Zodiac VORTEX 1 User manual

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H0396500.A - W2494A - 2013/01
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Readthismanualcarefullybeforeinstalling,maintainingorrepairingthisappliance!
Thesymbolindicatesimportantinformationthatmustbetakenintoconsiderationinordertoavoid
riskofharmtopersonsordamagetotheappliance.
Thesymbolindicatesusefulinformation.
Exclusiveuse:Poolwatercleaning(mustnotbeusedforanyotherpurpose).
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Itisimportantthatthisappliancebehandledbyskilledandaptpersons(physicallyandmentally)having
receivedtheinstructionsforusebeforehand(throughreadingtheseinstructions).Allpersonsnot
meetingthesecriteriamustnotapproachtheapplianceinordertoavoidexposuretodangerousparts.
Iftheappliancesuffersamalfunction:donottrytorepairtheapplianceyourself,contactyourinstaller.
•Onlyconnectthecontrolboxtoapoweroutletprotectedbya30mAmaximumgroundfaultcircuit
breaker(ifindoubtcontactaqualifiedelectrician).
•Makesurethatthepowersocketispermanentlyandeasilyaccessibleandshelteredfromrainand
splashingwater.
•Thecontrolboxmustnotbeinstalledinafloodablearea.
•Installthecontrolboxatleast3.5metersfromthepooledgeandavoidexposingittodirectsunlight.
Preferablyinacool,ventilatedandshadedarea.
•Donotallowbathingwhenthecleanerisinthepool.Ifthecontrolboxfallsintothewateritis
imperativethatyouremovethepowersupplybeforeretrievingit.
•Inordertoavoidrisksofelectrocutionneveropentheelectroniccontrolbox.Contactaqualified
technician.
•Neverattempttorepairthepowersupplycable.Contactyourresellertoreplaceitwithanoriginalpart
toavoidanyhazards.
•Disconnectthepowersupplycablebeforeanycleaning,maintenanceorserviceoperationsandafter
eachuse.
•Thecleanermustoperateinpoolwaterhavingthefollowingcharacteristics:Chlorine<3mg/l,pH
between6.8and7.6,temperaturebetween15°Cand35°C.
Donotoperatethecleaneroutofthewater.
Incorrectinstallationorusemaycauseseriousdamagetopropertyorseriousinjuries(possiblycausing
death).
Keeptheapplianceoutofthereachofchildren.
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WARNINGONTHEUSEOFTHISCLEANERINAPOOLWITHAVINYLSURFACE
Thesurfaceofcertainvinylpatternedsurfacescanwearrapidlyandthepatternsdisappearoncontact
fromobjectssuchascleaningbrushes,toys,inflatablebuoys,chlorinedistributorsandautomaticpool
cleaners.Thedecorationonsomevinylsurfacescanbescratchedorwornbybasicfrictionsuchasthrough
theuseofapoolbrush.Thecoloursofcertainpatternscanalsobeerasedduringuseorwhenincontact
withobjectsinthepool.Theerasedpatterns,wearorscratchingofvinylsurfacesarenottheliabilityof
Zodiac®andarenotcoveredbythelimitedwarranty.
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Aspartofthecontinuousimprovementprocessourproductsmaybemodifiedwithoutpriornotice.
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Warning
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Possibilityoffixingthecontrolunittothegroundatleast3.5metresfromthepooledge
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PACKAGECONTENTS........................................................................................................................2
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FIXTHECONTROLUNITTOAWALL..................................................................................................2
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USE...................................................................................................................................................3
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MAINTENANCE.................................................................................................................................4
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TROUBLESHOOTING.........................................................................................................................5
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TECHNICALINFORMATION...............................................................................................................7
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DECLARATIONOFCOMPLIANCE.......................................................................................................7
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PACKAGECONTENTS
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FIXTHECONTROLUNITTOAWALL
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• Donotunrolltheentirelengthofthecableintothepool.
• Placetherequiredlengthofcableinthepoolandplacetherestonthesideofthepool.
Donotuseanextensioncordtoconnectthecontrolunit.
•Thecleaner'scontrolunitisfittedwithanautomaticcut‐offsysteminordertoavoideventual
overheatingduetoprolongedexposuretodirectsunlight.
•Thecleaner'scontrolunitisresistanttosplashesofwaterbutisnotwatertight.Neverimmersethe
controlunit.
Oncethecleanerisimmersed,letitsinkandsettleonthepoolbottomonitsown.
Toavoideventualinjuries,neverstartthecleanerifthecoverisnotinstalledandlocked
ontothecleanerbody.
