Hello all. Being new to a pool after purchasing a house with a pool 2 months ago, I have been lucky to learn a lot of tips and tricks on this site, but now I am lost as to what to do to get the Polaris 280 moving in my pool. I have been a few times to Leslie's Pool store and had the Polaris inspected there, where they advised few little things needed adjustments. I pretty much updated everything in the cleaner (although most of the old parts were still operational, given it is only 4 year old and I inherited it from the previous owner). I have new wall fitting and pressure relief valve, back up valve, swivels, wheels and tires, bag, floater, sweeper hose, ball joints. The cleaner was moving slowly in the pool prior to replacing everything, and now it is not moving, just sitting on the front wheel with the back two wheels in the air and the sweeping hose trying to sweep in the water. Pressure coming from the pressure side (once booster pump is turned on appear appropriate).
I will mention that once I removed the pressure relied valve and the wall socket, I did not see restrictor disks (blue or red) installed. I installed the blue disk, but then read somewhere that these disks reduce the pressure and therefore should not be used if the pressure is not enough to move the wheels at the speed of 28-32. Wheels barely move now and are in the air and not ground. I pulled the blue disk, still same thing, just the sweeping hose moving faster. The nuzzle in the back is at 11 o'clock position, the floater is about 1 inch from the back, strong water stream is coming from the nozzle, from the sweeping hose making it move fast, and from the middle.
Before all of the new parts were installed, it was at least moving slowly but not climbing the walls and stuck at corners......now it is sitting on the front wheel, with the back wheels in the air.
I will mention that once I removed the pressure relied valve and the wall socket, I did not see restrictor disks (blue or red) installed. I installed the blue disk, but then read somewhere that these disks reduce the pressure and therefore should not be used if the pressure is not enough to move the wheels at the speed of 28-32. Wheels barely move now and are in the air and not ground. I pulled the blue disk, still same thing, just the sweeping hose moving faster. The nuzzle in the back is at 11 o'clock position, the floater is about 1 inch from the back, strong water stream is coming from the nozzle, from the sweeping hose making it move fast, and from the middle.
Before all of the new parts were installed, it was at least moving slowly but not climbing the walls and stuck at corners......now it is sitting on the front wheel, with the back wheels in the air.
THANKS! So you have cleaned and looked over the filter so that is not it. Lets see what Allen is thinking of. He might be on the right track.
