Assembling The Polaris; Checking Operation; Fine Tuning; Thrust Jet Adjustment - Polaris Vac-Sweep 180 Manual

11. On the clear hose, make sure one float is
against the back-up valve on the side opposite
the cleaner and another float is upstream within
2-3 feet. On the white hoses, space the floats no
less than 1-1/2 feet and no more than 3 feet apart,
so the white hoses do not sag. It may be neces-
sary to remove floats to maintain proper spacing.
12. When the feed hose has been cut properly, it
should look like the one in the "Properly Sized
Feed Hose" diagram on page 4.
E. Assembling the Polaris
1. Put the nut on the feed mast. Attach the clear
hose to the feed mast and tighten the nut. If there
is a curve at the end of the hose, align it with the
curve of the feed mast.

Assembling the Polaris

2. Pull out the bag and fasten the velcro strip
loosely around the clear hose.
3. Turn on the pool filtration pump. Wait at least
30 seconds and turn on the booster pump.
F. Checking Operation
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.
If the Polaris does not operate as described
above, turn off the pumps and make the neces-
sary adjustments below.
G. Fine Tuning

1. Thrust Jet Adjustment

The position of the thrust jet determines the
direction of the Polaris. Its standard position is
straight back.
To change the direction of the thrust jet, loosen
(but do not remove) the screws, and move the
thrust jet to the desired position. Retighten the
screws, being careful not to overtighten. For the
location of the thrust jet, see the exploded parts
diagram on page 14.
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