User Manual Q&AAnswer
Feb 04, 2025 - 12:42 AM
To connect the Zodiac G3 Automatic Suction-Side Pool Cleaner Vacuum to your pool, follow these steps:
1. Prepare the Pool:
- Manually vacuum the pool if excessive debris is present and ensure the pool filter and pump basket are clean.
- Close the pool main drain line.
- Adjust the return lines to blow downward to break up surface circulation and ensure complete cleaning coverage.
2. Assemble the Cleaner:
- Stretch the finned disc over the foot pad with the fins pointing up. The disc should fit securely in the groove and rotate freely on the pad.
- Slide the wheel deflector over the extension pipe and clip it up until it snaps into place. The deflector should rotate freely.
3. Assemble the Hose:
- For corner or end installations, connect enough hose to reach the farthest point of the pool and then add one more section. For center installations, connect enough hose to reach the farthest point of the pool and then add two more sections.
- Position the hose weight(s): one for US/Mexico installations, in the middle of the first hose section or about 20" back from the end of the hose; and two for Canadian, in the middle of the second hose section or about 60" (1.5 m) back from the end of the hose.
4. Connect the Hose:
- Turn on the filtration system and fill the hose with water by placing the end in front of a return inlet until it is flooded. Turn off the pump.
- To connect to a dedicated suction line, insert the male end of the hose into the large end of the 45° elbow. Connect the elbow to the safety vac wall fitting and angle the elbow upward toward the water's surface.
- To connect to a skimmer, remove the skimmer basket. Insert the valve cuff and connect the FlowKeeper with the arrow pointing down towards the skimmer pipe. Attach the hose protector net to the hose section that goes into the skimmer. Choose the fitting combination that best suits the skimmer to complete the connection.
5. Test and Adjust for Proper Flow:
- Keeping the hose submerged, attach the Flow Gauge to the hose and turn on the pump. Verify that the red indicator in the gauge is at the Number 3 setting.
- If necessary, use the valves in the pool equipment area to adjust the flow. For skimmer connections on pools with one skimmer, flow is automatically regulated by the FlowKeeper Valve. For skimmer connections on pools with more than one skimmer, leave the valve for the skimmer connected to the hose open and slowly close the other until the proper setting is reached. For dedicated suction line connections, leave the vacuum line open and slowly close the skimmer line until the flow is at the proper setting.
6. Connect the Cleaner:
- Turn off the pump. Keeping the hose underwater, remove the Flow Gauge.
- Submerge the cleaner and flood it with water.
- When bubbles stop coming from the extension pipe, connect the hose to the cleaner.
- Allow the cleaner to drift to the bottom of the pool.
- Turn on the pool pump and begin cleaning.
For more detailed instructions and illustrations, please refer to the Zodiac W03000 G3 Automatic Suction-Side Pool Cleaner Vacuum User Manual.
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