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IV. Adjustments
After completing the installation,
turn the pool pump on.
Allow the pump to run for a couple of minutes
to ensure all air cycles out of the system. Kreepy Krauly should be moving about the pool at a rate of
8 to 12 feet per minute. Check each of the following initial adjustments to Kreepy Krauly at this time.
Hose Length
IMPORTANT:
The pump must be on when you check the hose length. The hose contracts when the
pump is operating and will be longer when the pump is off.
With Kreepy Krauly operating, position it at the furthest point of the pool from where it’s attached. (It is
easy to position Kreepy Krauly in the pool by moving it about with your pool pole and brush.) Kreepy
Krauly’s hose should be long enough to reach the end of the pool, plus one hose section. If necessary,
remove extra hose sections from the center portion of hose. Removing center hose sections avoids
having to disturb the hose weight placement. Save extra hose sections for use as needed for replacement.
NOTE: Turn pool pump off when adding or removing hose sections.
Hose Balance
To determine correct hose balance,
turn the pump off
and observe Kreepy Krauly. Hose balance is
correct when Kreepy Krauly’s seal rests flat on the pool floor and the drive tubes make a 45° angle with
the floor, as shown in Figure 13. Kreepy Krauly achieves the best cleaning coverage when the hose
neither weighs down nor pulls up on the unit. Adjust hose weights one inch at a time as needed, until
proper hose balance is achieved. In pools with both shallow and deep areas, adjust hose weights first in
the deep area and then in the shallow area.
1. Hose Too Light. If the hose rises toward the surface at an angle greater than 45°, move the
weights closer to Kreepy Krauly, or move the first two weights closer to each other.
2. Correct Hose Balance.
3. Hose Too Heavy. If the hose sags
downward at an angle less than
45°, move the weights away from
Kreepy Krauly, or separate the first
two weights away from each other.
1. Hose Too Light
2. Correct Hose
Balance
3. Hose Too
Heavy
Figure 13
