Disclosed herein is a hand held cleaning unit for use with an automated pool cleaning unit. The pool cleaning unit includes a housing, a pump mechanism for creating a vacuum pressure, intake vents in communication with the pump. The pool cleaning unit includes the housing having an external port and the pump in fluid communication with the external port. The hand held cleaning unit includes a body. The body has a port and the conduit connects the body port with the housing external port. The intake vents opening and closing in response to activation of the hand held cleaning unit. As desired, the hand held unit is activated closing the intake vents and directing the vacuum pressure through the hand held unit instead of the automated cleaning unit. The hand held unit in fluid communication with the pump mechanism.