Red Leopard Orbit User manual

AUTOMATICPOOLCLEANER
OPERATINGMANUAL
THEPREMIUMAUTOMATICPOOLCLEANER
FF20001&20002

SUCTIONHAZARD-WhenusingtheOrbitpoolcleaner,keepitawayfrom
bodypartswhenthecleanerisconnectedtosuction.
CHILDDROWNINGRISK-Adultuseonly.Neverallowchildrentousethe
poolcleaner.Donotallowswimmersinthepoolduringcleaner
operation.Storeoutofthereachofchildren.
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SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS:- ReadPriortoUse
WARNING
PREPARINGYOURPOOL
Beforeyouassembleandinstallyourpoolcleaner,westronglyrecommendyou
carryoutthefollowingstepstoensureyourpoolisreadyforcleanertooperate.
1.Makesurethechemicalbalanceofyourpoolwateriscorrect.
2.Brushyourpoolandletanydebrissettle.
3.Vacuumyourpool,usingamanualvacuumcleaner.
4.Cleanyourpoolfilter,skimmerbasketandpumpstrainerbasket.
5.Closethepoolmaindrain.(Ifyourpoolhasone.)
6.Adjustthepoolreturnlinessothewaterflowisdirecteddownwardtoensurecomplete
cleaningofyourpool.Theflowofwaterfromthereturnline(s)canaffectthe
performanceof,asitcanpushthecleanerawayfromcertainareas,orcauseitto
stayinonesectionofthepool.Toturntheflowdownwardsimply:
Loosenthelockring.
Turntheeyeball,sotheflowisdirecteddownward.
Retightenthelockring.
7.Ifnecessary,replacetheeyeballfittingwiththeReturnLineDivertersuppliedwithyour
poolcleaner.Todoso,simply:
Makesurethepoolpumpisswitchedoff.
Unscrewthelockring.
ReplacetheoriginaleyeballwiththeReturnLineDiverter.
MakesuretheReturnLineDiverterispositionedsoastodirecttheflowdownwards.
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ASSEMBLING&INSTALLINGYOURORBITPOOLCLEANER
STEP1:CHECKCONTENTS
Removethecleanerbodyandallparts
fromtheboxandcheckthefollowing
componentsareincluded.Referto
Figure1.
Figure1
STEP2:ASSEMBLETHEORBITPOOLCLEANER
ToassemblesimplyfityourOrbitpool
cleanerdisctothebody.
Simplystretchthedisc(withthefins
pointingup,towardsthecleaner)overthe
Footpad,asshowninFig2.Makesurethe
insiderimoftheDiscislocatedinthe
trackthatrunsaroundtheFootpad.When
theDisciscorrectlypositioned,itshould
easilyrotatearoundtheFootpad.
Figure2
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DISC
FOOTPAD
NO:
Description
Quantityof
components
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
CleanercompletewithFootpad
Disc
Hoselengths*
DeflectorWheel
HoseWeight
ReturnLineDiverter
ControlValveAdaptor
FlowControlValve
1
1
12
1
3
1
1
1
1Hoseadaptor
*F20001Orbitcompeteonly;notincludedwith
F20002OrbitHeadonly(nohose)

UsetheDeflectorWheelifyourpoolhas
tightcornersand/oraladder.The
DeflectorWheelhelpsguideyour
poolcleaneraroundtheseobstacles.
TofittheDeflectorWheel,simplypushit
overtheHandnutuntilithasengaged
correctlyandrotatesfreelySeeFig
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,.3.
Figure3
STEP4:CONNECTHOSE&POSITIONTHEHOSEWEIGHT
Connectsufficientlengthsofhose
tocoverthedistancefromthepool
skimmerorvacuumpoint,tothe
farthestpointofyourpool,plus
onelength.SeeFig4.TheFemale
(large)hosecuffisfittedtothe
poolvacuumpoint.TheMale
(small)hosecuffconnectstothe
skimmer/vacuumpoint.
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Figure4
Ifyouhaveadeeppool,
youmayneedtofitthehose
weight.Thisistocounteract
excessivebuoyancycreated
bythehose.Thehoseweight
simplyslidesovertheMale
hosecuffandcanthenbe
positionedwhereverrequired
onthehose.Adjustingthe
positionofthehoseweight
couldprovidebetter
performance.SeeFigs5.
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Figure5
STEP3USEOFTHEDEFLECTORWHEEL

