Occasionally those parts fail and need to be replaced.
Navigator pool cleaner not moving.
When the shoe is pushed up against the end of the pod the shoe should extend above the surface of the pod or the pod will start to rub against the pool floor.
My automatic pool cleaner is 4 years old and not running around like it used to.
Setting up the vacuum is a simple matter of attaching suction hoses into the pool s pump system and turning the pool pump on.
The picture at left shows an example of badly worn shoes.
Each version has a model designed for gunite or vinyl applications.
Rob is a pool service industry professional with over 20 years of experience.
A common pool cleaner is the hayward navigator which consists of many moving parts.
Sometimes it gets stuck in the corner of the pool by the steps.
If your pool cleaner is moving around the pool normally but is not picking up debris the normal solution is to clear the clog in the suction throat or empty the debris bag or basket.
Turn your navigator pool vac ultra pool cleaner over and look at the cleaner s shoes.
Pool cleaner is not cleaning.
Other times it goes in circles.
Suction cleaners also need a clean pool filter to both move and vacuum well.
A pool vacuum is a relatively simple device in which the swimming pool s pump system is used to draw water through the head of a portable vacuum appliance that scrubs along the bottom and sides of the pool.