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Best wide mouth skimmer

Updated: 16.10.2026

You already know the wall on your rigid above-ground pool is a wide cutout. This page says who each kept amazon.co.uk wide mouth skimmer is for, and who should leave it. Best here means a known wide opening, parts the listing actually names, and a rating line you can read. The [wide mouth skimmers comparison](/hub/pool-care/wide-mouth-skimmer) is the full table. If the hole might still be square, start on the [wide mouth vs standard skimmer](/hub/pool-care/wide-mouth-skimmer/sub/wide-mouth-skimmer-vs-standard) page before you treat any row as a winner. The Products Compared editorial team compared seven listings on 16 October 2026. A purchase through our links can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

You already know the wall on your rigid above-ground pool is a wide cutout. This page says who each kept amazon.co.uk wide mouth skimmer is for, and who should leave it.

Our top picks

Hayward Hayward SP1091WM Dyna-Skim

Best overall

Hayward Hayward SP1091WM Dyna-Skim
9.4/10about £116.11
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Swimline Swimline 89401 water-levelling wide mouth

Alternative

Swimline Swimline 89401 water-levelling wide mouth
9.2/10about £74.31
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Hydrotools Hydrotools 8939 wide-mouth skimmer

Best value

Hydrotools Hydrotools 8939 wide-mouth skimmer
8.8/10about £67.52
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On this page
  1. 1.What best can mean on this page
  2. 2.The Hayward SP1091WM if the hole is already that shape
  3. 3.Cheaper bodies and the water leveller
  4. 4.Itemised kits that still need a measurement

What best can mean on this page

A star rating is a count of people who clicked the stars. Hayward’s SP1091WM is 4.7 from 2,241 ratings and still has reviews about screw holes, a floating basket, and a previous unit that failed after about two years. That file is the largest here, which is why it leads when the hole is already a wide top seat. It is not evidence that water will stay inside your wall. UK pool shops often lead with Plastica, not with these seven ASINs. Clearway shows £62.50 for an above-ground skimmer sold in a standard mouth or a wide mouth. The criterion here is narrower: your cutout is already wide, you can see a rating line, and the listing names the parts you still need.

The Hayward SP1091WM if the hole is already that shape

The Hayward SP1091WM, ASIN B002KMIK26, is about £116.11. The listing is a white, suction-side skimmer for above-ground pools with a wide top seat. The bullets say UV-resistant ABS, a large basket, access from the top and the front, and a snap-in weir. Assembly is required. Hayward’s own page states 1 1/2 inch female threads and a fuller kit than the Amazon bullets itemise. Reviews praise a match to an old opening and a patient install. They also say the screw holes are not threaded, that a basket floated and jammed the weir, and that an earlier Hayward failed after about two years. Skip this row if you need the return and the vacuum plate printed on the Amazon page. If you already own the gasket and the hose fittings, the Hydrotools 8939 is the cheaper body to read next.
Hayward Hayward SP1091WM Dyna-Skim

Testsieger

Hayward Hayward SP1091WM Dyna-Skim
9.4/10about £116.11
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Cheaper bodies and the water leveller

The Hydrotools 8939, ASIN B0032JSQK2, is about £67.52 with 4.4 from 1,274 reviews. It is an ABS body at 2.72 kg, and the box contents are not itemised. Reviews describe a sturdier replacement and less time on the net, and also a straight thread that will not tighten and a malformed gasket. It is the best value when the hole matches and you can supply the missing fittings. The assembled HydroTools listing at about £72.31 names a return and a vacuum plate and has no review line. Skip it if you want fit notes before you hang a part on a steel panel. Swimline’s 89401, at about £74.31 with 4.6 from 62 reviews, adds a leveller that short-cycles unless the fill is a drip. A drip after the fit belongs on the stop a leaking above-ground skimmer page.

Itemised kits that still need a measurement

FixIdea, at about £89.33 with 4.5 from 32 reviews, states an inner opening and lists a vacuum plate for a 1.25 or 1.5 inch hose, a return, and 32 screws. Thirty-two reviews is thin beside 2,241. It earns a look when your inside face matches the size it prints. TonGass, at about £102.60 with 4.6 from 42 reviews, is sold for a stated 14 by 7 3/4 inch cutout, with an eyeball return and two 1.5 inch connectors. Some reviews praise the fit. Others say the new connectors leaked until the old ones went back, or that the size missed the pool. Swimline’s 8939A, at about £93.96 with 4.0 from 82 reviews, is the lowest star line here.

Common questions

Is the Hayward the one if the old skimmer was a Hayward?
Start there when the old body was a wide top seat and the screws must meet that hole. The page is about £116.11 and 4.7 from 2,241 ratings, and assembly is required. Reviews still mention unthreaded holes and a basket that floated. A title that only says for Hayward can miss the pattern, which one TonGass review reported.
Why is the Hydrotools 8939 cheaper and still heavily rated?
It is about £67.52 with 4.4 from 1,274 reviews. The listing is a body and does not itemise a return, a vacuum plate, or a cutout. Reviews praise a like-for-like fit and complain about the hose thread. The lower price matches that shorter parts list, with a large rating file underneath it.
Is the water-levelling Swimline a better skimmer?
The 89401, at about £74.31 and 4.6 from 62 reviews, adds an automatic fill. Reviews praise the skimmer on an 18-foot pool and say the leveller short-cycles unless the inlet is a drip. Choose it for the fill. A pool that already tops up from a hose does not gain a better mouth from that mechanism.
Who should leave the TonGass kit?
Leave it if you have not measured a 14 by 7 3/4 inch cutout. One review says the size was wrong, and another says the new connectors leaked until the old ones went back on. A hole nearer FixIdea’s smaller inner size is a reason to measure again before you pay about £102.60.
What does top pick mean without a lab test?
The top pick is the Hayward SP1091WM for an existing wide top seat and the largest rating file, with parts the Amazon bullets do not fully itemise. The best value is the Hydrotools 8939 at about £67.52 when you can reuse the gasket and the fittings. Both are editorial readings from 16 October 2026, not a soak test.

Related pages

Wide mouth skimmer buying guide

Wide mouth skimmer

How to install a wide mouth skimmer on a rigid wall

Above ground skimmer leaking at the faceplate joint

Wide mouth vs standard skimmer for above-ground pools

Sources

Manufacturer pages, GOV.UK, and HSE, plus the sizing note marked as a US shop. Prices and ratings are amazon.co.uk listing lines. Retrieved 16 October 2026.

  1. Hayward Dyna-Skim manual IS1091LX (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  2. Hayward SP1091WM Dyna-Skim wide mouth skimmer (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  3. Swimline 8939 wide mouth skimmer installation manual (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  4. Plastica above-ground pool widemouth skimmer, The Pool Cleaners (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  5. HSE HSG179 — Managing health and safety in swimming pools (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  6. Consumer Rights Act 2015, GOV.UK (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  7. Pool Factory — leak on a through-wall skimmer (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  8. Royal Swimming Pools — above-ground skimmer sizing (US shop; not a UK price) (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  9. amazon.co.uk listings for the seven ASINs in this comparison (retrieved 16 October 2026)