Adjusting The Hose Assembly To Fit Pool - Pentair RACER LS Instruction Manual

Adjusting the Hose Assembly to Fit Pool

The hose assembly consists of: Two 10 ft. (3 m.)
sections, one 7.5 ft. (2.3 m.) section, one 2.5 ft. (0.8 m.)
section and a backup valve.
Important to the Performance of the Cleaner:
Measure, cut, and assemble the hose sections as
described in Step 1 and Step 2. Use strong scissors
or a sharp knife to cut the hoses. Be sure to slide the
floats out of the way when cutting hose. Cut hose ends
as straight as possible.
Step 1: Sizing Hose Section 1
1. Measure the deepest part of the pool. See Figure 3.
Note: The grate or domed main drain, at the bottom
of the pool, is usually the deepest point. If the depth
is greater than 10 ft. [3 meters], do not cut the hose,
and proceed to Step 2.
2. If the pool depth is less than 10 ft. [3 meters],
disconnect the soft light grey lead hose, labeled
section one, from the back-up valve. Cut the lead
hose so the length with back-up valve is equal to the
deepest part of the pool. See Figure 4.
Example: If the pool is 8.5 ft. [2.6 meters] deep, cut
1.5 ft. [0.5 meters] off of the hose labelled section
one (since the hose is 10 ft. [3 meters]).
3. Discard excess hose. Reconnect the newly cut lead
hose to the back-up valve on the feed hose. All three
hose sections should now be connected.
Step 2: Sizing Hose Sections 2 and 3
4. Attach the hose assembly to the wall fitting. See
Figure 5. Then attach the wall fitting (with hose) to
the wall adaptor. See Figure 5. Take the opposite end
of the hose assembly and walk to the farthest point
of the pool from the wall adaptor. To prevent over
stretching the hose, rest the hose on top of the
pool water. Measure the excess hose length (hose
that extends beyond pool edge). This determines
the amount of hose to be cut from sections 2 and 3.
5. Disconnect feed hose assembly from the wall adaptor.
Disconnect sections 2 and 3 from the first swivel
closest to the wall fitting.
6. Cut half of the total excess hose length from each
hose labeled section 2 and section 3 (assembled
with four floats) equally. Both feed hose sections
should be the same length after cutting.
Example: If there is 6 ft. [1.8 meters]of excess hose.
Cut 3 ft. [0.9 meters] off of section 2 and section 3.
(Half of 6 ft. [1.8 meters] = 3 ft. [0.9 meters] each)
If more than 3 ft. [0.9 meters] is cut from each hose
section, remove one (1) float from each hose section.
Note: For large pools requiring extra hose lengths
you will need to purchase one (1) additional hose,
P/N 360266 (10 ft. [3 meters] single hose). Attach
extra hose sections at the wall fitting using supplied
swivel and mender nuts.
Measure Deepest Part of Pool
Main Drain
Lead Hose Length = Deepest Part of Pool
Swivel
Float
Figure 4 Measuring the Lead Hose
Figure 5
WALL FITTING
SWIVEL
FLOATS
10 FT (3 M)
WHITE OR GREY
HOSE SECTION
FLOATS
MARKED SWIVEL
10 FT (3 M)
WHITE OR GREY
HOSE SECTION
10 FT (3 M)
SOFT HOSE
FARTHEST POINT OF
FROM WALL FITTING
Figure 6
RACER ® LS Pressure Side Pool Cleaner Installation and User's Guide
Figure 3
Quick
Connect Fitting
(connects to
cleaner)
Wall Fitting
Hose Assembly
REMOVE EXCESS MATERIAL
FROM HOSE ON EITHER SIDE OF
MARKED SWIVEL AS DESCRIBED
IN STEPS 2 AND 3.
SWIVEL
FLOATS
BACKUP
VALVE
POOL PERIMETER
7½ FT. (2.3 M.) EXAMPLE DIMENSIONS
(Your Measurement May Differ)
NOT TO SCALE
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