User Manual

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Complete Coverage
Like a car, your cleaner has two Axles; the front Axle turns your cleaner and the back axle is fixed. Your cleaner will operate using one
of two turning systems; Locking Pin or Mechanical Wedge.
Locking Pin: The front Axle can slide all the way forwards and backwards in its slot. By simply inserting the provided Locking Pin into
a either the left or right Locking Pin Holes so that the Front Axle is in front of the Locking Pin away from the cleaner’s body. This way, one
side of the front Axle will remain forwards at all times, while the other side will freely slide back and forth depending on the direction
your cleaner is traveling. When your cleaner moves forward, the free side will slide towards your cleaner’s Body, while the locked side
will remain in place causing your cleaner to turn in a curved motion. When your cleaner reverses, the free side will slide back to a parallel
position with your cleaner’s Body and rear fixed Axle, creating a straight line movement. The result is a systematic, highly efficient
scanning pattern. Know that the Floating Cable will turn in a circular pattern each cleaning cycle and it is therefore important to alternate
the Locking Pin position to the Locking Pin Hole on the other side of the Axle to reverse the turning circular pattern with each use.
Mechanical Wedge: Hidden within the front Axle Guard there is a Mechanical Wedge
that forces your cleaner’s front Axle to turn either to the left or to the right every time your
cleaner moves forwards or backwards. This enables your cleaner to move organically with
the natural contours of your pool rather than work against it as other cleaners do with
their gear systems and drive motors. The result of the natural movements is full freeform
coverage of any pool shape.
*Mechanical Wedge Turning System models may also be equipped with a Locking Pin to
allow you to override your cleaner’s natural turning tendencies to either restrict the degree
of turn or provide for a systematic turndepending on where the Locking Pin is inserted.”
If sliding the Axle forwards so that the Locking Pin is between the Axle and your cleaner’s
body, you will create a systematic turn as described under Locking Pin above on this
page. This is the ideal setting for narrow pools, like lap pools or for systematic floor-only
cleaning of most rectangular pools. It you slide the Axle back towards the cleaner’s body
and place the Locking Pin in so that it restricts the degree that the Axle can slide, you will
reduce the turning amount of your cleaner. This is more suited for lare, wider pools. Read
and follow the IMPORTANT message above regarding usage of the Locking Pin.
Right position Locking Pin
forces Axle’s left side to
slide back turning cleaner
to the left when moving
forwards and in straight
line when reversing.
Left position Locking Pin
forces Axle’s right side to
slide back turning cleaner
to the right when moving
forwards and in straight
line when reversing.
Rear Axle is fixedRear Axle is fixed
IMPORTANT: At the begining of EVERY cleaning cycle it is very important to move the Locking Pin from its
current Locking Pin Hole to the same Hole position on the opposite side of the Axle! Failure to alternate
the Locking Pin as specified will result in the Floating Cable twisting and may require costly repairs!
Rear Axle is fixed
Mechanical Wedge