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ENGLISH

Owner’s Manual

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   Zodiac

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 Baracuda

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 MX

8 Pool Cleaner

Operation and Routine Maintenance

The Baracuda

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THROUGHOUTTHEPOOL4HECLIMBINGABILITYOFTHECLEANERISDEPENDENTONTHEPOOLSSHAPEANDAVAILABLEWATER
FLOW)F"ARACUDA-8ISNOTCLIMBINGYOURWALLSENSURETHEFLOWISCORRECTBYUSINGTHE&LOW'AUGE!LSO
ENSURETHEPOOLSSURFACEISNOTCOVEREDINALGAEASTHISSLIPPERYSURFACEWILLAFFECTTHECLEANERSTRACTION

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LEFT4HEPOWERSCRUBBERSUNDERNEATHTHECLEANERCREATEDOWNFORCEFORCLIMBINGANDSTABILITYASWELLASDIRECTING
DEBRISINTOTHECLEANERMOUTH

Emptying the Pump Basket

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THEPOOLTHEMOREOFTENTHEPUMPBASKETSHOULDBECLEARED:ODIAC

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OFFERSANINLINELEAFCANISTERWHICHWILLTRAP

SOLIDDEBRISBEFOREITENTERSTHEPUMPBASKET3EEYOUR:ODIACDEALERFORDETAILS

Backwashing the Pool Filter

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CLEANINGORBACKWASHINGLETTHEFILTRATIONSYSTEMRUNFORATLEASTFIVE MINUTESTOFLUSHOUTTHESUCTIONLINES
BEFORERECONNECTINGTHECLEANER

Adding Chemicals to the Pool

2EMOVETHECLEANERFROMTHEPOOLFORATLEASTFOUR HOURSWHENADDINGCHEMICALS

Storage and Winterizing

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DAMAGEISNOTCOVEREDBYTHEWARRANTY 2EMOVEALLCONNECTORSANDADAPTERSFROMTHEDEDICATEDSUCTIONLINE
ORSKIMMER7HENSTORINGTHECLEANEREVENFORSHORTTIMESDONOTCOILTHEHOSEASTHEHOSEMAYDEVELOPA
MEMORYWHICHCANAFFECTCLEANERPERFORMANCE$ISASSEMBLETHEHOSESANDLAYOUTFLAT

Summary of Contents for MX8

Page 1: ...OWNER S MANUAL H0343700 Rev D ENGLISH FRAN AIS ESPA OL...

Page 2: ...rated liner 0LEASE SEE IMITED 7ARRANTY s 4O HELP PREVENT SUCTION ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENTS WALL VACUUM FITTINGS SHOULD HAVE A SAFETY VAC LOCK INSTALLED ONTACT YOUR BUILDER OR RETAIL POOL PROFESSIONAL FOR D...

Page 3: ...ion IKE MOST MECHANICAL DEVICES THE ARACUDA 8 REQUIRES PERIODIC ADJUSTMENTS ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND THE REPLACEMENT OF CERTAIN HARDWORKING PARTS E SURE TO HAVE THE ARACUDA 8 CHECKED OCCASIONALLY BY YO...

Page 4: ...TH CLICKING SOUND 4HE HOSE CUFFS HAVE THREE CONNECTION POSITIONS NY OF THE THREE POSITIONS ARE SUFFICIENT FOR AN AIR TIGHT SEAL ONNECT ENOUGH HOSE TO REACH THE FARTHEST POINT OF THE POOL AND THEN ADD...

Page 5: ...LBOW UPWARD TOWARDS THE WATER SURFACE To connect to a skimmer The FlowKeeper valve must always be used in single skimmer installations 4HE VALVE REGULATES FLOW TO ENSURE THE POOL PUMP AND CLEANER RUN...

Page 6: ...IL THE FLOW IS AT THE PROPER SETTING If flow is in the low range 0 2 s HECK AND CLEAN THE POOL FILTER AND BASKETS IF NECESSARY s 6ERIFY THAT VALVES CONTROLLING THE SUCTION LINES ARE IN THE CORRECT POS...

Page 7: ...Y EMPTY THE PUMP BASKET REGULARLY 4HE MORE DEBRIS IN THE POOL THE MORE OFTEN THE PUMP BASKET SHOULD BE CLEARED ODIAC OFFERS AN IN LINE LEAF CANISTER WHICH WILL TRAP SOLID DEBRIS BEFORE IT ENTERS THE P...

Page 8: ...ASE BUTTON ON THE TOP OF THE CLEANER 2OTATE THE TOP ASSEMBLY BACK UNTIL IT CLICKS INTO AN UPWARD POSITION OOK INTO ENGINE AND REMOVE DEBRIS THAT IS PRESENT F NEEDED SLOWLY PUSH ENGINE PADDLES FORWARD...

Page 9: ...HOSE AND THE SUCTION PUMP USED FOR THE CLEANER IS TURNED OFF PRIOR TO STARTING THIS OPERATION To convert the pool cleaner to the large debris cleaning mode RASP THE YELLOW INLET ADAPTER AND INSERT A F...

Page 10: ...P AND CHECK O RING AT PUMP BASKET FOR WEAR LEANER PATTERNS DOES NOT COVER ENTIRE POOL s 5SE LOW AUGE TO VERIFY PROPER FLOW s NSURE RETURN FITTINGS ARE DIRECTED DOWN DD A RETURN DIVERTER IF NECESSARY s...

Page 11: ...ELBOW EXTENDED 1 31 R0532500 45 DEG ELBOW 1 No Part Description Qty 1 R0526800 MX8 HOSE FLOAT 1 2 R0526900 QUICK CONNECTOR BLUE 1 3 R0525400 MX8 TOP COVER W SWIVEL ASSEMBLY 1 4 R0527100 SCREW M4x12mm...

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