Waterway Renegade, Installation And Operating Instructions Manual

A. Float Valve

1. Press the float valve gasket (Item #6), flat side up, into the groove at the bottom of the skimmer.
2. Place the float valve (Item #5) onto the gasket nd press to sea the gasket.
3. To adjust the flow through the skimmer, slide the flow control plate, on the bottom of the float valve, over the 

hole to reduce the flow, or away from hole to increase flow.

Section III: Installation of Optional Equipment

B.

Equalizer Valve (for part numbers 540-8400 and 540-8500 only)

1. Place o-ring (Item #13) into the o-ring groove on the bottom side of the equalizer valve.
2. Thread the equalizer valve (Item #12) into the front port of the skimmer.
3. Using the equalizer valve wrench (Item #11), tighten the equalizer valve until valve is seated. The o-ring is seated.

C.

Face Plate Cover

1. Center the face plate cover (Item #7 for Standard and Item #20 for Wide Mouth) over the face plate and press 

into place.

D.

Vacuum Plate

NOTE:

The vacuum plate is designed to be used with two (2) different types of vacuum hoses. Depending

on what type of hose you have will determine which side of the vacuum plate will face up.

1. Remove the lid from the skimmer by unscrewing the two (2) screws and lifting the lid off the skimmer.
2. If you installed a float valve (Item #5), remove it by removing the basket then removing the float valve. Also, if

you installed an equalizer line or main drain, you must block off that port by turning the flow control plate (Item
#4) over that port. Replace the basket.

3. Place the vacuum plate ((Item #16) over the skimmer basket.
4. Fill your vacuum hose with water and slide it onto the vacuum plate.
5. Be sure to replace the lid and secure it with the two (2) screws when possible. Failure to do so could result in

serious personal injury.

Section IV: Winterizing Skimmer

1. Drain pool level well below the skimmer opening.
2. Plug BOTH ports with Waterway Plastic style NPT Plugs. (Item #23 for 2

″

NPT or Item #24 for 1

1

⁄

2

″

NPT)

3.

Cover the top of the skimmer to prevent any rain/water accumulation in the skimmer

. 

Section V: Trouble Shooting

P

ROBLEM

C

AUSE

R

EMEDY

Pool surface not clean, inade-
quate skimming effect.

Skimmer basket full of debris, improper water
flow through skimmer, water level incorrect in
pool, poor water circulation.

Clean skimmer basket, open flow control
plate, raise or lower water level, increase
surface water circulation.

Pool surface clean, but bottom
is dirty.

Main drain obstructed, poor water circulation.

5

Clean main drain, increase circulation at
bottom of pool.

Open valve to 1/4 position.

Valve in off position.

Skimmer with Venturi Pump
not getting water.