Can I add a booster to polaris 360?

[babsh]

Greetings!
After a long battle with algae last summer, thank you pool store for not telling me about the CYA in the tabs!!!.... I have found you all and very happy with results. Now we are looking to buy a cleaner. I see the Polaris 360 does not need a booster pump, can one be added later if we think we need it? It looks like we do have a designated line. There is a separate jet, kind of looks like a crooked finger. Hubby thinks it may be an adapter that past owners added for their cleaner.
Anyway back to the question- can you add a booster pump later if needed?

 

[jblizzle]

No. The 360 is designed to work with lower pressures and higher flow rates. The booster pump puts out higher pressure and lower flow rates like the 280 and 380 require.

I would highly recommend you NOT get a booster pressure cleaner as they are the most inefficient in terms of power consumption.

 

[babsh]

UGG... I was hoping you wouldn't say that. So I should just use a 360 even if its slow? I looked at a Dolphin "robot' but the sides of our pool are too steep and it couldn't make it up- had a hard time getting out of the deep end too. I borrowed a friends to see how it would work.
suggestion?

 

[jblizzle]

Can you divert more flow to the 360? It is really not that much of a concern for a cleaner to hit the walls. If they are that steep, no dirt will settle on them anyway. You should still brush though.

 

[babsh]

Typically how would you do that... divert more flow? Close off valves? Sorry to be such a dolt.

 

[Defgufman]

I use the 280 and love it. It only runs 2 hours at night at cleans great. It's pennies a day and beats vacuuming.

 

[jblizzle]

Yes you would adjust valves ... assuming you have them. Post up some pictures of your equipment plumbing.

 

[babsh]

I use the 280 and love it. It only runs 2 hours at night at cleans great. It's pennies a day and beats vacuuming.

You like the 280 better than the 360? Is it good for big pools?

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Yes you would adjust valves ... assuming you have them. Post up some pictures of your equipment plumbing.

I'll try I know I have a picture in an old post, for another question.

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[jblizzle]

That picture does not show the pressure side valves. You would just need to partially close the valve that goes to your normal wall returns.

 

[babsh]

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Hopefully you can see the picture. The handle that's off has been fixed since this pic, but the rest is the same. Thanks s much for your help!

 

[jblizzle]

Yeah, I saw that picture ... the return valves are not in it (well one of them is) ... they are to the left.

 

[babsh]

better?

 

[jblizzle]

So, both return valves are completely open. Partially close the normal return (which ever that is) until the cleaner is moving around well.