PGRM-SB Safety Buoy Above Ground Pool Alarm, Red

This is a bit more costly but its so cute and loud.and really impossible to put a price on a childs life. ..wow really loud and so simple to install. Floats on the water and that even alerts animals not to enter...the best part is the speakers one is on the boui and the other plugs in to your home you will hear it over anything..not as crazy sensative as other allarms that go off because of the wind and the causion cone is a universal symbol...everyone knows even kids know that cones mean causion

PLEASE, take the reviews seriously on this one! I usually read reviews, but bought this without reading them because I didn't want to drill holes in my top rail to mount the one that came with the pool. Well, apparently, when they say the alarm is a nuisance...I put mine in the pool, with and without the pump on, and the alarm went off no matter what. I didn't need to test the alarm with a gallon jug (or 2) of water and dropping them in the pool, as the manual states, because the slightest water movement set it off! When I put it together, it went off for almost 3 minutes straight because I put the cover on a 1/4 turn wrong and the key to turn it off only works in 1 position! When I took the alarm out of the pool and tried to turn it off, it would take 10-15 seconds or more! Let me tell you, THIS ALARM IS LOUDDDD and if you get it to work properly, it will work for the 200' it's rated for- my remote was at least 170' away and it worked in the house. Trust me- my daughter told me so (especially after about the 8th time it went off)! Returning for refund- too bad I'm probably out return shipping! BUYER BEWARE!!!

Had in our pool 2 month now. Seems to work well at deterring any little children from playing in the pool when an adult is not around. When they do play or set the alarm off, wow its loud! It can be sensitive to wind but that’s ok we just take it out on windy days. It works a lot better that I had thought. Just remember to keep the key to shut off the alarm handy.

This is a very good product. It is loud and clear. Thank goodness we have only had demonstrations of its ability. I do however wish there was an off button. Sometimes it takes a bit longer than I would like to stop the alarm.

Too sensitive and no way to adjust sensitivity. The slightest breeze causes false alarms, several times within a couple of hours. So it is really ineffective - either out of the pool to prevent false alarms or alarming when it shouldn't.

We are very pleased with how well this poolguard works. The sound is loud enough for all neighbors to hear within at least a block area, which is fine with them as they are all about safety for kids and animals. Be sure to have the key close by as you will want to use it quickly when the alarm sounds.

I'll start off with the things I liked about the Poolguard: I really like the wireless alarm set up. The "cone" is an alarm but it also has another alarm that you place indoors. Great feature and it seems to work flawlessly. I've had zero false alarms on the wireless... The alarms are loud enough to certainly grab your attention. Now for the bad and the basis for the two star rating... The "cone" is pretty cheaply made. It is made of lightweight plastic which in and of itself isn't necessarily a bad thing if lightweight is your thing. The instructions specifically state that you must place the alarm on its wire stand when it is out of the pool. Okay. The stand could be made out of a wire coat hanger that has been painted red, very lightweight & flimsy. The stand keeps the "cone" upright and the sensor suspended so the alarm isn't triggered when not in use. It also keeps what little weight the cone actually has from torquing the sensor tube hanging beneath the float. We had a light gust of wind blow the entire cone & stand assembly off of a patio table causing the sensor tube to snap clean off below the float. The sensor tube is so light weight that any side loading will break it completely off... A McDonalds straw would be stronger. I ended up getting creative with some epoxy to reattach & reseal the broken part. Fortunately the sensor is a very basic magnetic trigger system so the alarm still works as intended. The second & probably more annoying issue is that the alarm is very difficult to turn off once triggered & there appears to be no way of completely disabling it if desired other than taking it apart and pulling the battery... The alarm is disabled by a magnetic key that you are supposed to place at a target point on the front of the cone (that little dot at the bottom of the cone in the product pic). When it works it is great. The alarm goes off, you take the magnetic key and touch that dot and the alarm shuts off immediately... about 15% of the time... The other 85% of the time you are holding the magnetic key on the dot, alarm shrieking both outdoors and indoors, and nothing happens. You move the magnetic key around trying to find the "sweet spot", nothing happens... so frustrating. Eventually you'll get it just right and the thing finally shuts off. If you cannot get it just right you will have to take it apart and pull that battery... Oh, and the alarm goes off when you pull it out of the water, when you put it in the water, when you bump it when placing it on the stand and when the wind blows it off the table and the sensor tube breaks off... I have yet to have an infant climb the ladder & fall in, nor has the cat decided to take the plunge or a neighborhood kid hop the wall and take an unauthorized dip so test alarms & false alarms are all I have to go on... So far, all of my other safety precautions have worked according to plan... Back to being serious... Overall, as a safety device, this alarm works as intended. Because pool safety is a priority I will continue to use this and I would even recommend it to a friend with a few caveats & warnings... This is a mousetrap. For the high price, even on sale, it is a mousetrap that is begging to be made better...

So purchased this because pur County insisted in one for Inspection. All said and done never asked for it and now stuck with it never opened. But I'm sure it's a awonderdul item. Just don't need as we are retired and too old to drown lol

Maybe it is me not working this out properly, but I have struggled swith this so much. I really want it to work. In its design and styling, it is a great product, but I have really had problems. 1 - as soon as I inserted the batteries it started making a racket. 2 - I move it anywhere (even very gently) and it starts making a racket 3 - even put it near the pool and it makes a racket 4 - once in the pool, it started going off and the pool was still It was so noisy, that my neighbours called the police ( I have lovely neighbours by the way) and I was still only trying to set it up. I now have it sat on a shelf in my living room looking like an ornament - a very expensive red ornament.... I am frightened to put it in the pool for fear of another police telling off. Yes, pool alarms are great, but surely they should not be this sensitive. It is a pity ince I really want this to work, and other reviews say that people are pleased with it - mine however is like a ticking time bomb that I am frightened to go near