Serpent Pool Cleaning System User manual

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Serpent  Pool Cleaning System™
Limited Warranty Terms & Conditions
3 year warranty coverage, exclusions apply
Before using the cleaner, review the owner’s manual completely. Failure to read
the owner’s manual completely could result in pool damage caused by an
improper installation of the cleaner. This warranty does not cover parts that are
worn, scratched, faded as this is natural during normal operation in the pool. The
warranty does not cover pools that are improperly maintained including water
chemistry, pool surface construction and equipment failures. Pool plaster or vinyl
damage is not covered under warranty of the cleaner. Misuse of the cleaner in any
form is not covered including accidental misuse, acts of God, or modifications to
the cleaner by anyone other than the manufacturer.
Parts that are covered under warranty are shown below and are covered only if
they are affecting the mechanical performance of the cleaner. These parts have a
three year warranty:
Float arm
Swivel Housing Assembly
Main Housing
Flapper
Leslie's Poolmart, Inc.
1-800-537-5437
www.lesliespool.com
Serpent
Pool Cleaning System™
Operator’s Manual
CONTENTS:
Safety and Warnings
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General Information
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Tips for Usage
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Assembly Instructions
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In-Pool Installation
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Warranty Information
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⚠WARNINGS AND SAFETY INFORMATION
GENERAL INFORMATION
⚠ SUCTION HAZARDS AND DROWNING RISKS
⚠If your pool is equipped with one, you MUST cover your dedicated suction
port/vac port/automatic pool cleaner port when not in use by the cleaner.
⚠DO NOT play with cleaner or apply cleaner or hose to body, clothing, or hair.
The hose and cleaner can take hold of your body, hair, or clothing. The suction
from the hose or cleaner, or just the hose or cleaner alone, can trap a swimmer
underwater. NEVER ALLOW ANYONE TO ENTER THE POOL when the cleaner is in
use.
⚠DO NOT allow anyone, especially children, to use or play with or around the
cleaner or hose. Educate the pool users about the dangers of the hose, cleaner,
and suction ports.
⚠ MOVING PARTS
⚠STOP PUMP Cleaner must be completely disabled by turning off the pool’s
pump and suction before cleaning or maintaining the cleaner. Moving parts and
suction can injure fingers or body.
⚠STOP PUMP before swimming. The moving pool cleaner, hose, and suction
ports can injure or entrap swimmers. STOP PUMP, detach hose, and move the
cleaner and hose to an unused corner of the pool. If the hose may interfere with
the swimmers, remove it from the pool.
PRIOR TO INSTALLATION
Carefully follow all instructions contained in this manual. Failure to do so may
inhibit the cleaner’s operation or damage your pool. The manufacturer
disclaims any liability for repairs or replacement to any structures or
components in the customer’s pool.
This cleaner was not designed to be the first clean after pool construction or
at the beginning of the season. Check your vinyl pool for wear or tear, or for
roots, branches, rocks, or other obstructions under the liner. Gunite, plaster,
and tile pools must be free of deterioration, cracked or loose tiles, or other
conditions that could damage the cleaner. All pools must be cleaned of algae
and debris prior to the cleaner’s first use.
The entire filter system must be cleaned prior to installation: Clean the filter.
Empty, backwash, and rinse all baskets. The cleaner will not operate properly
with a dirty or clogged filter system.
AFTER INSTALLATION
Carefully assess the cleaner’s operation after installation. Some slight
adjustments may be needed to ensure proper performance and to ensure that
the cleaner does not damage or cause undue wear to the pool surface. Vinyl
pools especially are at risk for abrasion, pattern wear, pattern or ink removal,
or serious scratches from the cleaner running into objects or debris in the
pool. Manufacturer disclaims any liability for damages caused to vinyl pool
patterns or liners.
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TIPS FOR USAGE
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
This pool cleaner was made to assist you in keeping your pool clean and
well-maintained in the easiest way possible. Here are ten important tips:
1. Once installed, your cleaner is designed to run for 4-6 hours and should
be able to clean an average sized pool in that time.
2. Your pool needs to be in good condition in order to use this cleaner. If
there are broken tiles, crumbling plaster, or tears in the vinyl, the
cleaner may damage your pool further as well as be damaged itself.
3. The cleaner is not designed to clean pool features, waterfalls, steps or
ladders. Those will need. to be cleaned manually with a brush.
