Before commencing with the installation of the Dragonfly Pulse Surface Cleaner, ensure that the leaf basket, hair filter, and main filter of your swimming pool are clean so that the system is running at maximum capacity. By doing this you ensure maximum reliability in the continued operation of your new pool cleaner. Ensure that the hoses to be used are in good condition and are properly connected to the vacuum plate and that the vacuum plate itself is properly seated. This will allow you to make the most the most effective setting.

Firmly attach the cuff end of the hose to the bottom of the pool skimmer. If you are not supplied with a cuff you will find that one of the hose connectors will fit directly onto the Dragonfly outlet. Place the Dragonfly Pulse Surface Cleaner into the pool.  The elbow end of the hose fits into the vacuum plate. Use however many lengths of hose are required between the first hose and the last.

Note    The Dragonfly pool cleaner may be left to float free in the pool, or in many cases it may be advantageous to tether it in the part of the pool where the wind and currents tend to take most of the debris.

            Insert cuff firmly into skimmer outlet      Elbow into vacuum plate

DO NOT START THE PUMP YET

In the majority of cases the Dragonfly Super Skimmer will start to work without having to make any adjustment.

With the Dragonfly Pulse Surface Cleaner  floating in the water, the weir should be between 5 and 10 mm below the surface of the water. If this is not the case, loosen the stainless steel bolts that hold the floats in position and slide the floats up or down on the body as needed.

                                            Dragonfly floating in pool                     Loosening bolt to float

START THE PUMP NOW

If the setting is correct, water should be cascading over the weirs into the Dragonfly Pulse Surface Cleaner. The valve that you can see inside the Dragonfly should be opening and closing to a greater or lesser degree.

If the Dragonfly Pulse Surface Cleaner does not do this at this stage, check the troubleshooting list below and you will soon have the situation under control.

INSTALLING THE Dragonfly Pulse Surface Cleaner TO WORK

ALONG SIDE A CONVENTIONAL SUCTION POOL VAC.

To achieve this you will require a splitter so that a hose can be connected from both cleaners and a leaf canister so that debris from the Dragonfly can be trapped without blocking the splitter.

Splitter                                         Leaf Canister

1                    Disconnect the bottom cleaner hose from the vacuum plate above the leaf basket.

2                    Plug the elbow on splitter assembly into the vacuum plate. When looked at from the pool, you should see two hoses protruding from a three-way valve. One directly into the pool, facing away from the static skimmer and one at right angles to it parallel to the pool wall.

                                         Picture showing vacuum plate, elbow & splitter

3          Connect the Dragonfly to the hose that faces directly into the pool

4          Connect one section of hose onto the other outlet.

5          Connect the end of the hose to the outlet side of the leaf basket.

         Hose fits directly onto outlet of canister (left) & hose joiner at inlet (right)

6          Connect as many sections of hose as you like to the other side of the leaf canister.

7          Plug the section of hose with the cuff on it firmly into the outlet of the Dragonfly Pulse Surface Cleaner

At this stage both pool cleaners should be connected to the vacuum plate via the splitter.

It is now possible to control the amount of water that is being taken by the Dragonfly Pulse Surface Cleaner or the pool vac.

It is our experience that if you set the control valve so that the pool vac works at about one third it’s normal speed you will get the best results.

To do this, simply turn the tap handle on the flow control valve to suit your requirements.

As more water is drawn from the Dragonfly using the valve the pool vac slows down or

vice versa.  However the suction from your pool pump will decide what the best balance is.

TROUBLE SHOOTING

The Dragonfly Pulse Surface Cleaner sits in the water with the filtration equipment running but it doesn’t seem to be doing anything.

The reasons for this could be

The valve remains open

Raise the floats a bit at a time until the weirs have reached maximum depth. In the unlikely event that this does not start the valve opening and closing, you will need a water bypass, these are available at most pool shops. Should you have trouble getting a hold of one, please contact us.

You cannot get enough float adjustment to get the flapper valve to start opening and closing

Check that the filters are clean and that there is no blockage in the filtration system, problems such as a dirty filter, blockage, or broken hoses.  These reduce the flow of water through the skimmer.
The Dragonfly Pulse Surface Cleaner is designed to operate under a wide variety of pool conditions.

If you cannot get enough suction to enable necessary adjustment on the Dragonfly Pulse Surface Cleaner  you may have to contact you pool professional as the filtration equipment may need to be repaired or upgraded.

After having given satisfactory performance the following can cause changes in the performance of the Dragonfly Pulse Surface Cleaner .

A dirty filter, a blocked leaf basket or hair filter can slow, and in extreme situations stop, the Dragonfly Pulse Surface Cleaner .

One or more of the floats was not fastened properly, bringing about a change in the original setting.

A hose is split or damaged in some way and as a result suction at the Dragonfly end is too low.

Debris of some description is interfering with the flapper valve.  If the Dragonfly Pulse Surface Cleaner  is held in place with cord make sure that the cord does not exert pressure either up or down on the unit when its in operation. This can affect the equilibrium of the Dragonfly Pulse Surface Cleaner  motion and cause it to settle and stop oscillating.

The instructions and the troubleshooting section are here to be of assistance to you, however if you continue to experience any difficulties, please don’t hesitate to contact us:
    

Dragonfly.biz

154 Fowler Rd, Guildford NSW 2161 Australia
Phone:  61 2 9892 2843

Email: support@dragonfly.biz