The Pondovac Start is manufactered by Oase (pronounced Oh-ahhs-a) a top retailer in the aquatic sector with a reputation for high quality products with correspondingly high prices. The pondovac start was taken on by Oase a few years back after being marketed by a different manufacturer under a different name. It's an economy style pond vacuum and is available for around £100 alongside Oase's Pondovac 4 which retails at £220 or thereabouts. Quite a marked difference in price - is there a marked difference in quality I hear you ask? The short answer is no! The idea behind the pondovac is that it's an electronic vacuum cleaner for your pond. It ...  Read the complete review

The Oase Pondovac Start is a fantastic entry level pond vacuum. The vacuum itself is very simple to use, as it effectively works just like a normal indoor hoover. You simply switch on the hoover, and start sucking up the silt, leaves, stones etc from the bottom of the pond. This waste and some water gets sucked into the hoover body. When the hoover is full, it switches itself off, and purges the water through the waste pipe, that is fitted to the back of the vac. The waste pipe can either go to the drain, or can be put through a mesh bag, and returned to the pond. I would suggest getting rid of the water, as the fine silt, will just go back in the pond. When the vac is ..  Read the complete review