Baracuda MX 8 Owner's Manual - Troubleshooting
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Zodiac
®
Baracuda
®
MX
™
8 Pool Cleaner
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Owner’s Manual
IfyouexperienceaproblemwithyourBaracuda
®
MX™8,pleasefollowthetroubleshootingstepsbelowto
restoreperformance.Iffurtherassistanceisrequired,contactZodiac
®
TechnicalSupportDepartmentat(800)
822-7933.Pleasehaveyourserialnumberanddateofpurchaseavailablewhenyoucall.
Troubleshooting
Problem
Solution
Cleanerdoesnotmoveormovesslowly.
•Confirmthatthemaindrainisclosed.
•UseFlowGaugetoverifyproperflow.
• Backwashfilterandemptypumpbasket.
•Checkfordebrisjammedinengine.Refertosection,“Remove
DebrisfromEngine”onpage8.
• Removetheyellowinletadapterlocatedatthebottomofthe
poolcleaner.Refertosection,“PoolCleanerVacuumModes”
onpage9.
•Checkforairinsystem.Ifwaterlevelinpumpbasketdropsor
youseeexcessiveairbubblesinthepump
basketorcomingfromthereturnlines,thereisairinthesystem.
Checkhoseconnections,tightenallfittingsatpumpandcheck
o-ringatpumpbasketforwear.
Cleanerpatterns,doesnotcoverentirepool. • UseFlowGaugetoverifyproperflow.
•Ensurereturnfittingsaredirecteddown.Addareturndiverterif
necessary.
•Makesurehoseisnotkinkedorcoiled.Layinsuntostraighten
ifnecessary.
•Verifycorrecthosefloatpositioning.
• Observecleanerformorethanfive(5)minutesandensurethat
eachdrivetrackisperiodicallyreversingdirection.Ifitisnot,
contactyoudealerorservicecenterforhelp.
• Confirmproperhoselength.
Cleanergetsstuckatsteps.
• Observecleanerformorethanfive(5)minutesandensurethat
eachdrivetrackisperiodicallyreversingdirection.Ifitisnot,
contactyoudealerorservicecenterforhelp.
• Ensuretheswivelontopofthecleanerrotatesfreely.
• UseFlowGaugetoverifyproperflow.
• Confirmproperhoselength.Shortenifnecessary.
Cleanerwon’tclimbwalls.
• UsingFlowGaugeasguide,increaseflowtocleaner.
•Verifycorrecthosefloatpositioning.
Cleanerclimbstoomuch.
• UsingFlowGaugeasguide,reduceflowtothesecond
setting.
•Verifycorrecthosefloatposition.
Cleanerridingonitsside.
• Verifycorrecthosefloatposition.