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III.Operation and Maintenance
A. What to Expect From Your
Polaris 180
When operating correctly, the Polaris 180 will
travel randomly throughout the pool, vacuuming,
sweeping and scrubbing the bottom, sides, and
most of the steps and swimouts. The Polaris will
clean an average pool in 3 hours or less.
The Polaris comes equipped with an automatic
pressure relief valve in the quick disconnect. If the
Polaris is receiving too much water pressure, it
will release water at the quick disconnect.
The wheel RPM of the Polaris should be between
28 and 32.
Approximately every 2 minutes the Polaris 180
will go into back-up mode. At this time the back-
up valve will pull the Polaris away from potential
obstacles and increase its random pattern.
The sweep hose operates in a gentle sweeping
motion to prevent debris from becoming trapped
in hard-to-reach corners of the pool.
B. Turning On/Off the Polaris
Never run the booster pump without the pool
filtration pump running. Turn on the filtration
pump. Wait at least 30 seconds and turn on the
booster pump. If the Polaris has been installed
with time clocks, set them so the Polaris is turned
on at least one half hour after the filtration pump
has been turned on and shuts off one half hour
before the filtration pump shuts off. Failure to
follow these instructions could cause pump
damage not covered in the Polaris warranty.
C. Operating Time
To find the optimum running time for your pool,
start by running the Polaris for 3 hours. Decrease
the time until you notice that your pool is not get-
ting clean.
If you have a lot of debris in your pool (i.e.
after a storm), you can run the Polaris in two
shorter cycles per day and empty the filter bag
between cycles.
D. Connecting/Disconnecting
the Polaris
To connect, turn off both pumps. Turn the quick
disconnect clockwise into the universal wall fitting
and pull away from the pool wall to secure.
To disconnect, turn off both pumps. Push the
quick disconnect in and turn counterclockwise.
Universal Wall
Fitting (Installed)
Peg
Quick Disconnect
To make connecting and disconnecting the
quick disconnect even easier, periodically
lubricate the quick disconnect o-ring with
o-ring lubricant.
E. Cleaning the Filter Bag
1. Remove the filter bag by releasing the velcro.
2. Open the velcro closure and dump out the
debris.
If the velcro closure begins to lose its "grip",
rinse it, let it dry and clean it with a stiff brush.
Some Polaris owners have told us it is easier
to empty the filter bag when it is dry. They
alternate between two filter bags. When one
becomes full, they remove it and put on the
clean bag. They let the full bag dry com-
pletely before emptying it.
3. Reconnect the bag tightly to the vacuum tube,
slipping the velcro strip under the connection bar.
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Velcro
Closure
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