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KREEPY KRAULY
®
Suction Side Pool Cleaner Installation and User’s Guide
Standard Installation
The Kreepy Krauly
®
Suction Side Pool Cleaner is
designed to work in a wide variety of swimming
pools. Both the standard in-skimmer installation and
optional vacuum line installation are covered in this
section. Check to see which most closely fits your pool
configuration and follow the directions.
Depending on the particular features of your pool,
the valve cap for the automatic regulator valve may
not be needed.
For pools with one skimmer, using the automatic
regulator valve.
During this installation, the automatic regulator valve
automatically balances the water flow between the
skimmer and cleaner. The valve automatically adjusts
to changes in the amount of water flow to provide the
Kreepy Krauly cleaner with the power necessary to
ensure proper cleaning performance.
We strongly
recommend the use of the automatic regulator
valve for maximum safety and performance.
1. Turn the pool pump off.
2. Close the main drain and all suction lines, except
the line from the skimmer to which the cleaner will
be connected.
3. Remove skimmer basket.
4. Screw the threaded compression adapter into the
vacuum connection in the bottom of the skimmer.
See Figure 9
.
Note:
Use two wraps of thread seal tape around
threads to ensure easy removal. (If the opening
in the bottom of the skimmer is not threaded, use
a 2’’ hose cone, as shown in
Figure 8
. It is not
included with your cleaner, but can be purchased
from your Pentair dealer.)
5. Press the automatic regulator valve into the
threaded compression adapter. The end of the
valve that is marked “Attach Hose This End” must
point up.
6. Place cleaner into the pool and allow it to sink to
the floor. Continue to feed the hose vertically down
into the pool until it is completely filled with water
and purged of air.
7. Slide the hose protector into position on the hose
to prevent the hose body from rubbing against the
skimmer wall.
8. Insert the end of the hose through the skimmer
opening and connect the hose directly onto the
automatic regulator valve.
INSTALLING THE CLEANER
The following accessories are
not provided:
2” hose cone (P/N K121110)
Attach Hose This End
Automatic
Regulator Valve
Threaded
Adapter
Screw (or press) into
bottom of skimmer
2'' Hose Cone
(not included)
Figure 8
Female/
Female Hose
may substitute
4” Female/
Female Hose
Attach
Hose
This End
Top of Skimmer
Hose through
Skimmer
Opening with
Hose Protector
Installed
Automatic
Regulator
Valve
Threaded
Compression Adapter
(or 2” Hose Cone)
Figure 9