4. The cleaner is not designed to run and clean under a solar cover.
5. Run your cleaner 2-3 times a week.
6. Do not wait until your pool is filthy to run the cleaner. The cleaner should
be considered a preventative maintenance for a clean pool.
7. The cleaner is meant to vacuum small debris and dirt from your pool.
Large debris and fallen objects will need to be removed manually.
8. This cleaner is not meant to replace chemical treatments. Continue
chemical treatments; remove the cleaner during shock treatments.
9. Before swimmers enter the pool, turn off the pump, unplug the hose,
cover the intake, and then move the cleaner and hose to an unused side
of the pool
10. Your cleaner should stay in the pool at all times, EXCEPT when it may
endanger or entangle swimmers. Dry storage will wear the cleaner/hose
more quickly than storage in a correctly balanced pool.
PARTS LIST
Cleaner Body Assemblage:
Hose and Pool Connection Parts:
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Cleaner main body
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Eyeball diverter
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Skirt pad
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Outer washer ring
3
Clear pad
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Regulator valve
4
Wing, right
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(2) Hose weights
5
Wing, left
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Hose protector sleeve
6
Bumper tail
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Female/female hose section
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(11) Female/male hose sections
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ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
Cleaner Body Assembly:
1. Insert both wings into the cleaner body, right into side with R, left into the side
with L. Push the wing in until it slides over the tab.
2. Attach the skirt pad to the bottom lip of the cleaner by sliding it around and
over the lipped circular opening. The pleats should be facing up. The skirt should
spin freely after it is attached.
3. Fit the clear pad over the lipped opening by fitting the lip into the clear
pad’s grove and working the grove over the lip as you go around.
TROUBLESHOOTING TIP: Notice the condition of the clear pad: when the
square ridges are worn down, it is time to replace the clear pad. Also note
the intake area of the cleaner. Debris will need to be periodically cleaned
out using fingers or a small flathead screwdriver.
4. Attach the bumper tail by sliding the bottom into the groove first and then
sliding the top over the tabs on the cleaner’s handle.
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IN-POOL INSTALLATION
IN-POOL INSTALLATION
In-Pool Installation:
1. Make sure the pool is generally clean, free from debris, and the entire pump
and filtration system is clean. Empty your skimmer and pump baskets.
TROUBLESHOOTING TIP: If your cleaner does not have enough power, stays in
one area, or does not move at all, clean the pump and filtration system.
2. Assemble the hose pieces together. Determine the proper amount of hoses
needed. Start at where cleaner is hooked into the wall or skimmer then go to
farthest point of pool and add one extra section. The female/female end should
be at the end where the hose will attach to the intake of the pool.
TROUBLESHOOTING TIP: If one area of your pool is not being cleaned, your hose
may not be long enough.
3. Place hose weights on the hose. You will need one hose weight if your pool
depth is less than 6 feet, two if the pool depth is between 6-9 ft.
TROUBLESHOOTING TIP: With correct hose weights, your cleaner should sit
at a 45 degree angle on the bottom of the pool. If your cleaner isn’t working
correctly, the hose is sinking, or the cleaner is stuck in one area, adjust the
hose weights’ location, or add/decrease the number of hose weights.
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IN-POOL INSTALLATION
IN-POOL INSTALLATION
4. Adjust your valve(s) to allow for proper suction to cleaner if you are plugging
the cleaner into the wall.
TROUBLESHOOTING TIP: If your cleaner is not covering the whole pool, stays in
one area, or does not clean well enough, adjust your valves.
5. If you are using the skimmer, then install the automatic regulator valve by
placing it into the skimmer intake port and then installing the hose into the
automatic regulator valve. Also place the hose protector over the hose where the
hose will meet the side of the pool at the skimmer opening.
TROUBLESHOOTING TIP: If your cleaner stays at the surface or pulls in air from
the surface, install or check the automatic regulator valve.
6. Attach the hose to the cleaner’s top, lower the cleaner into the pool, feeding
the hose in slowly into the pool so that it can fill with water, and attach the
female end to the intake valve. Make sure there is not excessive air in the
hose. Turn the pump on and make sure the system runs smoothly.
7. OPTIONAL: If cleaner is getting stuck in one area of the pool, install the
eyeball diverter over your pool’s return line. Snap the outer washer ring over
the eyeball diverter before screwing your pool’s retaining ring over the washer
ring and eyeball diverter.
TROUBLESHOOTING TIP: If the return line pushes the cleaner away from that
area of the pool, adjust or install the eyeball diverter.
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