MakesurethepoolpumpisturnedOFF.
Expelalltheairfromthehose.
AttachFlowControlValvetothemalehose
(smallerend).SeeFig6.
InserttheFlowControlValveintothe
Weir/Skimmer.Ifnecessary,usetheControl
ValveAdaptortoensureagoodconnection.
SeeFig7.
TurnthepoolpumpON.
Yourpoolcleanerwillnowbegin
automaticallyvacuumingyourpool.
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TheFlowControlValveensuresyourpoolcleanerreceivestheflowrequired
toensureoptimumperformance. Orbit
STEP5:CONNECTING&USINGTHEFLOWCONTROLVALVE
TheFlowControlValveispreset
positionThisprovidesthe
idealoperatingflowinmostpoolsButif
necessarytheflowcanbeadjustedby
usinganysettingfromPosition
throughminimumflow,toslow
yourcleanerdownmaximumflow,
yourcleanerwillrunfasterSeeFig8.
3-4. .
,1
6(1= ,6= ).
between Figure8
ControlValve
Adaptor
FlowControl
Valve
AttachMale
HoseAdaptor
(smallerend)
Pressintobottom
ofskimmer
Figure6
Figure7 TopofSkimmer
Attach
HoseThis
End
Hosethrough
Skimmer
Opening
ControlValve
Adaptor
FlowControlValve

TROUBLESHOOTING
Duetotheindividualcharacteristicsofyourpool,someadjustmentmaybe
requiredtogetthebestpossibleperformancefromyourpoolcleaner.The
followingtipswillhelpyoutooptimizetheperformanceofyourcleaner.
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Tomaintaintheperformanceofyourpoolcleaner:
Whenremovedfromthepool,makesurethehoseisstovedstraight.
asthismaycausedistortionwhichmayadverselyeffectthe.
Removethe(includinghose)beforechemicaltreatment.Waitaminimumof4
hoursaftersuperchlorination(shocktreatment)ofyourpoolbeforere-installingthe
.
Cleanthefilter,skimmerbasketandpumpbasketregularly.
Whennotinuse,keepthediscflat,toavoidriskofwarping.
Periodicallyinspectyourforsignsofwear.Ifnecessary,replaceanywornparts.
NOTE:Duetotheharshconditionsinwhichyourcleaneroperates,it’scolourmayfade
anddiscolorovertime
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hose
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ROUTINEMAINTENANCE
Problem Solution
Orbitdoesnotmove,ormovesslowly. ·Makesurethemaindrainisclosed.
·ChecktheFlowControlValveandmakesuretheflow
toOrbitissufficient.
·Checkdiaphragmforwearordamage.
·Backwashfilterandemptypumpstrainerbasket.
Orbitgetsstuckatstepsorinacorner. ·FitDeflectorWheel.
·Makesuretotalhoselengthiscorrect.
·Adjustreturnlineeyeballfittingstousethewaterflow
tohelpguideOrbitawayfromthestepsorcorner.
Orbitdoesnotclimbwalls. ·AdjustFlowControlValvetoincreaseflowtoOrbit.
·Checkbalanceofcleanertomakesurehoseweights
areinthecorrectposition.
NOTE:Orbit'swallclimbingabilitymaybelimitedin
somepools.
Orbitmovesinarepetitive,non-randompattern. ·Makesurereturnlinefittingsaredirecteddownwards.
·Checkthathoseweightpositioniscorrect.
·Makesuretotalhoselengthiscorrect.
Orbitstaysinonlyoneendofthepool. ·Checkthereturnlineflowandredirectifnecessary.
·Checkthetotalhoselengthandaddmorehoseif
necessary.
·Checkthathoseweightpositioniscorrect.
Airbubblescanbeseenintheflowfromthe
returnline.
·Checkthehosetoensuretherearenoleaks.
·ChecktheconnectionoftheflowControlValve,to
makesureitisunderwateratalltimes.
·Checkthepumpbasketlidisfittedcorrectly,isnot
looseorcrackedandthatnoo-ringsarewornor
missing.Ifnecessary,contactyourpoolprofessional
forassistance.
Orbitfallsonitsside. ·MakesuretheOuterExtensionPipeswivelsfreely.
Hosewon'tfitFlowControlValve ·FitHoseAdaptortoFlowControlvalve

