Pentair Pool Products Kreepy Krauly Manual page 7

5. I n s e rt the male hose end of the last hose section into
the 45° hose connector or dire c t ly into the snap - l o ck
wall fi t t i n g. Reminder: Do not use the female/ fe m a l e
hose section in this installation. See Fi g u re 10.
6. Screw the threaded compression adapter into the
vacuum connection in the bottom of the skimmer.
N OT E : Use two wraps of Te flon tape around the
t h reads to ensure easy re m ova l .
the bottom of the skimmer is n o t t h re a d e d, use a
2'' hose cone, the 2'' hose cone is not provided but
can be purchased from your Pentair Pool Products
dealer.
7. To prevent water from fl owing through the
top of the automatic regulator valve, fasten the
va l ve cap onto the top of the reg u l ator va l ve.
This activates the reg u l ator va l ve and assures that
an accurate amount of water (25 gpm) will flow
through the vacuum line and the Kreepy Krauly.
Without the valve cap, the automatic regulator
valve and the cleaner will not function properly.
See Figure 12.
8. Press the automatic regulator valve into the
threaded compression adapter. See Figure 12.
Figure 11
If the opening in
Attach Hose This End
Automatic
Regulator Valve
Threaded
Adapter
Screw (or press) into
2'' Hose Cone
bottom of Skimmer
(not included)
Figure 12
Top of Skimmer
Automatic
Regulator
Valve
Threaded
Compression
Adapter
(or 2'' Hose Cone)
Valve
Cap