Aquabot XTREME User manual

IN GROUND RESIDENTIAL
ROBOTIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANER
OPERATOR’S MANUAL &
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
Please Read Carefully Before Using Your Pool Cleaner
ENGLISH
PART # 820332

The following specifications are for the cleaner models - AQUABOT XTREME
POOL TYPE APPLICATION: All residential pool types; Covers floor and lower portion of walls.
DIRECTIONAL GUIDANCE MECHANISM: Features the patented Cable Float
This device turns your cleaner on the floor (rather than the wall), limiting wasteful wall time and providing more attention to
the floor, where the majority of the debris resides. This oers faster, more ecient and complete coverage of virtually any pool
configuration, while extending the life of your cleaner. Your cleaner will move across the floor, reach the side wall, tilt 90° and climb
for a couple of seconds and then reverses to about the pool’s midpoint and stops. Its internal pump will then turn o and it will
drive in reverse, allowing its Cable Float to lift that side of your cleaner while its opposing side maintains contact with the floor,
resulting in an a pivot. The pump will then turn back on and your cleaner will continue back to the wall and complete this sequence
three times. On the fourth time, your cleaner will continue to drive across the entire width of the pool, climb the opposing wall for
a few seconds, reverse and repeat this entire sequence throughout its operation.
POWER SUPPLY: No Timer or Remote Control
To operate your cleaner simply plug the Power Supply into a properly grounded outdoor (GFCI / R.C.D) outlet and the cleaner’s
Floating Cord into the Power Supply. Press the ON / OFF switch on the Power Supply upwards to ON. Your cleaner is now working.
Note that your cleaner will automatically shut o after 4 hours of operation. To restart;
Turn your Power Supply’s ON/OFF switch to OFF, wait 30 seconds and then press ON, that’s it!
FILTRATION: Includes One Fine Filter Bag.
BOTTOM LID ASSEMBLY: Features the next generation Bottom Lid Assembly
Does not include NeverStuck™ Rollers or Variable Port Extensions, which are available for purchase through your Aqua Products
Authorized Dealer or online at www.AquaProducts.com
DO NOT RETURN TO DEALER
Contact Aqua Products dedicated support personnel toll-free at [phone] for live assistance or via e-mail at
[e-mail] for personal support and answers to any questions regarding technical or
operating issues of your cleaner.
To view the latest information for your cleaner, such as troubleshooting videos, updated Operator Manuals, eco-ecient savings tips and more
visit us online anytime at AquaProducts.com
IMPORTANT! This model does NOT climb to waterline! It utilizes the patented Cable Float directional guidance mechanism to cover all
pool configurations without climbing to the waterline and therefore has NO Floating Handle!
IMPORTANT! NEVER lift your cleaner out of the water or carry it outside the pool by its Floating Cable as this will cause damage to the
Cable internally requiring costly repair! Always hold and carry your
cleaner by its side Handles!
IMPORTANT! ALWAYS unplug the Floating Cable from its Power Supply when removing your cleaner from the pool to protect your
cleaner from harmful, unwanted potential out-of-water operation due to power surges or unintentional start up, which would cause
severe damage to your motor’s seals, requiring costly motor replacement!
IMPORTANT! ALTHOUGH a Filter Bag may appear clean it is capable of microfiltering particles 20 times smaller than what the naked
eye can see! It is crucial to thoroughly clean the Bag with each use to ensure its ability to properly clean and for your cleaner to con-
sistently have adequate suction and water flow to cover your entire pool! As your pool has a great amount of surface area and water
volume to be micro filtered it may take several uses and Bag cleanings until your cleaner is able to maintain your pool without frequent
Bag cleanings prior to completion of its suggested cleaning cycle (up to 3 hours).
WARNING! ONLY plug your cleaner into a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) / Residual Current Device (R.C.D) protected outlet
to prevent possible shock or death! ALWAYS keep your Power Supply at least 12’ / 3m from the pool‘s edge as your Power Supply is
water resistant, NOT waterproof!
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Operating Features ..................................................................................................................... 3-4
Quick Start Instructions ........................................................................................................... 5
Setting Up Your Cleaner ............................................................................................................ 6-7
Setting up the Power Supply .................................................................................................... 6
Cleaner Start Position ................................................................................................................ 6
Directional Guidance ................................................................................................................. 7
Maintaining Your Pool Cleaner ............................................................................................... 8-14
Cleaning and Changing the Filter Bag ...................................................................................... 8
Flotation ...................................................................................................................................... 9
Propeller Care ............................................................................................................................. 10
Floating Cable Care .................................................................................................................... 10
Scrubbing Brushes Care & Replacement ................................................................................ 10-11
Changing Drive Tracks ............................................................................................................... 11
Changing Drive Belts ................................................................................................................. 12-13
Cleaner Storage .......................................................................................................................... 14
Preparing Your Cleaner for Shipping .................................................................................... 14-15
Troubleshooting Guide (Summary) ........................................................................................ 16-17
Troubleshooting Guide (In Depth) ......................................................................................... 18-21
WARNING: Never operate your cleaner when it is not totally submersed in the pool water! Doing so will void
warranty and may cause severe damage to motors and require costly repairs!
WARNING: Never allow anyone to swim in the pool while the cleaner is in the pool!
WARNING: Using the Floating Cable to lift the cleaner out of the water will cause severe damage to your cleaner and
may result in costly repair!
WARNING: The Power Supply must be at least 12 feet / 4 meters from the pool’s edge at all times!
WARNING! A Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) / Residual Current Device (R.C.D), must be installed to
protect your electric outlet and to prevent and possible electrical shock!

