Optional Vacuum Line Installation
Vacuum Line Installation With Automatic Regulator Valve
in Skimmer.
We recommend the use of the automatic regulator valve to balance water flow between Kreepy Krauly and
the skimmer. When attaching Kreepy Krauly to a dedicated vacuum line, the automatic regulator valve
should be installed in the skimmer.
1. Turn the pool pump off.
2. Close the main drain and all suction lines, except the
skimmer and the vacuum line to which the Kreepy
Krauly will be connected.
3. Thread the snap-lock wall fitting into the end of the
dedicated suction line. Then insert the male end of the 45°
hose connector into the snap-lock fitting. See Figure 10.
NOTE: Use two wraps of
thread seal
tape
around
the
threads to ensure easy removal.
4. Place Kreepy Krauly (with the hose and hose weights
assembled and attached) into the pool and allow it to sink
to the floor.
NOTE: You will have to remove the
female/female hose section in this installation.
Continue
to feed the hose vertically down into the pool until it is
completely filled with water and purged of air.
5. Insert the male hose end of the last hose section into the 45° hose connector or directly into the snap-lock
wall fitting.
Reminder: Do not use the female/ female hose section in this installation.
See Figure 10.
6. Screw the threaded compression adapter into the vacuum
connection in the bottom of the skimmer.
NOTE: Use two
wraps of
thread seal
tape
around
the
threads
to ensure easy
removal.
If the opening in the bottom of the skimmer is
not
threaded, use a 2'' hose cone, the 2'' hose cone is not provided
but can be purchased from your Pentair Pool Products dealer.
7. To prevent water from flowing through the top of the
automatic regulator valve, fasten the valve cap onto the top
of the regulator valve. This activates the regulator valve and
assures that an accurate amount of water (25 gpm) will flow
through the vacuum line and the Kreepy Krauly. Without the
valve cap, the automatic regulator valve and the cleaner will
not
function properly. See Figure 12.
8. Press the automatic regulator valve into the threaded compression adapter. See Figure 12.
10
Accessories NOT PROVIDED:
Snap-Lock Wall Fitting NSF
(Part #GW9530)
45º Hose Connector
(Part #K12078)
Snap-Lock Wall Fitting
45° Hose
Connector
Male/Female
Hose Section
Thread Snap-Lock
into Dedicated
Suction Line
in Pool Wall
Figure 10
Top of Skimmer
Automatic
Regulator
Valve
Threaded
Compression
Adapter
(or 2'' Hose Cone)
Valve
Cap
Automatic
Regulator Valve
Threaded
Adapter
Screw (or press) into
bottom of Skimmer
2'' Hose Cone
(not included)
Attach Hose This End
Figure 11
Figure 12
