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Step 7: Connecting the GATOR Pool Cleaner
A.
Feed the cleaner hose vertically in to the pool so that it fills with water.
B.
Submerge the GATOR cleaner head under water and rotate to allow any air to
escape (bubbles will be released)
C.
Push the male cuff end of the hose firmly onto the outer extension pipe of the cleaner
head of the GATOR.
D.
Connect female cuff to the weir valve.
E.
Lower the cleaner head gently and gradually into the pool.
F.
Switch the pump on and watch the GATOR clean like a dream.
Step 8: Fine Tuning
Correcting the Angle of the Cleaner Head
A.
The pool cleaner must be angled so that the cleaning disc is flush with the pool
surface.
B.
The hose weight is used to neutralize the buoyancy of the pool hoses.
C.
Correcting the angle of the head must be done in the deepest area of the pool.
D.
Adjust the hose weight up or down to ensure that the cleaning disc sits flush with the
pool surface.
Correct Speed and Performance
A.
The auto weir valve has 3 settings – High, Medium or low.
B.
The auto weir valve is pre-set at the factory to achieve maximum cleaning ability on
the medium setting.
C.
Only adjust the auto weir valve setting if dissatisfied with pool cleaner performance –
see table next page
PERFORMANCE
The GATOR is moving too fast
and / or is climbing above water
level.
The GATOR is moving too
slowly and / or not climbing the
low walls
CAUSE
Too much suction
Not enough suction
CORRECTION
Adjust springs on automatic
weir valve to Low setting
Adjust springs on Automatic
weir valve to High setting
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