Zodiac VORTEX-PRO VX40 - Section 1. Important Safety Instructions; Electrical Safety Precautions; Child Safety and Drowning Prevention

Section 1. Important Safety Instructions
Congratulations on purchasing the Zodiac robotic cleaner. Please read through the entire manual before installing the
cleaner. Your cleaner must be installed and operated as specified.
READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS
CAUTION
USEOFTHEZODIACROBOTICCLEANERINAVINYLLINERPOOL
Certainvinyllinerpatternsareparticularlysusceptibletorapidsurfacewearofpatternremovalcausedbyobjectscomingintocontact
withthevinylsurface,includingpoolbrushes,pooltoys,floats,fountains,chlorinedispensers,andautomaticpoolcleaners.Somevinyl
linerpatternscanbeseriouslyscratchedorabradedsimplybyrubbingthesurfacewithapoolbrush.Inkfromthepatterncanalsorub
offduringtheinstallationprocessorwhenitcomesintocontactwithobjectsinthepool.ZodiacPoolSystems,Inc.,isnotresponsiblefor,
andtheLimitedWarrantydoesnotcover,patternremoval,abrasionormarkingsonvinylliners.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING
Failure to comply with the following warnings can result in permanent injury, electrocution or death.
PREVENT ELECTRICAL SHOCK
Toreduceriskofelectricalshock:
• ThecleaneristobeinstalledinaccordancewiththerelevantrequirementsoftheAustralianwiringrulesAS/NZS3000.Alsoreferto
theinstallationinstructionsrelatingtotheswimmingpoolequipmentforwhichthecleanerwillbeanintegralpart.Thecleaneristobe
suppliedthroughaResidualCurrentDevice(RCD)witharatedresidualoperatingcurrentof30mA.
• Donotenterpoolwhiletheroboticcleanerisinwater.
• Donotburycord.Locatecordsoastopreventitfrombeingdamagedbylawnmowers,hedgetrimmersandotherequipment.
• Toreducetheriskofelectricalshock,donotusetheroboticcleanerorcontrolboxifthecordiswornordamaged.ContactZodiacCustomer
CareService1300763021immediatelyforproperservicingandreplacementofthedamagedcord.
• Doubleinsulation— Forcontinuedprotectionagainstpossibleelectricshock,useonlyidenticalreplacementpartswhenservicing.Donot
attemptrepairoftheroboticcleaner,controlbox,powercord,orfloatingcable.
• Useonlythepowersupplyprovidedwiththeproduct.
• NEVEROPENControlbox.
• DONOTUSEANEXTENSIONCORDTOCONNECTTHEUNITTOELECTRICSUPPLY;PROVIDEAPROPERLYLOCATEDRCD
PROTECTEDPOWEROUTLET.THECONTROLBOXSHOULDBEPLACEDNEARTHERCDPROTECTEDPOWEROUTLET
POINT.
PREVENT CHILD INJURY AND DROWNING
• Toreducetheriskofinjury,donotpermitchildrenorpersonswithreducedphysical,sensoryormentalcapabilities,orlackof
experienceandknowledgetooperatethisproduct.
• Donotletanyone,especiallysmallchildren,sit,step,lean,orclimbonanyequipmentinstalledaspartofyourpool’soperationalsystem.
CAUTION
Failure to comply with the following warnings could cause damage to pool equipment or personal injury.
• Theroboticcleanermustbeinstalledandoperatedasspecified.
• Thisproductisintendedforusewithpermanently-installedpools.Donotusewithstorablepools.Apermanently-installedpoolis
constructedinoronthegroundorinabuildingsuchthatitcannotbereadilydisassembledforstorage.Astorablepoolisconstructedso
thatitiscapableofbeingreadilydisassembledforstorageandreassembledtoitsoriginalintegrity.
• Cleanthefiltercanisteraftereachuse.
• Donotusetheproductinyourpoolifthewatertemperatureisabove35˚C (95˚F)orbelow13˚C (55˚F).
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