Cherie said:We had that exact cleaner last summer, but only used it a handful of times before the end of season. If you don't put the hose to a return jet to blow out all the air before plugging it into the dedicated suction (or into your skimmer), then the returns will blow air bubbles. But they'll go away eventually. Do your bubbles keep blowing the whole time the cleaner is running?
It also doesn't sound like this is your only problem though. So I'm just speculating.
Thanks for your help--but my fiance does put the hose up to the return line before plugging it into the skimmer, and yes--there are small air bubbles that come out of the return lines the entire time the Barracuda is connected. I think it's a problem with the hose--we are going to examine it better as soon as possible!