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OPERATING FEATURES
Although the shape and color of cleaners and components featured herein may not be identical to those of your cleaner,
their operating and service procedures are. The reference numbers below are used throughout this manual.
1. Side Handle
2. Outlet Top
3. Propeller
4. Side Plate
5. Wheel Tube Retaining Ring
6. Brushes
7. Pump Motor
8. Drive Motor
9. Filter Bag
10. Bottom Lid Assembly (see page 4)
11. Filter Screen
12. Floating Cable (see below)
13. G-Tooth™ Drive Track
14. Wheel Tube
FLOATING CABLE FEATURES
Figure 2
2 Prong
Male
Connection
14b
14a
14c
14a. Floating Cable
14b. Cable Float
14c. Cable Float (2 prong male connection)
Figure 1
12
14
10
1
2
3
4
6
8
7
5
9
11
13

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Figure 3
BOTTOM LID ASSEMBLY
12. Bottom Lid
12a. Wire Frame Bag Support
12b. “H” - Float (Fig. 3a)
12c. Side Pocket Floats (Fig. 3a)
12d. Debris Intake Port Flap
12e. Filter Bag
12a
12
12e
12
12c
12d
12b
12d
* Fuse Holder is located on the back of the Power Supply
POWER SUPPLY FEATURES
Figure 4
15a. Power Supply Handle
15b. Power Switch - ON/OFF
15c. Fuse Holder*
15d. Power Supply (Housing)
15e. Floating Cable Socket
15f. Power Supply Cable
15a 15d 15e 15f
15b

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QUICK START INSTRUCTIONS
SETTING UP YOUR NEW ROBOTIC POOL CLEANER IS AS EASY AS 1, 2, 3!
WARNING: The Power Supply must be placed at least 12 feet / 4 meters from the pool’s edge!
Power Supply
GFCI / RCD
outlet
Floating
Cable
Figure 5c
WARNING: A Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) / Residual Current Device (R.C.D.) must be installed to
protect your electric outlet and to prevent any possible electrical shock!
TIP! To help protect your Floating Cable from potentially getting wrapped around your cleaner’s brushes, it is suggested to
turn off your pool’s filtration system while your cleaner is in operation.
NOTE: It is suggested to unplug the Power Supply when the
cleaner is not in use.
Power Supply Floating Cable
12’ / 4m
from pool’s edge
Make sure that the Power
Supply is positioned at the
center of the long side of the
pool that that the cleaner enters
at the pool at its midpoint.
Figure 5b
Figure 5a
Press the Switch to ON to start your cleaner.

