does this sweep need a booster pump to work?
1698807
It does have a sweeping action and no, it does not need a booster pump. It runs on the suction side of the pump system.
1698808
I just plugged mine into the suction outlet in my pool and it works great. It did not need anything else.
50643
Dear Shani,Thank you for your recent inquiry. It is not suggested that you would need to sweep prior to using the scooba. I hope this information helps. Please let us know if you would like further assistance. Thank you and have a great day. Amy PrestonHammacher Schlemmer Customer Service
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Don't know. There was a small manual pump that was available for free when I purchased the toy. It didn't appear that it would be sufficient, but my 12-year-old grandson had both pumped in minutes. Worked nicely.
451015
No, you don't use a booster pump for the 360. If you have a booster pump you'll use the Polaris 280. Backyard Pool Superstore
1407472
This unit Has a Booster Pump and Does Use A Transformer To Run. I Believe It Was 12 VDC That Actually Runs It , That Being Said You May Wire It To Run On A 12 Volt deep Cycle Battery and Recharge It Whenever Needed As Well. The Unit W Pump Is Really Used Where Water Pressure is To Low For The R/O Membrane To Be Efficient IfYour Pressure Is Good You Don't Really Need This Unit.
654480
Yes you do. I use a Tetrapond DHP4200 Debris Handling Pump. Don't use a pump stronger then that.
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I originally order booster pump with my water filter. I was fortunate that iSpring warehouse is not too far away from where I live so went to the warehouse. The lady was very helpful and told me I don't need booster pump because my city water has enough pressure. Booster pump should be used when water pressure is not enough. If you have city water, there is no need for booster pump. For that matter, UV is the same way. No need to buy one with UV. Without these 2 features, you save a lot of headache on installing and maintain the system.If you are on well water, you'll need the pump and UV. I originally order booster pump with my water filter. I was fortunate that iSpring warehouse is not too far away from where I live so went to the warehouse. The lady was very helpful and told me I don't need booster pump because my city water has enough pressure. Booster pump should be used when water pressure is not enough. If you have city water, there is no need for booster pump. For that matter, UV is the same way. No need to buy one with UV. Without these 2 features, you save a lot of headache on installing and maintain the system.If you are on well water, you'll need the... » Read More I originally order booster pump with my water filter. I was fortunate that iSpring warehouse is not too far away from where I live so went to the warehouse. The lady was very helpful and told me I don't need booster pump because my city water has enough pressure. Booster pump should be used when water pressure is not enough. If you have city water, there is no need for booster pump. For that matter, UV is the same way. No need to buy one with UV. Without these 2 features, you save a lot of headache on installing and maintain the system.If you are on well water, you'll need the pump and UV. « Show Less
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No, you don't use a booster pump for the 360. If you have a booster pump you'll use the Polaris 280.Backyard Pool Superstore
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No the suction is from the bottom of the pump. The pump is only partially submerged before pump kicks on.
1677524
I did not purchase an extra booster and use it as supplied. The pressure and volume are similar to an under sink storage tank model. The difference is that this unit is on demand so you do not need a storage tank...you're calculations are a good estimate.
261938
No it does not, but it's meant to get the child all the way to the point of not needing a booster at all. Hope that helps.
1297960
Yes, if the pump has enough power to pull it. I had to remove two hoses for the best clean.
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I don't think so, I did not use the vacuum feature, I swept my hard floors with a broom first and simply used the wash feature.
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Yes but you may have to tap the back of the pump to pull vacuum from the motor.Engine vacuum cycles the pump to make it work.
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For an in ground pool, it's installed on the discharge piping from the main pump. You'll have to install the piping. Then you have to have a separate line to your pool from the discharge of the booster pump to supply sufficient water flow and pressure to your pool cleaning device. Most in ground pools are already plumbed for this, with a separate connection in the pool to run a pool cleaning device such as Polaris.
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The booster pump is to keep the water pressure consistently above 40PSI. If you have a low pressure situation where the pressure falls below 40PSI the FO filter won't work properly.
100587
This is a booster pump, by definition should have little or no suction but boost the pressure from 1 psi to 20-40psi.I use it to boost a gravity feed from a storage tank feed by a RO to run a ice-machine that requires 20 psi to activate.If using a foot valve and primed it may pull from 6 feet but doubt if it could self prime 6 feet.