So our MX8 came by UPS yesterday and I set it up last night. My first problem was getting the cleaner line working. At first I thought it was clogged, but it turned out to just be full of air. So, I had to bleed that out by switching the Jandy valve back and forth between the skimmer and the cleaner line. After a while, I finally got all of the air out and was ready to assemble the MX8. Our cleaner line points into the pool instead of being horizontal, so I had to play around a bit to get it set up, but fortunately Zodiac includes a rubber fitting to connect the hose into a variety of differently sized cleaner line inlets. The order of assembly was a little confusing, since we also ordered a cleaner line basket. After assembling the hose and cleaner line basket, I tested the pressure, and it was too low. After adjusting the cleaner/skimmer valve, I got the suction gauge that came with the kit to read around "4." After a bit more pump cavitation due to some air in the cleaner basket, the line was ready, so I attached the MX8 to the line and let it go in the shallow end. I was amazed at how quickly this thing started to go to work on the shallow end, spinning around every once in a while to make random moves across the pool.
I'm impressed by how well this thing moves up walls. In both the shallow and deep end, this thing crawls all the way from the bottom up to the tiles and scrubs them as it surfaces. My only concern is that when it does this, it might be picking up water in the line. In fact, from the sound of the WhisperFlo pump, it does seem as though this behavior does introduce some air into the line (though not much). Will this lead to a bunch of air in the lines after a few days? Is this normal behavior? It's too early to tell how clean this will keep my pool, but so far, it appears to be quite capable. I'll report back after a few days. Thanks again for the tip on this unit, and on where to buy (most places charge $100 more for it).
I'm impressed by how well this thing moves up walls. In both the shallow and deep end, this thing crawls all the way from the bottom up to the tiles and scrubs them as it surfaces. My only concern is that when it does this, it might be picking up water in the line. In fact, from the sound of the WhisperFlo pump, it does seem as though this behavior does introduce some air into the line (though not much). Will this lead to a bunch of air in the lines after a few days? Is this normal behavior? It's too early to tell how clean this will keep my pool, but so far, it appears to be quite capable. I'll report back after a few days. Thanks again for the tip on this unit, and on where to buy (most places charge $100 more for it).
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