Poorly made product

Seller gets excellent rating because item was delivered on time and was what I ordered. Manufacturer gets a poor rating because the "Cover Valet CV0104" is a cheap piece of junk. It broke the first time I used it. I did not contact the seller because I was able to make it work by making some modifications to it. This product just can't handle the weight of a larger (7-8 person) spa cover.More detail ...

Works great as a pump or siphon

Needed something to pump water away from the house during a fast snowmelt. This unit works great! Not mentioned in the initial information received was that it would function as a siphon too. It's not necessary to keep the pump running on its batteries. Place it in a bucket or old ice chest on a higher level than the end of a garden hose run the pump for a minute or so then shut it off. It will continue to siphon water until it loses suction. I put a valve between the pump's hose and the 15 ft. garden hose to regulate the flow of water and it siphons all day. Hopefully it will do so until all the snow melts and we can get the downspouts reconnected to the house gutters. It was expensive but it appears to work well.More detail ...

Works well

This is obviously working well as the light greenish scum on my hottub surface cleaned up within one day.More detail ...