Pool cleaner only moves backward. Never reverses direction. Anyone know why this would happen?
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It will move in the direction of the hose; mine generally moves in a gentle arc until it either gets close to the reach of the hose length (I have a traditional 36 ft rectangular pool and it will barely reach the far side of the shallow end) or it gets close to the surface while climbing vertically up the side at which point the weight of the hose will turn it in a new direction. After a couple of hours I'll go out with the brush pole and steer it toward those segments it missed, which is just like manually vacuuming except it takes a fraction of the time that manually doing the entire pool would take. Hope this helps.
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Hi Ms. June - there should be a drive motor to turn the tracks and a pump motor to move the water. If the unit is not moving, then you may have an issue with the drive motor. I suggest that you take it to a shop and have it tested to determine if it is the drive motor.
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maybe it is just the pool floor that is slippery or it is seated on a plastic part. try just to pull gently the cord to see if it moves. Always check if the gum crawlers turn, if not , that is the problem. It is supposed to move anyway
1968980
Mine was a matter of moving the weight around. If I put it closer to the cleaner head, it falls off the side and can't climb. (it makes it too heavy) Slide it further from the cleaner head and it goes all the way to the top of the pool wall. Try sliding the weight up or down the hose further until it's the way you need it to be. Make sure the hose isn't getting tangled up too.
1932682
Same here, but I think it has to do with the 'flapper" at the top. I think it gets somehow silted up and than it won't switch over. I will have to take mine apart and make sure that the shaft on which it pivots moves freely. Not the "worlds" best product......
966633
Is it new? Is the line length sufficient? Is the tail line attached? The system seems to work on a pump that causes vacuum. This pump also propels it forward. There's a feature that causes it adjust positioning occasionally, so that it will reach the entire pool. What's it not doing properly?
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change the direction of the arms and then run water thru it...make sure they are turning in the correct direction in order for it to move forward...I've done the same..... also make sure that the stop underneath it is not triggered/stuck
838482
try twisting any one hose 1/4 turn and repeat until you get the movement you want. it should move in different directions as it cleans
1061317
Could be your outlet flow...pushing it to one side..could be that the hose is very brittle and does not expand nor maneuver around the pool very well...might need more hose...I add and take out hose, bi weekly it makes the vacuum clean in different patterns....
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Mary, when I first got my unit I had the same issue. But now it works much better once I removed a couple of the hoses. Instead of uses the full set of hose, I took two off. Try to remove one at a time until it performs better but make sure there's enough to reach the far side of the pool.
519976
Sounds like a circuit problem. Call a certified pool electrician if you can't check it out. I've had the pump for a few months now and it works like it is supposed to! No problemO!
1080262
No....we have been having lots of problems with ours....runs about 30 minutes then we have to backwash the pump to make it go again....not a good buy...we even spent the money to upgrade our pump, thinking it might be the problem...but it didn't change a thing...might want to think about another pool cleaner...I am not happy with this one at all.
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Give it time, it works great in a round pool, it will stop for a few seconds then it will continue it cycle, its like an old man its slow but gets the job done, this thing really works however just give it time to do its thing.
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We have an inground pool with stairs at the shallow end. This is our 3rd year with this robotic cleaner. This pool cleaner will go around stairs, but it will not climb them. My unit climbs the beveled sides, and even the vertical sides of our pool with no difficulty. Please note: the vacuum bags must be kept clean for the unit to run properly.
1932683
My aquabot never has issues unless the bag is filled with dirt/leaves.... Check the settings, maybe your timer is set too long? So it runs forward for longer than the timer is set for? Strange... I would call the company.
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Circulation does nothing to clean the pool. Needs to be on filter. Have you tried waste and backwash to clean the filter
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I suppose that's a good question and not one I thought to ask....my pool rover has a switch that allows for the shape/size of the pool (my pool is 18x36 oval), and that's it..... no forward/reverse timer......all I can say is on my above ground pool it absolutely does the job and runs for at least 2:30......you may want to check out the other models and see what's best for you...........