Owner`s manual

GENERAL POOL SCHEMATIC

To help you better understand how your new Alpha 3

™

will work, please read the

following overview:

The pump is the heart of your swimming pool. It pulls water and pushes water, creating a

circulation pattern. The pump is supplied water from the main drain and the skimmer.

Large debris is removed at the skimmer basket and the pump strainer basket. Valves

located in front of the strainer basket control the flow of water coming from the main

drain and skimmer. Pools with a wall vacuum fitting would have a valve located near the

skimmer and main drain valves. The wall vacuum fitting provides an easier access for

cleaning the pool. After water has been pulled by the pump through the suction side of the

system, it is then pushed through your filter, removing fine particles and re-enters the

swimming pool through the return inlets. The return inlets may have directional eyeballs

to aim flow and increase pressure. Water flow through your Alpha 3 makes it move, water

flow in your pool steers the cleaner. Restrictions in the suction line, damaged pump parts,

faulty or improperly set valves, baskets packed with debris and dirty pool filters all affect

flow through the cleaner and will reduce its performance. Improperly aimed return inlets

can create a pattern in the cleaning action of your Alpha 3.

RETURN

INLET

MAIN

DRAIN

SKIMMER

PUMP

STRAINER

BASKET

PUMP

FILTER

SKIMMER & MAIN

DRAIN VALVES

RETURN

INLET

All diagrams are provided for reference and for terminology

used throughout this manual. Your pool may vary.