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8. You may need to add Flotation. Your cleaner needs to properly climb the walls and to move left or right scrubbing the
waterline in order to properly clean the entire pool (Page 13, FLOTATION).
9. With your hand feel the lower surface of your pool walls just above the floor. In rare instances the pool walls may be slippery
due to either algae or a newly polished finishe and will require manual cleaning/brushing first.
Please see a water chemistry specialist, such as your Authorized Dealer, for proper treatment of your algae type. If it is suggested to
“Shock” your pool, and then manually brush and vacuum the dead algae from all surfaces to remove the bulk of the algae from the
pool, please know that if you use your cleaner to remove the dead algae then the Filter Bag will clog quickly, requiring several cleaning
cycles and many through Filter Bag cleanings. Additionally, your cleaner’s Brushes will become covered with algae and will require
that they be thoroughly cleaned to ensure traction for further use.
10. If you use a non-chlorine coagulating solution (i.e. Baquacil
®
) to clean your pool a clear slick film may form along your pool’s
walls impeding the cleaner’ ability to climb. We suggest adding 225 to 300 parts per million of Calcium Hardener to your pool
water to combat the film build-up.
IMPORTANT: When shocking your pool water, remove your cleaner from the water for at least 24 hours to allow proper
dilution before returning the cleaner to the pool! Otherwise the heavy concentrations of chlorine may burn away your
cleaner’s motor seals, resulting in motor replacment, including having premature discoloration and wear of plastic and
other rubber components!
Cleaners have approximately one inch of clearance between the floor and its underside. The Brushes (Page 14, SCRUBBING
BRUSHES CARE AND REPLACEMENT) enable the cleaner to climb over most obstacles like main drains, return filters, lights,
and pop-up, in-floor systems, and to climb up stairs in most pools. But, in some cases, the size or convex surface of some of these
obstacles (i.e. lights, raised main drains) are too great and stop the cleaner from moving forward or reverse by catching on the
underside of the cleaner.
Follow these recommendations to assist your cleaner with the following obstacles:
laDDers, reTurN FiTTiNgs, laNe hooks, lighTiNg FixTures
Objects protruding from walls may impede the left / right (lateral) movement of your cleaner when it is at the waterline. For optimal
performance, it is recommended to remove objects from the pool walls when operating your cleaner. The greater the number of
objects on the pool walls, the greater the difficulty your cleaner will have covering the entire pool. Two or more objects in the pool
positioned either directly opposite one another, or diagonally across from one another, will restrict your cleaner to primarily clean
only one section of the pool on one side of the objects during its cleaning cycle.
If these objects can not be removed then place the cleaner in each of the ‘separate’ areas of the pool, allowing each a separate
complete cleaning cycle, starting your cleaner at the farthest points of the pool at the beginning of each cleaning cycle. If necessary,
you may reposition your Power Supply to the mid-point of either short side of your pool’s width, always keeping the Power Supply
at least 12 feet / 4 meters from the pool’s edge, to allow adequate Floating Cable length to reach all areas of the pool.
maiN DraiNs
Contact an Authorized Dealer location to purchase a main drain guard, which will prevent your cleaner from becoming stuck on the
Main Drain.
reTurN FiTTiNgs
Contact your Authorized Dealer for return fittings of the same diameter as your current fittings, yet with smaller extensions (under
1”/ 2.5cm height). This should provide the clearance needed for your cleaner to climb freely.
NOTE: The bottom step of a ladder may stop your cleaner from freely climbing and tilting 90º up the wall from the floor. This means the
cleaner will remain in the forward mode, ‘spinning its wheels’, under the ladder, not allowing its internal incline sensors to detect the wall.
Fortunately, your cleaner is equipped with safety timer that will automatically reverse your cleaner after a period of time. This means the
cleaner may not reach the waterline in that specific area and may slightly affect its cleaning pattern.
scruBBiNg Brushes (Page 14)
Check that your Brushes are plush and not worn. Should they require replacement, replacement sets are available for purchase
through your Authorized Dealer. (For replacement instructions see page 14).
iNcliNe seNsors
Always start your cleaner on a horizontal level surface with both Brushes touching the floor. Should your cleaner begin its cleaning
cycle in a incline, the Incline Senors within the Drive Motor may begin operating assuming that the incline angle is a level floor.
When the cleaner does become level, the Incline Sensors will tilt and consider the floor to be the wall. This will offset its operation,
resulting in insufficient cleaning due to remaining in forward or reverse positions for great lengths of time when not needed.
GETS STUCK ON LADDERS, MAIN DRAINS, RETURN FITTINGS, LIGHTS, STAIRS OR IN CORNERS
