

 

[PGQ24]

I broke down and got a Riptide XP with a LifePO4 12v 35ah battery for the main pool area. It's been raining here, so I have not had a chance to try it. I also bought a Skimlite 6317 pool pole for the job.

For the shallow area, I bought a cheap continuous shop vac (single motor) which seems to do the job but very cumbersome. It has a long hose which I may use it to retrofit it to a spare pool blaster vacuum dunk into a 5 gallon bucket and just let it run while I vacuum. It a Frankenstein operation for sure.