Hayward Sharkvac vs Sharkvac XL – Comparison Review
Author: Marcus Robertson
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Package dimensions LxWxH
24.6 x 17.7 x 29.9 inches
24.6 x 17.7 x 29.9 inches
Weight
48 pounds
53 pounds
Color
White, black, and blue
White, black, and blue
Pool Type
Inground pools
Inground pools
Type of surfaces
Gunite, Vinyl, Fiberglass, Pebble, and Tile
Gunite, Vinyl, Fiberglass, Pebble, and Tile
Pool Sizes
up to 20' x 40'
up to 20' x 40'
Filtration System
2 fine porosity filter elements
2 fine porosity filter elements
Type of filter installation
Top access
Top access
Navigation
Adaptive Seek Control Logic Microprocessor to optimize cleaning cycle for each pool shape and size
Adaptive Seek Control Logic Microprocessor and two sensors for waterline scrubbing
Cleaning cycle
2 hours
3 hours
Vertical surface cleaning
✕
✓
Waterline scrubbing
✕
✓
Floor cleaning
✓
✓
Cable
50 ft.
60 ft.
Power supply input voltage
115 VAC 60 Hz
115 VAC 60 Hz
Additional feature
✕
✕
Warranty
1 year
2 years
- Package dimensions LxWxH
- 24.6 x 17.7 x 29.9 inches
- Weight
- 48 pounds
- Color
- White, black, and blue
- Pool Type
- Inground pools
- Type of surfaces
- Gunite, Vinyl, Fiberglass, Pebble, and Tile
- Pool Sizes
- up to 20' x 40'
- Filtration System
- 2 fine porosity filter elements
- Type of filter installation
- Top access
- Navigation
- Adaptive Seek Control Logic Microprocessor to optimize cleaning cycle for each pool shape and size
- Cleaning cycle
- 2 hours
- Vertical surface cleaning
- ✕
- Waterline scrubbing
- ✕
- Floor cleaning
- ✓
- Cable
- 50 ft.
- Power supply input voltage
- 115 VAC 60 Hz
- Additional feature
- ✕
- Warranty
- 1 year
- Package dimensions LxWxH
- 24.6 x 17.7 x 29.9 inches
- Weight
- 53 pounds
- Color
- White, black, and blue
- Pool Type
- Inground pools
- Type of surfaces
- Gunite, Vinyl, Fiberglass, Pebble, and Tile
- Pool Sizes
- up to 20' x 40'
- Filtration System
- 2 fine porosity filter elements
- Type of filter installation
- Top access
- Navigation
- Adaptive Seek Control Logic Microprocessor and two sensors for waterline scrubbing
- Cleaning cycle
- 3 hours
- Vertical surface cleaning
- ✓
- Waterline scrubbing
- ✓
- Floor cleaning
- ✓
- Cable
- 60 ft.
- Power supply input voltage
- 115 VAC 60 Hz
- Additional feature
- ✕
- Warranty
- 2 years
Main Differences Between the Model
- SharkVac XL can clean not only the floor and partly walls as SharkVac, but the full height of walls and waterline.
- The cleaning cycle for SharkVac XL is correspondingly longer – 3 hours.
- SharkVac has a cable length of 50 ft. while SharkVac XL – 60 ft.
- A caddy cart is included in the standard package of SharkVac XL.
- The warranty of SharkVac XL is one year longer – 2 years.
importantSharkVac Series has expert line cleaners (without W3 in the model’s name) that cost significantly more expensive than standard residential cleaners; this line is designed for professional cleaners. However, the two described models are enough to clean one standard swimming pool in automatic mode and represent the main types of SharkVac Series for residential pools.
Detailed Product Reviews
Pros
- Can clean a floor, steps and partly walls
- Two fine filters to collect debris up to 5 microns, and two small blue primary filters
- Operates separately from the filtration system
- Have a separate filter bucket
- Save money as can be a filter pump during the cleaning cycle
- User-friendly with simple installation
- 2 hours cleaning cycle
- It can be used in all types and shapes of inground pools
Pros
- Can clean walls, waterline, and floor
- A caddy cart is included in the package for storage and transportation
- Working a filtration system during a cleaning cycle
- Long cable 60 ft.
- Fine filters to collect up to 5 microns of debris and particles
- No installation, simple maintenance
- It saves energy and money
- Works for all types and shapes of the swimming pool
