Skimmer Vac Plates; Skimmer Vac Plate Vacuum Control Adjusters - Pentair POOLSHARK Owner's Manual

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Once you have found the correct valve settings for best operation, we suggest

you mark the valves to ensure repeated success.

In-Line leaf canisters

If your pool is exposed to large quantities of leaves, we suggest purchasing

and installing an in-line leaf canister. A leaf canister will provide more debris-

loading capacity and also provides a water by-pass when the canister is full.

It is very important that the pump is not starved of water!

Dedicated suction line/vac port/vac ﬁ tting

Some pools have a dedicated wall ﬁ tting just for vacuuming. If the wall ﬁ tting

connection is used, you may notice that the clear pump lid shows signs of

bubbles or what appears to be the presence of air. To eliminate this, slightly

open the main drain valve to supplement the water intake. The cleaner may

slow down a bit when you change the suction.

Skimmer vac plates

Some pool owners connect the hose to a skimmer vac plate, which allows

the skimmer basket to remain in the skimmer. If this method is used, empty

the basket frequently. Also make sure that the vacuum regulator provided

is completely submerged so that it will not suck air and damage the pump.

Some pool owners use one of a variety of manufacturer's skimmer vac plates.

Some have a vacuum control adjuster, and some do not. The adjuster could

be a screw-type, a spring loaded apparatus, or a dial design. For those vac

plates with adjusters, it is important to adjust them when ﬁ ne tuning the

vacuum for the cleaner.

To install the eyeball diverter

The water ﬂ ow from the return line can push the PoolShark's hose, causing

the PoolShark to steer away from the return line or to remain in one area of

the pool. To correct this, adjust your existing return line diverters or install

the eyeball diverters supplied with the PoolShark as follows:

Turn off the main circulation pump.

Unscrew the lock rings from the pool's return line ﬁ ttings and

remove the original eyeball diverters.

Replace them with the PoolShark's eyeball diverters.