Installation; Booster Pump Installation; Installing The Wall Fitting And Adapter; Calculating Cleaner Speed/Rpm - Pentair RACER LS Instruction Manual

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INSTALLATION

Booster Pump Installation

Please refer to the instructions included with your booster pump for installation information.
Please follow these instructions carefully.

Installing the Wall Fitting and Adapter

1. Remove and disconnect any existing pool cleaner
and/or wall fitting.
2. Switch on the filtration pump and booster pump, to
flush out the plumbing line.
3. Switch off filter pump and booster pump.
4. If using a wall fitting adapter produced by a
manufacturer other than Pentair, ensure that the
red or blue flow restrictor plate is removed from the
from the wall fitting adapter before continuing to
next step.
The restrictor plate can be easily removed by
pressing it out with your thumbs (See Figure 1).
Note: Failure to remove the flow restrictor plate
from a non-Pentair wall fitting adapter will prevent
the cleaner from receiving enough water flow. This
will lead to a slow cleaner and longer cleaning
cycles.
5. Insert wall fitting adapter into the dedicated 1-1/2"
NPT threaded return line. Hand tighten until snug.
See Figure 2.
6. Align wall fitting with the quick lock pegs inside
the wall adapter. Push the wall fitting into the wall
adapter until it bottoms out. Twist 1/4 turn clockwise
to lock the wall fitting. Pull gently outward to
engage quick lock pegs. See Figure 2.

Calculating Cleaner Speed/RPM

To determine whether the RACER
1. Turn off the pool pump, and carefully remove the cleaner from the pool.
2. Mark the front tire/wheel with a marker, such as a blade of grass stuck under the tire.
3. Have someone restart the pool pump and booster pump while you place the cleaner just beneath the pool's
water surface.
Note: Be sure to hold onto the sweep hose to avoid getting wet, as flow will return to the sweep hose when
the pump is restarted.
4. Count the number of full rotations made by the marked wheel over a period of one minute. The number of
rotations will give you the revolutions per minute; or RPM's.
Note: Be sure that the back-up valve isn't cycling at this time.
5. For proper performance, the RACER LS cleaner operates between 35 - 42 RPMs.
If the RPM is below 35, call your local Pool Professional or contact Pentair's Technical Support Department at
1-800-831-7133.
If the RPM is higher than 42, adjust the valve at the wall fitting, as described under "Adjusting Water Flow to
the Cleaner" on page 8, until the RPMs fall back under 42 RPM.
RACER ® LS Pressure Side Pool Cleaner Installation and User's Guide
Figure 2
® LS Pressure Side Pool Cleaner is receiving the proper water pressure:
Wall Fitting Adapter
Flow Restrictor
(Shown Uninstalled)
Plate
Figure 1
Quick
Lock Peg
O-Ring
Installing the Wall Fitting
Wall Fitting Adapter
(Shown Installed)
Wall Fitting