Product Features
- Optimized, pre-assembled pool cleaner; connecting to the skimmer in minutes with no tools or special plumbing required.
- Quickly inhales small and large debris while thoroughly cleaning the bottom, walls, and steps of your pool using the proven Zodiac advanced hydrodynamic design
- The wheel deflector allows movement around corners, ladders, and steps, and the unique FlowGauge allows the water flow to be set for optimum cleaner performance
- Includes 12 one-meter hose sections (over 39 feet)
- Manufacturing defects, wear and tear, and hoses covered with a 1-year warranty
Amazon customers reviews:
By : Dave CR "Dave": Very good cleaner, priced pretty good, durable - professional poolman review
Barracuda makes several of these cleaners, Wahoo, G2, G3, G4. The G2 is there middle of the road cleaner and the best of the bunch. The G3 is a bit heavy and moves slow requiring more suction. The G4 is also bulky and has some expensive parts. Plus the G4 lacks a bumper, so it gets hung up in corners and by the steps much more than this cleaner
The G2 is light and requires very little suction. It is very durable, and the parts are not too expensive. The bumper works great getting out of the step area. There is also a great after market part called the Twister (made by Solar Sun Rings). It attaches to the hose and turns them completely 3 times every hour, so the cleaner never gets stuck in a corner or by the steps.
Depending on the pool suction will determine what size debris this thing will pick up. It has no problem with Avocado tree debris, but struggles a bit with oak tree nuts. There are few cleaners that can handle oak trees but they do make them.
The only part that you need to replace annually is the diaphragm. It is the only moving part, and it will wear out, and form a tear. If the cleaner stops moving and there is no debris obstructing it, chances are the diaphragm has a slight tear. The smallest tear will stop it dead. They run about $20.00. The other parts should last 3 years before you start to see wear (Footpad & fin disk - big round bottom part).
This cleaner is light so it tends to come out of the pool as it climbs the wall. Simply lower the suction if you have a side port or add a weight to the top. It still may pop out and suck some air so play with the suction power until this happens on rare occasions.
If you are looking for an affordable and durable cleaner this is the one for you. Don't bother with the more expensive Barracuda cleaners, They all work off the same design, but the replacement parts cost more.By radical : Looks Quirky But Works Like a Charm!
I recently purchased this product after my Hayward Navigator started malfunctioning. I replaced almost everything on that unit at no small expense but it would repeatedly get stuck.
In any case, I purchased the Baracuda based on the recommendations of the "pool guy". I'll admit that it looks odd but the beauty is in it's simplicity. It basically has only one moving part that is inexpensive and easily replaceable. The added benefit is that the suction hose shakes as the cleaner moves which keeps the hose clean. The Hayward would allow "stuff" to accumulate on the hose that would leave a nasty skim when I'd remove it from the pool.
Not only that, but this thing cleans walls, stairs...you name it!
The price of this product is also fantastic. It includes the vaccuum hose lengths and virtually everything else you need right out of the box. My Hayward hose is still good and works fine with this unit but now I have a free backup.
Bottom line...this is some of the best money I've ever spent!Read more reviews: click here
