Manual

OWNER’S MANUAL 5
PROPULSION AND DEBRIS COLLECTION
The Solar-Breeze NX2 is propelled through the water by a paddle-wheel
located at the rear of the unit (where the control panel label is located).
The paddlewheel at the front of the Solar-Breeze NX2 captures debris in
the collection chamber inside the apparatus. As water passes through the
collection tray, it passes through a fine mesh filter which removes large
and very small particles, pollens, dust and even suntan oils that may be
floating on the pool surface. The Solar-Breeze NX2 robot has twice the
storage capacity than that of a skimmer basket in a typical pool skimmer
inlet.
NAVIGATION
The bumper-wheels at the front of the unit rotate in opposite directions
towards the outside of the unit. When the Solar-Breeze NX2 encounters
the edge of a pool, or pool corner, the bumper-wheels will normally cause
the Solar-Breeze NX2 to turn in one direction or the other and continue to
move around the pool capturing debris.
If the Solar-Breeze NX2 encounters an obstruction in the pool where the
front bumper-wheels are not in contact with the edge of the pool and
cannot aid with navigation, it will sense that it is stuck on an obstacle
and go into a reverse navigation mode. With the absence of obstacles,
the Solar-Breeze NX2 will still reverse periodically to help randomize
the direction of travel, and ensure that all areas of the pool are cleaned.
While in reverse, the rear paddlewheel will rotate in reverse at faster than
its normal speed in order to back away from the obstruction. The front
paddlewheel will continue to rotate forward, but at only half its normal
speed. This helps to ensure that no debris escapes from the collection
chamber while the unit is moving backwards.