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FEATURES, BENEFITS, and COMPONENTS ............................................................... 5 INSTALLATION ........................................................................................................... 6-8 DISASSEMBLY ......................................................................................................... 9-17 ASSEMBLY ............................................................................................................. 18-26 OPERATION & TROUBLESHOOTING ......................................................................... 27 LEAF CANISTER ......................................................................................................... 28 2011 PRICE LIST ......................................................................................................... 29 PARTS DIAGRAM ........................................................................................................ 30

FEATURES, BENFITS, and COMPONENTS

INSTALLATION

Installation:
Pool Preparation

1- Clean skimmer(s), filter pump basket, and filter. 2- Remove excessive debris from pool. 3- Close main drain. 4- Adjust return lines to point downward to ensure complete cleaning coverage.
If return fittings cannot be adjusted, replace the fitting with a type that can. Zodiac fittings: W90153 = 1 fitting W90155 = 2 fitting W24100 = Universal Wall Fitting

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Installation:
Hose Length and Float Location

1- Assemble enough hose sections to reach the farthest point away from the connection point, and then add one more section. 2- Position the hose float on the first hose section, about 9 inches from the cleaner head

INSTALLATION

Installation:
Cleaner Head

1- Remove Flow Gauge. 2- Submerge the cleaner in the pool. 3- When bubbles stop coming out of the head, lock the cleaner into position on the blue quick connect to the hose. 4- Allow the cleaner to drift to the bottom of the pool so that the tracks are flat on the pool surface.

Turn on the pool pump and begin cleaning. Installation Complete.

DISASSEMBLY

Disassembly:
Removing the Cover

1- Press yellow button on the front of the cleaner head.

2- Open the top cover.

3- Grasp the top cover while holding the cleaner body of the cleaner down securely.

4- Use one hand to pull the top at a 45 degree angle toward your body. (This will take some force).

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Disassembly:
Removing Engine Assembly

1- Unscrew the 4 screws holding the middle engine housing in.

2- Remove the middle engine housing.

3- Remove engine assembly. 4- Remove drive shaft and keyed bearings from the engine assembly.

Note: There are four gears and four bearings as part of the engine assembly. Whenever the engine is removed these should be inspected for wear.

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Disassembly:
Removing Engine Assembly

5- To further break down the engine you can remove the bearings and shafts.

6- There are also four internal engine bearings (not seen). You can check these bearings by making sure the paddles are free to rotate 90 degrees.

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Important! When replacing the bearings be sure to line up the key on the engine bearing with the tab on the engine.

Ensure the edge of the bearing is flush with the outside edge of the gray engine hub.

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DISASSEMBLY

Disassembly:
Removing Track

1- Remove the track by lifting it over the wheel wheels and pulling.

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Disassembly:
Removing Scrubber Assembly

1- Flip the cleaner upside down and align the arrow on the scrubber plate with the arrow on the cleaner body.

2- With the arrows aligned remove the screw in the scrubber plate cavity.

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Disassembly:
Removing Scrubber Assembly

3- Pull the scrubber assembly out

Note: To remove sand from the bearings you can put the scrubber assembly under water and rotate it back and forth.

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4- To completely disassemble the scrubber, first remove the miter gear from the scrubber tube.

5- Pull the gray scrubber tube off of the shaft

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DISASSEMBLY

Disassembly:
Removing Scrubber Assembly

Inspect bearings (there are 3 bearings in the scrubber assembly).

Bearing 1

Bearing 2 (under Bearing 1)

Bearing 3 (on shaft)

Replace any worn or damaged bearings

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DISASSEMBLY

Disassembly:
Removing Direction Control Devices (DCD)

1- Unscrew and lift off the body panel assembly.

2- The screw is captured and does not need to be removed from the DCD.

3- Unscrew the Direction Control Device (DCD) from the body panel.

4- Separate the DCD from the body panel.

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DISASSEMBLY

Note: The right side of the chassis, the right body panel, and the right direction control assembly are all marked with the letter A for easy assembly.
The left side of the chassis, the left body panel, and the left direction control assembly are all marked with the letter B for easy assembly.

Note: You can spin the DCD gear with your finger to ensure it rotates freely.

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DISASSEMBLY

Disassembly:
Removing Wheels & Bearings

1- Using a small screw driver, press in on the locking tab located on the wheel pin from the top of the cleaner head. 2- Using the inserted screwdriver, slide the wheel and pin from the housing..

3- Remove the bearings from the wheels.