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Figure 6a
Figure 6b
Long
side of
pool
Power
Supply
NOTE: It is suggested to unplug your Power Supply when not in use to prevent accidental starts!
WARNING: The Power Supply must be placed at least 12 feet / 4 meters from the pool’s edge at all times!
WARNING: A Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) / Residual Current Device (R.C.D.) must be installed to
protect your electric outlet and to prevent any possible electrical shock!
2. CLEANER START POSITION
1. Holding the Handle, submerge your cleaner upside
down, and gently rock it back and forth under the water
to allow any trapped air to escape, which is critical for
proper balancing or it may not clean and cover your pool
as designed.
2. While submerged turn upright, then let go allowing your
cleaner to settle to a level area on the pool floor near the
shallow end. Starting it on an incline (like a deep end
hopper) may cause the cleaner, program and sensors to
mistakenly consider the incline as the floor, and conversly
on the floor as a wall. This would offset its cleaning
program and coverage, resulting in missed areas. Be
sure to start the cleaner on a level surface every time.
3. Turn ON Power Supply to begin cleaning.
Plug the Power Supply Cord into a standard Ground Fault Circuit Interrupted (GFCI) / Residual Current Device (R.C.D.)
protected outlet. If your GFCI outlet is too far away and your cleaner does not have enough Cable to properly enter the
pool at the midpoint of its longest side then you may use a proper outdoor grounded extension cord, but always keep the
Power Supply at least 12’ / 4 m from the pool’s edge!
The Power Supply (Fig. 4) should be placed in a sheltered
area, at least twelve (12) feet / four (4) meters away from
the pool at all times (Fig 6a). While the Power Supply
is weather-resistant, it is not waterproof and therefore
should be placed in an elevated dry area where it will not
be allowed to sit in puddles of water. Less is More: For
optimum cleaning performance locate the Power Supply
at the mid-point of your pool’s longest side (Fig. 6b). This
will allow your cleaner to make the best use of its length of
Floating Cable without using excess Cable length. Excess
Cable in the pool may result in it unnecessarily twisting,
kinking or getting entangled within your cleaner’s rotating
scrubbing Brush system. Excess Cable should be kept
coiled outside the pool near the Power Supply.
1. SETTING UP THE POWER SUPPLY
TIP! To help protect your Cable from potentially getting twisted, it is suggested to turn off your pool’s filtration system while
your cleaner is in operation to reduce the pool’s filter circulation effect that may push and circulate the Cable.
SETTING UP YOUR ROBOTIC POOL CLEANER

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DIRECTIONAL GUIDANCE
CABLE FLOAT
The Cable Float (Fig. 2) is a flotation device that enables your cleaner to turn on the floor where the majority of debris resides.
This offers faster, more efficient and complete coverage of virtually any pool configuration. Your cleaner will move down
the wall and about halfway across the pool floor and then reverse. When it reverses its internal Pump Motor will temporarily
turn off allowing the Cable Float to lift its side of the cleaner allowing only the opposing side to have traction. As the cleaner
reverses, the side with traction will cause your cleaner to turn in an arc-radius manner. The internal Pump will turn back on and
full traction will be regained, allowing the cleaner to continue in a straight line to the wall.
CLEANING PATTERN
Pattern Description:
A. Your cleaner searches for the wall and climbs it for a couple of
seconds reaching only about 1.5’ / .5m or so.
B. Your Cleaner moves across the floor to about half the width of the
pool and then reverses backwards for a few seconds. The cleaner
turns slightly and moves towards the wall again.
C. Your cleaner climbs the wall for a couple of seconds.
D. Your cleaner reverses to move back across the floor to about
half the width of the pool and then reverses backwards for a few
seconds. The cleaner turns slightly and moves towards the wall
again.
E. Your cleaner climbs the wall for a couple of seconds.
F. Your cleaner moves across the floor to about half the width of the
pool and then reverses backwards for a few seconds. The cleaner
turns slightly and moves towards the wall again.
G. Your cleaner climbs the wall for a couple of seconds.
H. Your cleaner moves to the opposite wall to restart the full pattern.
Cable Float
A
B
C
D
EG
H
F
NOTE: Your robot is equipped with a safety feature that automatically reverses it after a number of minutes should it not locate a wall and
tilt to approximately 90º. This protects your cleaner should it encounter the underside of a ladder for example and be unable to climb.

