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KREEPY KRAULY
®
Suction Side Pool Cleaner Installation and User’s Guide
KREEPY KRAULY
®
Suction Side Pool Cleaner Installation and User’s Guide
The following accessories are
not provided:
Snap-Lock Wall Fitting NSF (P/N GW9530) and 45º Hose
Connector (P/N K12078)
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
®
Suction Side Pool Cleaner and the
skimmer. Install the automatic regulator valve
in the skimmer when attaching the cleaner to a
dedicated vacuum line.
1. Turn the pool pump off.
2. Close the main drain and all suction lines, except the
lines from the skimmer and the suction line to which
the cleaner 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.
Note:
Use two wraps of thread seal tape around the
threads to ensure easy removal.
4. For this installation, remove the female/female hose
section.
5. Place the cleaner (with the hose and hose weights
assembled and attached) 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
Pictured in Figure
11
.
8. 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 cleaner. Without the valve cap,
the automatic regulator valve and the cleaner will
not function properly.
9. Press the automatic regulator valve into the threaded
compression adapter.
After completing the installation, turn the pool pump
on. Allow the pump to run for a couple of minutes to
be sure all air cycles out of the system.
Figure 10
Figure 11
Snap-Lock Wall Fitting
45° Hose
Connector
Male/Female
Hose Section
Thread Snap-Lock
into Dedicated
Suction Line
in Pool Wall
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 12
