Owner's Manual
IfthePolariscleanerdisplaysthefollowing
actions,adjustmentsmaybenecessarytorestore
performance.Refertoexplodedpartsdiagramfor
partreferences.
Action: Hangsuponstepsorother
obstaclesforlongerthan3
minutes.
Solution: 1. CheckthewheelRPM.
2. Verifytheback-upvalve
iscycling.
3. Adjustthethrustjet.
4. Removeunnecessarypool
hardwareorinstallaLadderGuard
Kit(orderpart#G21fromaPolaris
dealer).
Action: Polarisissluggish,running
withlesspowerthannormal.
Solution: 1. CheckthefilterscreenintheQuick
Disconnectandclean,ifnecessary.
2. Cleantheskimmerbasket,pump
basket,andpoolfilter.
3. Checkallofthehoses,connections,
andswivelsforleaksthatcould
causelossofwaterpressure.
4. CheckthewheelRPM.
Action: Polarisfliesaroundthepool
and/ordoesnotmakecontact
withthebottom.
Solution: 1. Confirmthatthebluerestrictor
diskisinstalledintheUWFto
decreasewaterflow.Or,install
theredrestrictordisktodecrease
waterflowevenmore.
2. CheckthewheelRPM.Ifmore
than32RPM,unscrewthe
pressurereliefvalvetodecrease
waterflow
tocleaner.Note:Thepressure
reliefvalveshouldonlybe
adjustedwhenarestrictoris
installed.
3. Verifytheback-upvalveiscycling.
Holdthevalveoutofthewaterand
watchthejet.Itshouldcomeon
andgooff.
Action: Polarisdoesnotbackup.
Solution: 1. Verifytheback-upvalve
iscycling.
2. CheckthewheelRPM.
3. Ifthebagisfull,emptyit.
4. Ifheadfloathaswaterinit,
replaceit.
5. Makesurefeedhoseisfloating.
Action: Polarisonlyturnsinone
direction.
Solution: 1. Adjustthethrustjet.
2. Makesurefeedhoseisfloating.
Action: Feedhosebecomestangled.
Solution: 1. Remeasurethehosetoverifythat
itisadjustedtotheproperlength
forthepoolshape.
2. WiththePolarisoperating,check
thattheswivelsinthehoseand
thehoseconnectionsturnfreely.
3. Makesurefeedhoseisfloating.
4. WiththePolaristurnedoff,spin
eachofthewheels.Allwheels
shouldturntogether.
Action: Sweephoseissuckedinto
thevacuumtube.
Solution: 1. Makesuretheopeningattheend
ofthesweephoseisnotblocked
bythesweephosescrubber.
2. Adjustthesweephosetoagentle
sweepingmotion.
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