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KREEPY KRAULY
®
Suction Side Pool Cleaner Installation and User’s Guide
CLEANER ADJUSTMENTS AND OPERATION
After installation, turn the pool pump on. The Kreepy Krauly
®
Suction Side Pool Cleaner should be moving about
the pool at a rate of 8 to 12 feet per minute. Be sure to check each of the following initial adjustments.
Hose Balance
To determine correct hose balance, turn the pump off
and note the cleaner’s position in the pool.
Correct Hose Balance:
Cleaner seal sits flat on the pool
floor and the drive tube makes 45° angle with the pool
floor. For maximum cleaning coverage, the hose does
not pull up or down on the unit.
Adjust hose weights one inch at a time, as needed, to
achieve proper hose balance. In pools with both shallow
and deep areas, adjust hose weights first in the deep
area and then in the shallow area.
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.
While the cleaner is operating:
1. Position cleaner at the furthest point of the pool from
where it’s attached. (Use a pool pole and brush to
easily position the cleaner in the pool.)
2. The hose should be long enough to reach the end
of the pool, plus one hose section.
3. If there is excess hose, be sure to remove the sections
from the center portion of hose. This avoids disturbing
the hose weight placement.
4. Save extra hose sections for use as needed for
replacement.
Note:
Turn pool pump off when adding or removing
hose sections.
Cleaner Position
Hose Weights
More than 45° from pool floor
(Hose is too Light)
Move weights closer to
cleaner
(or move first two weights
closer to each other)
Less than 45° from pool floor
(Hose is too Heavy)
Move weights away from
cleaner
(or separate first two
weights away from each
other)
1. Hose Too Light.
2. Correct Hose Balance.
3. Hose Too Heavy
