Pool Skimmer Lid & Basket Removal Tool with Quick Release Handle, Durable Lightweight Pole, 31 inches x 5.75 inches, Blue

This little tool is perfect. It solves a very common issue (especially for we aging boomers with pools) and it does so very well. It just plain works and seems to me to be very sturdy construction although time will tell on that. I wish all of life's problems had such easy answers.

Very pleased , I have had knee replacement so kneeling on concrete to remove lid and basket removal sucked. This thing is great and worth every penny. I am Going to order another and put up in garage storage when this one fails years from now

This is a very cool till to have for lazy children or for those that may have difficulties bending over to clean their skimmer. The skimmer lid removal part is very easy to use and works surprisingly well, but the manufacturer has a design flaw with the skimmer basket puller. The poker slides up the pole if it contacts leaves or other debris when the basket is full. This won't be much of a problem during most of the year, but if the user lives in an area where a significant amount of leaves fall into the pool in the fall, the hook will be useless unless the user knows how to modify or secure the hook.

Arrived quickly and was what I ordered, HOWEVER, it would not work on my skimmer cover, the hole was too big. I contacted the seller who is also the inventor. I provided information on my cover and he went out to purchase one for himself in order to find a solution. He called me often to update me and when he found a solution he sent it to me at no charge. Works great. Very impressed with the customer service and the desire to find solutions to this challenge. Understandable that it doesn’t work on every skimmer cover out there as a new product on the market but they now fit my type as well.

After the first one broke, i bought a new one in june of last year and started using it this year and it already broke.some inside part comes out making it unusable. Kudos to amazon for a refund but I think the manufacturer owes me a new one or an explanation.

The circumference of the pole is just a smidge too big to fit into the hole in my skimmer cover, so I still have to stoop down to lift it off. The prongs that lift the basket work fine, but getting them into position and turning the basket just right the release it takes some precision and practice. Once I got that motion down, the tool did what it’s supposed to do. (Not sure why “suction power” is a star ⭐️ category, I went for the middle so as not to skew my rating too high or too low.)

Easy to use instantly. No assembly required. Saves bending down over the pool area. Feels safe and avoids you putting your finger through the skimmer lid (scary for a lot of people) and avoids putting your hands into the skimmer basket, especially when it is full of leaves! Pricey, but good value, and really worth it. The guy who does our pool cleaning/chemicals and maintenance loved it.

After having both knees replaced, I cannot kneel without severe pain. I wanted to help my husband empty the leaf basket. I bought this very useful tool. It is easy to use, just put the round button at the bottom in the hole of the skimmer cover, push in the spring loaded button and lift the cover. Then lift the basket out of the skimmer with the U shaped base and empty. It is important though to turn off the filter before doing this, it makes the procedure a lot easier.