USE
3.1.RECOMMENDATIONSFORUSE
•Useyourcleanerasoftenaspossible.Youwillbenefitfromapoolthatisalwayscleanandthefilterwillclog
moreslowly.
•Thecleanermustoperateinpoolwaterhavingthefollowingcharacteristics:Chlorine<2mg/l,pHbetween
6.8and7.6,temperaturebetween10°Cand35°C.
•Donotuseyourcleanerduringshockchlorination.
•Youcanstartthepoolfilteringwhenthecleanerisoperatinginordertoimprovethegeneralpoolcleaning.
•Cleanthefilteraftereachcleaningprogramme.
•Neverleavethecleanerinthewaterpermanently.
•Attheendofeachcycleremovethecleanerfromthepool.Beforestowingthecleanerunravelthecable
startingfromthecleaner.
3.2.IMMERSINGTHECLEANER
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3.3.POWERSUPPLY
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•Connectyourcleaner'sfloatingcabletothecontrolunitandscrewtheconnectoruntilitiscorrectlyfitted.
Donottightentoomuch.
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•Afterhavingconnectedthecontrolboxtoapoweroutlet,the
greenlightshowsforashortperiodinordertoindicatethatthe
cycleisreadytostart.Donotattempttostartyourcleaner
beforetheindicatorlights.
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3.4.OPERATION
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•Tostarttherobot,presstheON/OFFbuttononthecontrolunit.Thegreenindicatorlights
andthecleanerstartsafterafewseconds.
•IfyouwishtostopthecleanerwhileitisoperationalpresstheON/OFFbutton.
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Disconnectthecleanerfromthepowersupplyboxbeforecleaningorcarryingoutmaintenanceonthe
cleanerandcontrolunit.
Thecleanerisfittedwithasafetydevicethatautomaticallyswitchesoffthecleanerifitstartsoutsidethe
water.Forpoolswithanimmersedbeach,thissystemmakesitpossibleforthecleanertomakea180°turn
toreturnintothewater.
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3.5.REMOVALFROMTHEPOOL
•Attheendofthecleaningcyclethecleanerstopsandthelightonthecontrolunitstaysonforapproximately
15minutes.Thisperiodisthetimethatthemotorneedstocoolandthereforeavoidsdamagetothecleaner.
•Whentheindicatoristurnedoff,gentlypullonthefloatingcabletoapproachthecleanertothesideofthe
pool(1).
•Onlyliftthecleanerfromthewaterusingthe
handle(2).
•Letthewaterdrainawaybykeepingthecleaner
vertical.
•Disconnecttheelectricplugfromthecontrolunit
anddisconnectthecontrolunitcable.
•Attheendofeachcycle,rollthecablestarting
fromthecleanertowardstheconnector.Make
surethatthecableisdisentangledonitsentire
length.
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4.1.CLEANINGTHEFILTERANDTHEAPPLIANCE
•Aftereachcycle,rinsethefilteranditsholderinclearwater.
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•Thecleanermustbecleanedregularlyusingslightlysoapyorcleanwater,donotusesolventssuchas
trichloroethyleneoritsequivalent.Rinsethecleanergenerouslyusingcleanwater.
Donotletyourcleanerdryinthesunbythepool.
4.2.FITTINGTHEFILTER
•Placethefilterhooksonthesmallshaftstotherearofthecover(1)
•Pushbackthefilterandlockitusingthefrontclip(2).Ifthefilteriscorrectlyfittedtothecoveritshouldnot
fallwhenyouholditusingthecoverhandle.
•Fitthehingesovertheedgesattherearofthecleanerbody(3).
•Pushbackthecoverandlockitusingthefrontclip.Gentlyliftthecleanerusingthehandletomakesurethe
coveriscorrectlyfitted.
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Contactyourresellerforinformationontheavailabletypesoffilter.
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4.3.CHANGINGTHEBRUSH
ThecleanerisfittedwithaPVCbrushwithawearindicator.Inordertomaintaintheefficiencyofyourcleaner
youshouldreplacethebrushassoonasthewearindicatorisreached(eveniftherollerisnotdamaged).
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•Overturnthecleanertoaccessthebrush
•Pushthearmofthebrushinorderto
removetheshaftfromitshousing(1).
•Liftthebrushandremoveitfromthe
cleaner(2).
•Placetheshaftofthenewbrushinits
housing.
•Placethesecondshaftofthenewbrushin
itshousing.
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4.4.CHANGINGTHEBANDS
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4.5.RECYCLING
Thissymbolonanewappliancemeansthattheequipmentmustnotbethrownaway,itwillbe
selectivelycollectedforthepurposeofreuse,recyclingorcreatingvalue.Ifitcontainssubstancesthat
arepotentiallyharmfultotheenvironment,theywillbeeliminatedorneutralised.
