Hayward Penguin Suction Pool Cleaner Owner s Manual - Page 18

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TROUBLESHOOTING FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, CALL: 908.355.7995 PROBLEM CAUSES Lack of/improper water flow through cleaner Slow/no forward movement Blockage of the cleaner throat Worn shoes Worn wings Improper cleaner model for application SOLUTION Check water flow with flow gauge and adjust as per Step 5. Clear blockage Replace shoes Replace wings See your pool dealer or servicer. Cleaner head "floats" Air trapped in the head Remove all air from cleaner head. Stop all air from entering the pool through the return lines. If cleaner head and hose are covered with fine bubbles, give the hose a good tug. This will release the air bubbles and allow the cleaner head to settle to the bottom of the pool until the hose is covered with bubbles again. The cleaner head is actually being pulled or lifted off the bottom of the pool by the, or return line flow -either at the surface or at the bottom of the pool -or both. Readjust return outlets to prevent water flow interfering with cleaner head and/or hose. 18

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TROUBLESHOOTING
FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, CALL: 908.355.7995
PROBLEM
CAUSES
SOLUTION
Blockage of the cleaner
throat
Worn shoes
Clear blockage
Replace shoes
See your pool dealer or
servicer.
Worn wings
Improper cleaner model
for application
Replace wings
Slow/no forward movement
Lack of/improper water
flow through cleaner
Check water flow with flow
gauge and adjust as per
Step 5.
Remove all air from cleaner
head. Stop all air from
entering the pool through
the return lines. If cleaner
head and hose are covered
with fine bubbles, give the
hose a good tug. This will
release the air bubbles and
allow the cleaner head to
settle to the bottom of
the pool until the hose is
covered with bubbles again.
Cleaner head “floats”
Air trapped in the head
The cleaner head is actually
being pulled or lifted off the
bottom of the pool by the,
or return line flow –either at
the surface or at the bottom
of the pool –or both.
Readjust return outlets
to prevent water flow
interfering with cleaner
head and/or hose.