Hayward 925ADC Navigator Pro Suction Pool Vacuum

Review of the Hayward 925ADC Navigator Pro Suction Pool Vacuum 

As of this writing, there are 199 customer comments and 67 answered questions for the Hayward 925ADC Navigator Pro Suction Pool Vacuum.  I’ve read the customer feedback, and then condensed the results into this review.  I hope that this helps you when shopping for a pool vacuum.

Best Fea​tures

• check Connects in less than 10 minutes
• check Very quiet
• check Doesn’t require a booster pump
• check Can quickly and easily clean the pool
• check It is powered by an existing filtration system

Item Specifics

The Hayward 925ADC Navigator Pro Suction Pool Vacuum is an automatic suction pool vacuum.  It is a very quiet machine.  It is easy to set up, since it connects in less than ten minutes.  No tools are required for installing.  It is powered by an existing filtration system, and it does not require a booster pump.  Its vacuum wings and skirt are designed to easily pick up debris.  It is estimated that the average pool can be completely cleaned in 3 to 4 hours.  Because of its SmartDrive steering, it can quickly clean the pool without missing any sections.  It is made for inground pools of all shapes and sizes.

Good at Climbing Walls and Obstacles

The Hayward 925ADC Navigator Pro Suction Pool Vacuum had good reviews for how well it went around obstacles.  This is a topic that not all vacuums did well with.  However this pool vacuum did great.  Here is one of the comments, “Wow! After 10 minute installation and calibration of water flow, this Navigator Pro works fantastically and way exceeds my expectations! It really climbs the wall! In less than 48 hours, it completely cleaned up the dust on the bottom of the pool and water looks super clean. I got a Hayward PoolVac Ultra left by the previous owner, but I had never seen the Ultra climbing the wall, even after I had replaced all of its moving parts. I finally decided to ditch the Ultra and got a new cleaner. After some research, I settled on the Hayward Navigator Pro. I couldn’t be happier with my choice. A great product.”

Good Reputation

This pool cleaner has a great reputation.  A customer explains, “After owning a Hayward Pool Cleaner for almost 22 years, It was still functioning, I decided to replace it. It was obvious that by taking into consideration the excellent experience and reliability I had with the product the logic alternative was to replace the same with another pool cleaner from Hayward. Glad I did.”

Issues with Suction

There were quite a few complaints suction.  Here is one of them, “The suction pressure from the pool pump must be perfectly adjusted to get this thing to move. And pool pump pressures vary all the time depending on a number of factors. Thus, you will spend a great deal of time just trying to get the darn thing to move at all.”

Pros

• plus Good at climbing walls
• plus Goes around obstacles well
• plus Product has good reputation

Cons

• close Suction issues
• close Price
• close Durability

Hayward 925ADC Navigator Pro Suction Pool Vacuum Conclusion

The Hayward 925ADC Navigator Pro Suction Pool Vacuum has some good points and some negative ones.  It does have a good reputation for working well.  But quite a large amount of people complained about issues with suction.  It is good at climbing walls and going around obstacles.  The price however is very high for what you are getting.

Common Questions

Here are some top questions that I found for people considering buying the Hayward 925ADC Navigator Pro Suction Pool Vacuum.

• chevron-circle-right Can this stay in the pool 24/7?  Also, does it work in the deep end of the pool for collecting leaves?  Yes. you can keep it in your pool all the time.  It does pick up leaves and such, but you should probably purchase a leaf canister, which is sold separately.
• chevron-circle-right Is this pool vacuum only for vinyl pools, or concrete pools as well?  It is designed for vinyl pools.  The company, however, sells a different model that is for concrete pools.
• chevron-circle-right My pool has two raised drains.  Will that be a problem for this pool vacuum?  No, this cleaner will walk over the drains, as well as around them, with no problems.

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