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Automatic Vacuum Pool Cleaner Installation & User’s Guide
CUSTOMER SERVICE / TECHNICAL SUPPORT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Pool Cleaner Installation and User’s Guide
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If you have questions about ordering Pentair Aquatic Systems replacement parts and pool products, please contact:
CUSTOMER SERVICE / TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Customer Service and Technical Support, Australia
(8 A.M. to 5 P.M. — Eastern Standard Time)
Phone: 1300 137 344
Fax: 1800 006 688
Web site
Visit www.pentairpool.com.au
New Zealand
(8 A.M. to 5 P.M.)
Phone: 0800 654 112
Fax: 0800 806 642
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Maintenance
........................................................
Hose Storage
Disassembly
Reassembly
Troubleshooting
..................................................
Replacement Parts
............................................
Important Warning and
Safety Instructions
..............................................
Pool Preparation
...................................................
Pool Preparation
Assembling the Cleaner
......................................
Hose Assembly
Installing the Cleaner
...........................................
Turn the Pool Pump On
Cleaner Adjustments and Operation
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Hose Length
Eyeball Diverter Positions
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1
1
Cleaner Components
1
2
2
Balancing the Hose 5
3
Installing the Cleaner, Cont’d.
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4
5
Connect the Hose to the Cleaner 5
Adjust Flow 4
Flow Gauge Instructions 4
Standard Installation
Different Brands of Skimmer Box
3
3
6
6
6
9
9
10
10
11
13
Warranty Information
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14
Fine-tuning Valves and Connections
Picks Up “Big Stuff” 7
7
Movement Around the Pool 7
Cleaner Operation and Movement 7
Valves (Pump, Skimmer and Main Drain)
and Vacuum Adjustments
Too Much Vacuum Flow?
8
8
Skimmer Vac Plates
Dedicated Suction Line / Vac Port / Vac Fitting 8
8
Skimmer Vac Plate Vacuum Control Adjusters 8
In-Line Leaf Canisters 8
Not Enough Vacuum Flow? 8
Notes
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Quiptron Skimmer Box 3
Poolrite Skimmer Box 3
Pentair MegaSkim and Waterco Skimmer Box 3
Pool Cleaner Installation and User’s Guide
If you have questions about ordering Pentair Aquatic Systems replacement parts and pool products, please contact:
CUSTOMER SERVICE / TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Customer Service and Technical Support, Australia
(8 A.M. to 5 P.M. — Eastern Standard Time)
Phone: 1300 137 344
Fax: 1800 006 688
Web site
Visit www.pentairpool.com.au
New Zealand
(8 A.M. to 5 P.M.)
Phone: 0800 654 112
Fax: 0800 806 642
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Maintenance
........................................................
Hose Storage
Disassembly
Reassembly
Troubleshooting
..................................................
Replacement Parts
............................................
Important Warning and
Safety Instructions
..............................................
Pool Preparation
...................................................
Pool Preparation
Assembling the Cleaner
......................................
Hose Assembly
Installing the Cleaner
...........................................
Turn the Pool Pump On
Cleaner Adjustments and Operation
...................
Hose Length
Eyeball Diverter Positions
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1
1
Cleaner Components
1
2
2
Balancing the Hose 5
3
Installing the Cleaner, Cont’d.
.............................
4
5
Connect the Hose to the Cleaner 5
Adjust Flow 4
Flow Gauge Instructions 4
Standard Installation
Different Brands of Skimmer Box
3
3
6
6
6
9
9
10
10
11
13
Warranty Information
.........................................
14
Fine-tuning Valves and Connections
Picks Up “Big Stuff” 7
7
Movement Around the Pool 7
Cleaner Operation and Movement 7
Valves (Pump, Skimmer and Main Drain)
and Vacuum Adjustments
Too Much Vacuum Flow?
8
8
Skimmer Vac Plates
Dedicated Suction Line / Vac Port / Vac Fitting 8
8
Skimmer Vac Plate Vacuum Control Adjusters 8
In-Line Leaf Canisters 8
Not Enough Vacuum Flow? 8
Notes
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15
Quiptron Skimmer Box 3
Poolrite Skimmer Box 3
Pentair MegaSkim and Waterco Skimmer Box 3