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MAINTAINING YOUR POOL CLEANER
CLEANING AND CHANGING THE FILTER BAG
Thoroughly cleaning the Filter Bag (see step 4 below) after every use is the most important maintenance step you can take to ensure
optimum performance of your cleaner. The Filter Bag’s (Page 4, Fig. 3) holding capacity is large in comparison to all other brands of
independent pool cleaners, but far smaller than that of a pool’s main filter. Perhaps it is more important to know that your cleaner’s
Filter Bag can filter out particles down to 20 times smaller than what many main filters can. This means that the fine particles such as
algae and bacteria, invisible to the naked eye, which slip through the main filter and back into the pool to settle into the pores of the
pool’s surface, will be scrubbed loose and vacuumed up by your cleaner and retained in its Filter Bag. Therefore, although you may
see only a fine coating of dirt, the Filter Bag itself may be deeply saturated with ultra fine particulate matter from your pool’s large
surface area and the flow of water through it becomes restricted and suction is reduced. This will result in remaining dirt and debris
not being completely removed from the pool.
Also, strong water flow is required to force the cleaner against the wall when climbing. A dirty Filter Bag weighs the cleaner down,
making it hard for your cleaner to climb due to the added weight and reduced water flow. This lack of climbing may limit your cleaner’s
ability to cover the entire pool and pick up any more dirt. Therefore, it is important to clean the Filter Bag thoroughly (see step 4 below)
with every use so that the fine particles that get trapped within the fibers of the Filter Bag are removed.
To Clean The Filter Bag:
1. Unplug the Power Supply (Fig. 7a).
2. If your cleaner is in the pool, gently pull it toward you using
the Floating Cable (Fig. 7b) until the Handle is within reach.
Use the Handle (not the Floating Cable) to slowly pull your
cleaner out of the pool after allowing most of the water to
drain from your cleaner back into the pool.
IMPORTANT: Using the Floating Cable to lift the
cleaner out of the water will cause severe damage to
your cleaner and may result in costly repair!
Power Supply
GFCI / R.C.D.
outlet
Floating
Cable
Floating Cable Handle
3. Lay your cleaner on its back or side on a soft surface to avoid
scratching it. Individually pull each Lock Tab gently away
from your cleaner’s body to free the Bottom Lid (Fig. 8).
4. Remove the Filter Bag from the Wire Frame Bag Supports
(Fig. 9a), turn it inside out and with a high pressure garden
hose, wash off all the dirt from the inside out or dunk it in
a clean bucket of water and wring the Bag continuously
until the rinse water is clear. If necessary, you may machine
wash (Gentle Cycle / Cold Water only) the Bag with NO
DETERGENT. You may re-install the bag immediately or
allow it to air dry (never iron or machine dry the Filter Bag).
5. Re-install the Bag on the Wire Frames of the Bottom Lid
Assembly, making sure that the “felt” (soft) side of the Fine
Filter Bag is facing in. To ensure a proper fit of the Filter
Bag onto the Bottom Lid Assembly, locate the Small Label
near the Filter Bag’s elastic bottom. Position the Filter Bag
so that the Small Label is at the center of either long side of
the Bottom Lid (Fig. 9a). Then pull the elastic bottom over
each Wire (Fig. 9b) and slide the Filter Bag down along the
Wires until the Bag reaches the Bottom Lid. At that point
the Filter Bag’s elastic bottom should be stretched over the
plastic ridges located at the base of the Bottom Lid. This
holds the Filter Bag in place. Pull the Filter Bag corners to
the top corners of the Wire Frame and pull the extra Bag
material from each corner inwards along the top center of
the Wire Frames (Fig. 9b).
6. Re-install the Bottom Lid Assembly into the bottom of your
cleaner. Be sure that the Filter Bag’s fabric is not interfering
with the locking of the Lock Tabs and that you clearly hear
each Tab lock shut.
Figure 9bFigure 9a
Figure 8
Figure 7a
Figure 7b
Small Label
Wire Frame Bag
Support
Lock Tabs
Bottom Lid
Assembly
IMPORTANT: Although a Filter Bag may appear clean it is capable of microfiltering out particulates 20 times smaller
than what the naked eye can see! It is crucial to thoroughly clean the Bag with each use to ensure its ability to
properly cover and clean your pool!

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FLOTATION
Your cleaner is a universal pool cleaner which performs under varying chemical
and temperature conditions in your pool. Your cleaner offers the best possible
performance when it is virtually weightless in your pool. Therefore, careful
balancing of its weight is important for proper operation. Generally, a new cleaner
is universally balanced when used for the first time and additional Flotation (Fig.
10a-b) is not required on start-up.
In some instances the pool environment (e.g. temperature, chemicals, water, etc.)
may offset your cleaner’s natural buoyancy. Therefore, flotation devices (Fig.
10a-b) have been included in the packaging with your new cleaner to assist its
buoyancy.
Figure 10a
Figure 10b
Adding Flotation on Bottom Lid Assembly (Fig. 11a-b):
1. Remove the Filter Bag. Then place the “H”-Float (Fig. 10a), foam
side down, against the inside base of the Bottom Lid Assembly
(Fig. 11a). Secure the “H”-Float with the 2 screws provided by
fastening them in from the outside of (from under) the Bottom Lid
Assembly. This should provide adequate buoyancy.
2. Should your cleaner require more Flotation, then add the 2
remaining Side Pocket Floats (Fig. 10b), 1 at a time until adequate
buoyancy is achieved. Pocket Floats do not require any screws or
glue. Simply place them into the open rectangular areas next to
the Debris Intake Port Flaps (Fig. 11b).
Figure 11a Figure 11b
IMPORTANT: Careful removal of air trapped in the housing is critical.
Each time you place your cleaner in the pool use the Handle (while
submersed) to turn it upside down and gently rock it back and forth to
allow any possible trapped air to escape (See Page 6, #2)!
IMPORTANT: Temperature and chemical composition changes can greatly affect the buoyancy of your cleaner!
Therefore, if you have previously installed Flotation devices in your cleaner to assist its buoyancy, it may be
necessary to remove the devices one-by-one until proper buoyancy is restored!