Askyourresellerabouthowtorecycleyourapplianceandthebodiesthatcandoso.
TROUBLESHOOTING
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5.1.Thecleanerdoesnotmoveandtheindicatorlightisoff
•Thecleanerisstoppedandwaitingforanewcleaningcycletobelaunched.
•Disconnectthepowersupplybox,waitforatleast15secondsandthenreconnectit.Makesurethelightturns
onbriefly.Ifthelightdoesnotturnon,checkthatthepowersupplyiscorrectbyconnectinganotherappliance
totheoutlet.Ifthepowersupplyiscorrectcontactyourreseller.
5.2.ThelightflasheswhenyoupresstheON/OFFbutton
•Unplugthepowersupplyboxfromthemainsoutlet.
•Disconnectthecleanerfromthecontrolunitandreconnectitfollowingtheinstructionsinthisdocument.
•Reconnectthepowersupplyandcheckthatthelightswitcheson.
•PresstheON/OFFbutton.Ifthelightflashescontactyourreseller.
5.3.Thecleanerdoesnotsuckindebris
•Removethecleanerfromthepoolanddisconnectthepowersupply.
•Removeandcleanthefilter.
•Checkthatthepropellerisnotdamaged.Ifthepropellerisdamageditmustbereplaced.
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5.4.Thecleanerproducesajetofwaterbutdoesnotmove
•Removethewheels.
•Checkthatnodebrisisstuckinthewheelcogs;removeanydebrisfound.
•Start‐upthecleanerandcheckthatthecogsturnbeforethecleanerstops.
5.5.Thecleanermovesuptothewaterlineandsucksinair
•Carryoutthestepsinchapter3.3andcheckthattheproblemissolved.
Iftheproblempersists,removethecleanercover,thenremovethe2screwsthat
maintaintheplate(fittedwithhinges)thatfixittothecleaner.Removetheplate.
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•Removethepolystyrenefloaterandthenfittheplatewiththehinges. Fitthefilter
andthenthecoverontothecleanerandcheckthattheproblemissolved.
5.6.Rightturnisnotefficient
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•Therightturnisthefirstrotationofthecleaneratthebeginningofthecycle.
Itcanthereforebecheckedduringthefirstminuteoftheappliance'soperation.
Ifthecleanerdoesnotturn,checkthatthesmallstirrupunderthecleaner
pivotsfreelyandremoveanydebristhatmightbeblockingit.
Makesurethattherollerisnotworn;ifitisworn,replaceit.Iftheproblem
persistscontactyourreseller.
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•Generalcleanerbehaviour:
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5.7.Leftturnisnotefficient
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•Generalcleanerbehaviour:
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5.8.Thecablegetstangled
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•Checkthatthecleanerrotatescorrectly(§5.6and5.7).
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•Donotunrolltheentirelengthofthecableintothepool.
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•Placetherequiredlengthofcableinthepoolandplacetherestonthesideofthepool.
RotationcorrectRotationinefficient.
Thecleaneristooheavy,contactyourresellerto
addafloaterunderthecover.
RotationcorrectRotationinefficient.
Thecleaneristoolight.Removethefloaterasindicatedin
Chapter5.5.Checktherotationagain,iftheproblempersists,
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TECHNICALINFORMATION
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Controlboxpowersupply:100‐240V,50/60Hz Cleanerweight:6kg
Cleanerpowersupply:30VDC Packagedweight:8.8kg
Absorbedpower:70W Theoreticalcleaningwidth:21cm
Cablelength:15m Pumpflow:11m³/h
Cleanersize(LxWxh):39x33x27cm Cycleduration:2hoursapprox.
Packagesize(LxWxh)56x35x30cm
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DECLARATIONOFCOMPLIANCE
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Thisappliancehasbeendesignedandbuiltaccordingtothefollowingstandards.
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AccordingtotheElectromagneticcompatibilitydirective:2004/108/ECandthenorms:
EN55014‐1:2000+A1:2001+A2:2002
EN55014‐2:1997+A1:2002
EN61000‐3‐2:2000+A2:2005
EN61000‐3‐3:1995+A1:2001+A2:2005
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Followingthelowvoltagedirective:2006/95/ECandthenorms:
EN60335‐1:2002+A1:2004+A2:2006+A11:2004+A12:2006
EN60335‐2‐41:2003+A1:2004
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Relativetowhichitiscompliant.
Theproducthasbeentestedunderthenormalconditionsofuse.
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Themanufacturerreservestherighttochangethesespecificationswithoutnotice.
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