If you have a pool it will inevitably collect debris such as leaves sticks and dead insects and when these fall to the bottom you need a working pool vacuum to remove them.
My pool cleaner is not moving.
It now only stays in one section of the pool.
Direct all pool returns towards the surface to allow the cleaner to easily pass under the moving water.
Also a dirty filter will prevent the cleaner from moving.
Turn off the equipment and then take off the kreepy krauly from the pool and start inspecting small debris.
Additionally if you find your pool vacuum not moving check the hose segments to make certain there are no air leaks where the hose sections meet together.
You wait a few minutes to see if it ll restart on its own but no it continues to sit there waiting to be rescued.
If your pool cleaner is moving around the pool normally but is not picking up debris the normal solution is to clear the clog in the suction throat or empty the debris bag or basket.
It now only stays in one section of the pool.
If the vacuum doesn t seem to be doing its job the problem is usually easy to fix.
A handful of problems may cause this stalling out.
You also need a vacuum when you flock the pool to get rid of sediment that s making the water cloudy.
Pressure cleaners will usually have a setting that allows you to increase or decrease the flow to the cleaner powering the movement of the cleaner around the pool.
Make sure that the cleaner itself is not clogged with debris that is limiting the flapper from moving.
A common problem with automatic pool cleaners is they simply stop moving.
First if you find your pool cleaner not moving check the cleaner s hose to make certain it is strongly affixed to the suction line in the skimmer.
Pool cleaner is not cleaning.
No matter where i move it it always makes it way back to the same section and does circles in that area.
My hayward pool vac wasn t moving so i replaced the a frame and turbine kit.
Even if you clean the filter a test you can do is if you have a sand or de filter you can put the valve on recirculate and run the system.
This can be found at the wall or at the rear of the cleaner body.
Suction cleaners also need a clean pool filter to both move and vacuum well.