Sludge Muncher Pond Vacuum 1400W Motor with Accessories

This is a fantastic bit of kit . I have four pound that have not been deep cleaned in 15 years. After cleaning one of the ponds by hand I was on the hunt for an easier and quicker way to remove the water and the sludge. And I found this on the web and yes I watched the videos and read the comments about the 30 second on off cycle, but it’s better than paying £200 plus for a dual chamber unit. And so as a domestic user this product is ideal in my view. Yes you still have to remove a lot of the larger debris and vegetation by hand but that no difference to the professional units. The only point that I would add, and this is not a negative just learning to work with product and life. I added a wire cage over the outlet to prevent the vegetation bag from fouling the exit for the water when it got really full. nothing technical just the old wire crows nest you used to have for guttering down pipes back in the day. Final words for approximately £90 this was a game changer for me and cleaning the ponds. Plus I can use it as a dry vac for the cars and garage. Simple but really effective, love it.

Good vacuum but pain due to cut off feature.

Grate value for money it does the job i bought it for

My old machine (15+ years) started smoking and making noises so time for a new one. This vacuum was certainly an upgrade. Main thing is wheels. Plenty of pipe and high suction. Good for medium to large pondz, small ponds will empty water quickly.

Bought this last year to keep my above ground swimming pool clean. It’s an excellent piece of kit. It has some “clear” poles so you can see where you are putting it. It holds a good amount of water and the suction is excellent. There is a bit of a knack to using it, which is not difficult to learn. It comes with 4 castors (which come off too easily - my only gripe) but is light enough to carry. The hoses can be stored inside the body if you gather them enough. I used it all summer and then used it at the end to empty the pool (along with a submersion pump). And it’s still going strong this year, with very little maintenance, having been stored all winter. All in all an excellent piece of kit.

Works well and does the job. I must say that some of the reviews don't help because people have not read up on how this item works. It does what it says it can do. My one area for improvement would be to be able have something which would allow me to filter the water which comes out and push it back into the pond as clear water without going through a proper filter. The net that is provided is a bit useless really as it doesn't really catch the sludge...any thoughts readers?

I purchased this system in order to clear a large amount of blanket weed algae from my pond but it is now being used as an excellent replacement for my in-door vacuum. The main two reasons are as follows: 1) The vacuum motor is incredibly loud and powerful; way too loud for the UK neighbourhood in which I live. This system will easily pull stones from the bottom of a pond and will frequently clog the pipe as a result. In fact I spent just as much time unclogging the pipe as I did turning blanketweed into a slush puppy for a swamp creature. *Fish owners will hopefully remove their fish before using this system, otherwise you're most likely to see a bag of knackered fish on the other end.* 2) Switching the motor unit to 'indoor' (whilst using the unit indoors of course) transforms this system into an industrial strength vacuum cleaner for the house. I'm very impressed with the results; so much that I will not be using my old vacuum cleaner again. The only use I can see the 'pond' setting having is to clear up any large non-chemical liquid spills, for which the '30 second on/thirty second off' interval would be ideal to drain said spills to another locations. If you want to clear algae from your pond then use as much aeration, shade and pond plants that you can possibly find or afford. If you want an excellent house vacuum that can also handle spills then this system won't disappoint.

Bought it to replace my old vacuum, a Pond Xpert model, this is very similar and I think is an upgraded version. The old tools and suction tubes are transferable so I have spares. I particularly like the adjustable cleaning nozzle that can lift mud without picking up pebbles. Very pleased with this new model, as stated it is loud but no more noisy than my old vac. It is more powerful than the old version and the tools are better. I have quite a large pond so cleaning it in sections over a few days. I used it to clean the stream, the rocks in the stream were covered in weed that is very difficult to remove but the vac lifted most of it easily. Only one complaint at the moment, there is a leaf collection bag that attaches to the inlet inside the drum, when the bag fills it blocks the outlet so the drum cannot drain. I have attached the smaller bag from my old vac and this is working. Also the outlet discharge dirt collector bag that attaches to the end of the discharge hose has too fine a mesh and does not permit water to pass through the material, it fills like a balloon and I had to take it from the hose to empty it, so I’ve stopped using it. So far I’m very impressed, it's good value and hopefully will be as reliable as my old one.

The item arrived before its promised delivery date. was perfectly packed in two box , unwrapping was easy . the product was tested and compared to our 6 years older vacuum pump, the new one over performed the old pump, easy to use and I advise fish bonds owners to try this BONDHero , it is up to its name !