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ASSEMBLY

Assembly:
Assembling Wheels & Bearings

1- Replace the two bearings in each wheel.

2- Align the tab on the wheel pin with the slot on the housing. 3- Press the pin with the wheel in until the tab locks into place.

Important! When reinstalling the wheel pin make sure it is lined up with the key in the axle. Be sure to push the wheel pin in all the way, until it snaps.
1. Line up the pin 2. Press all the way down

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ASSEMBLY

Assembly:
Assembling Direction Control Devices

Note: The right side of the chassis, the right body panel, and the right direction control assembly are all marked with the letter A for easy assembly.
The left side of the chassis, the left body panel, and the left direction control assembly are all marked with the letter B for easy assembly.

Important!
Make sure the DCD and the Side Body Panel are properly matched (A to A or B to B) and fitted together (see below).
1. Place DCD in side body panel

2. Ensure top tab is aligned properly

Should be a tight press fit

3. Ensure bottom tab alignment

Should look like this. No gap.

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Assembly:
Assembling Direction Control Devices

1- Align the direction control device to the correct body panel.

2- Screw the pieces together.

3- Put the body panel assembly on the housing and screw into place.

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Assembly:
Assembling Direction Control Devices

Ensure the Side Body Panel is fitted so that the bottom tab is pushed firmly down.

Incorrect

Correct

Gap

No Gap

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ASSEMBLY

Assembly:
Assembling Scrubber Assembly

Screw Miter gear Washer

Bearings

Scrubber tube

Scrubber
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1- Make sure the key on the bottom bearing lines up with the tab on the shaft.

2- Put the scrubber tube on the shaft with the screw head facing down.

Screw head down

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Assembly:
Assembling Scrubber Assembly
Cross Section Key

3- Make sure the gear and bearing keys match up, and make sure the cross section on the gear and shaft match up.

4- Tighten screw to hold assembly together.

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Once youve reassembled the scrubber assembly, rotate it to make sure it spins freely. If not, either the keys are not lined properly or the bearings still have grit in them.

Spin Scrubber

Hold tube

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ASSEMBLY

Assembly:
Assembling Scrubber Assembly

1- Place the scrubber assembly in the housing and align the arrows.

2- Screw the scrubber assembly into the housing.

Assembly:
Assembling Track

1- Place the track on the small wheel and one of the large wheels.

2- Stretch the track over the other large wheel check for rotation of all three wheels.

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ASSEMBLY

Assembly:
Assembling Engine Assembly

1- Assemble drive shaft and the keyed bearings from the engine assembly.

2- Insert engine assembly.

3- Insert the middle engine housing.

4- Screw in the 4 screws holding the middle engine housing in.

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ASSEMBLY

Assembly:
Assembling the Cover

1- Snap the cover into the slots on top of the housing.

2- Install the top by pressing it back into place. Confirm proper connection by opening and closing the cover 2 or 3 times.

Push

Push

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OPERATION & TROUBLESHOOTING

Operation:
Cleaner Movement

While observing the MX8 Cleaner, it is crucial to understand that each cleaner has a dynamic, or unique pattern created by the Directional Control Devices (DCDs). The following shows the timing of the DCDs. 1- The cleaner timing cycle repeats approximately every 30 minutes. 2- There are 12 long runs of between 30 and 40 seconds.

3- There are 5 full reverses of approximately 4, 5, 6, 9, and 15 seconds. (Not in that order).
4- There are 5 overlapping turns that will produce short duration full reverses of about 1 to 2 seconds.

Troubleshooting:
1- Clean skimmer(s), filter pump basket, and filter. 2- Confirm returns are facing down to the pool bottom 3- Confirm proper installation: Main Drain Closed Hose Length & Float Location are correct Pool Connection is tight Flow (use Flow Gauge to confirm) Cleaner Connection. 4- Check for debris jammed in the engine. 5- Check for air in the system by looking at the pump basket while running. If there is a drop in the water level, or excessive bubbles are present, there maybe an air leak. Check hose connections, tighten all fittings and check o-ring at the pump.
Note: In some pools where the cleaner either doesnt climb the walls or it comes out of the pool, the flow may need to be adjusted from the factory recommendations. First confirm proper float location and adjusting the flow as needed by watching the cleaner movement for 5 to 10 minutes.

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LEAF CANISTER

To adapt a Hayward Leaf Canister to the Baracuda Twist Lock Hose, order part number AXV092 from Hayward.

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2011 LIST PRICING

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