REPLACINGTHEDIAPHRAGM
ThediaphragmofyourOrbitpoolcleaneroperatesattherateofapproximately360
beatsperminute.IfyourOrbitoperatesdailyfor8hours,thediaphragmwillopenand
closeover60milliontimesinayear!Thedesignhasbeenperfectedovermanyyears
and,properlycaredfor,thediaphragmwilllastforseveralseasons.Intheeventthatit
doesbecomewornordamagedandneedstobereplaced,simplyfollowtheseeasy
steps:
1.UnscrewtheHANDNUTandremoveit,togetherwiththeOUTEREXTENSIONPIPE
andtheTHRUSTWASHER.Placetheseitemstooneside.
2.HoldtheINNEREXTENSIONPIPE(IEP)andgentlypullittowardsyou.Thispulls
thetabsoutoftheirrecess.
3.TurntheINNEREXTENSIONPIPEsothetabslineupwiththeholesintheIEP
LOCATOR. DonotremovetheINNEREXTENSIONPIPEfromtheBODY
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4.PushtheINNEREXTENSIONPIPEawayfromyou,sothetabsgothrough
theholesintheIEPLOCATOR.
5.GrasptheotherendoftheDIAPHRAGM(theendfurthestawayfromtheINNER
EXTENSIONPIPE)andpullitawayfromtheOrbitBODY.TheDIAPHRAGMwill
fallclearoftheBODY.
6.TwisttheDIAPHRAGM,removingitfromtheINNEREXTENSIONPIPE.
7.RemovetheRETAININGRINGfromtheDIAPHRAGM.Discardtheused
diaphragm.
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Toinstallanewdiaphragm,simplyreversetheprocess:
(a)FittheRETAININGRINGontothenew
DIAPHRAGM. (b)PushtheDIAPHRAGMontotheINNER
EXTENSIONPIPE.Makesureitiscorrectly
locatedandfullyengaged.
(c)PulltheINNEREXTENSIONPIPEup
throughtheBODY,positioningthetabsso
theycanbepulledthroughtheholesinthe
IEPLOCATOR.
(d)GentleturntheINNEREXTENSIONPIPEso
thetabsarealignedwiththerecessesinthe
IEPLOCATOR.ReleasetheINNER
EXTENSIONPIPE.
(e)CheckthattheDIAPHRAGMiscorrectly
located.Ifithasbecometwistedduring
installation,simplyuntwistbyslightlyturning
theopenendoftheDIAPHRAGM.
(f)SlidetheTHRUSTWASHERovertheINNER
EXTENSIONPIPE.Theflatside(widest
diameter)oftheTHRUSTWASHERshould
facedown.
(g)PlacetheOUTEREXTENSIONPIPE
overtheINNEREXTENSIONPIPE. (h)ScrewtheHANDNUTintoplace,tolockthe
assembly.
(i)CheckthattheOUTEREXTENSIONPIPE
swivelsfreely.
Becarefulnottoover-tightenthe
Handnut.
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PARTSDIAGRAM
ITEMNO. DESCRIPTION
MainBody
OuterExtensionPipe
Handnut
InnerExtensionPipe
ThrustWasher
DeflectorWheel
Footpad
Disc
IEPLocator
RetainingRing
Diaphragm
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
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Florida34665
USA
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LIMITEDWARRANTY
TheOrbitpoolcleanerwascarefullyinspectedbeforeshipment.Ifafteropeningthepack,any
partprovestobemissingordefective,pleasenotifyusimmediately.RedLeopardLLC(Red
LeopardwarrantsthisOrbitpoolcleaneragainstmanufacturingdefectsforaperiodofone
year.Thislimitedwarrantyiseffectivefromthedateofpurchase.
”)
Thislimitedwarrantyisforthereplacementofdefectivepartsonly.Anylaborcharges
including,butnotlimitedto,chargesincurredfortheinstallationorfittingofthereplacement
partsbythedealer.
Thefollowingareexcludedfromthislimitedwarranty:
1.Damageto,ormalfunctionof,theOrbitpoolcleanerasaresultofimproperwater
chemistry,includingbutnotlimitedto,excesschlorination.
2.DiscolorationoftheOrbitpoolcleaner.Exposuretoultravioletlightraysandpool
chemicalscancausediscolorationoftheOrbitpoolcleaner.
3.Patternremoval,abrasionormarkingonvinylliners.
4.Damagetovinyllinerswheretheage,care,maintenanceandimproperinstallation
ofthevinyllinermayhavecausedittobecomewrinkledorbrittle.UseoftheOrbit
poolcleanerinsuchcircumstancesisatthepoolownersrisk.’
ThislimitedwarrantyshallbevoidifthecustomermodifiestheOrbitpoolcleanerinanyway,
orusespartsotherthangenuineRedLeopardparts.
Onlytheoriginalpurchaserisentitledtomakeawarrantyclaim.
Thislimitedwarrantygivesthecustomerspecificlegalrightsandaccordingly,someofthe
listedconditionsmaynotapplytocustomersincertainstates.
Thesewarrantiesareinlieuofanyotherwarranties,expressedorimplied,including
warrantiesoffitnessandmerchantability.Anysuchimpliedwarrantyimposedbystate
consumerlawislimitedtooneyearfromdateofpurchase.
RedLeopardassumesnoresponsibilityforanywarrantiesorrepresentationsmadebyother
individualsorbusinesses,beyondtheexpresstermscontainedinthislimitedwarranty.
ThisOrbitpoolcleanerisnotwarrantedorguaranteedoutsideoftheUnitedStatesand
Canada.
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