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Zodiac
®
Baracuda
®
MX
™
8 Pool Cleaner
Connect the Hose
WARNING
RISK OF SUCTION ENTRAPMENT HAZARD, WHICH, IF NOT AVOIDED CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY
OR DEATH.
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POOLCLEANERARECERTIlEDASBEINGCOMPLIANTWITHAPPLICABLESAFETYSTANDARDSSUCHAS)!0-/303$ONOT
BLOCKTHESUCTIONlTTINGSWITHANYPARTORYOURBODY$ONOTEXPOSEYOURHAIRLOOSECLOTHINGJEWELRYETCTOANY
SUCTIONOUTLETlTTINGSORHOSEENDSINTHEPOOLSPA
Turn on the filtration system and fill the hose with water by placing the
end in front of a return inlet until it is flooded. Turn off the pump.
To connect to a dedicated suction line:
4WISTLOCKTHEMALEENDOFTHEHOSEINTOTHELARGEENDOFTHE
ELBOW
#ONNECTTHEELBOWTOTHESAFETYVACWALLFITTING
!NGLETHEELBOWUPWARDTOWARDSTHEWATERSURFACE
To connect to a skimmer:
The FlowKeeper™ valve must always be used in single skimmer
installations.
4HEVALVEREGULATESFLOWTOENSURETHEPOOLPUMP
ANDCLEANERRUNPROPERLY)TISPRESETATTHEFACTORYTOOPTIMIZETHE
PERFORMANCEOFTHECLEANERBUTOFFERSTHREE SETTINGSTOADJUSTTHE
FLOW
4HELOWERTHESETTINGNUMBERTHELOWERTHEFLOW4OADJUSTPULLTHE
HANDLEANDMOVESETTINGUPORDOWN4HEREDTABCANBEUSEDTOOPEN
THEVALVEANDSTOPTHECLEANER
)FTHEPOOLHASMORETHANONESKIMMERCONNECTTHEHOSETO
THEONECLOSESTTOTHEPUMP
The parts used to connect the hose, and the sequence in which they
AREINSTALLEDDEPENDSONTHETYPEOFSKIMMER
2EMOVETHESKIMMERBASKET
)NSERTTHEVALVECUFFANDCONNECTTHE&LOW+EEPERWITHTHEARROW
POINTINGDOWNTOWARDSTHESKIMMERPIPE
#HOOSETHEFITTINGCOMBINATIONTHATBESTSUITSTHESKIMMERTO
COMPLETETHECONNECTION
45 Elbow
FlowKeeper
Valve
Valve Cuff
FlowKeeper
Adjustment
Dedicated Cleaner
Line with Safety Vac Lock
(not included with cleaner)
Twist-lock
Elbow
Hose
