OWNER’S MANUAL 5
PROPULSION AND DEBRIS COLLECTION
The Solar-Breeze NX is propelled through the water by a paddle-wheel
located at the rear of the unit (where the control panel label is located).
The paddlewheel at the front of the Solar-Breeze NX captures debris in the
collection chamber inside the apparatus. As water passes through the col-
lection tray, it passes through a fine mesh filter which removes large and
very small particles, pollens, dust and even suntan oils that may be floating
on the pool surface. The Solar-Breeze NX robot has twice the storage
capacity than that of a skimmer basket in a typical pool skimmer inlet.
NAVIGATION
The bumper-wheels at the front of the unit rotate in opposite directions
towards the outside of the unit. When the Solar-Breeze NX encounters the
edge of a pool, or pool corner, the bumper-wheels will normally cause the
Solar-Breeze NX to turn in one direction or the other and continue to move
around the pool capturing debris.
If the Solar-Breeze NX encounters an obstruction in the pool where the
front bumper-wheels are not in contact with the edge of the pool and
cannot aid with navigation, it will sense that it is stuck on an obstacle and
go into a reverse navigation mode. With the absence of obstacles, the
Solar-Breeze NX will still reverse periodically to help randomize the di-
rection of travel, and ensure that all areas of the pool are cleaned. While
in reverse, the rear paddlewheel will rotate in reverse at twice its normal
speed in order to back away from the obstruction. The front paddlewheel
will continue to rotate forward, but at only half its normal speed. This helps
to ensure that no debris escapes from the collection chamber while the unit
is moving backwards.
