We all love swimming pools, right? But maintaining your pools is not an easy task. Cleaning the swimming pool is a never-ending task, sometimes you have to do it in the scorching heat. And imagine your pool vacuum getting stuck while you are busy cleaning it. Scary? A bit. You might freak out and think it won’t work anymore.
The cleaner works as a suction pump similarly to other vacuum cleaners. The only difference is that it sucks in water instead of air like other cleaners.
There is a strainer attached to the vacuum cleaner which sucks all of it and the water is cleaned. Sooner or later if the suction gets too strong it will get stuck at the bottom. But if you keep the flow keeper adjusted it will help a lot.
You can also control the water flow by adjusting the suction. The vacuum cleaner gets stuck because of the strong water flow in one place. Suction is important or else the pool won’t get cleaned.
How To Stop It From Getting Stuck
There is a flow keeper valve that helps with the flow of water regulating it through the hose connected to the cleaner.
Maintenance Required To Prevent The Vacuum To Get Stuck
You need to check a few things while you plan on cleaning your pool. This way it will cause you less trouble.
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Shape Of The Bottom
If there is a change in the shape of your pool bottom it will get your vacuum cleaner stuck.
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Replacement Of Parts
If you have an old vacuum cleaner it might need some parts to be replaced or changed. This can also be one of the reasons for the vacuum cleaner to stuck. Some parts require the most maintenance and service.
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The Suction System
One of the many reasons can be the suction balance. This is between the water that flows through the pool drain and the pool cleaner. This happens when the water flows through the drain and pool cleaner at the same time causing a suction force between the two.
No doubt pool cleaners are very difficult to handle if they get stuck. Sometimes you don’t even realize the problem until you return after you left it running itself for hours. And you get to know that the pool is not cleaned because the vacuum cleaner got stuck in one place. What a waste of time!
You Need To Follow These Methods
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Adjustment of the flow
To cause less trouble to keep the flow adjusted. You need to adjust the suction that controls the water flow. The lesser the flow of water it is less likely to get stuck. As we told above the flow keeper valve is a lifesaver. The flow keeper valve has a spring that sucks in some water, adjusting the amount of water being sucked in the cleaner. This also lessens the amount of suction.
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Main Drain On Or Off
There are two types of pools, one is above the ground- pool and the other is in-ground pools. The in-ground pools do have a drain system on the bottom but the above-ground pools do not.
This is another reason for the vacuum cleaner to get stuck. The main drain sucks the water passing through it while the cleaner is doing the same, this is where they come in contact and get stuck. To get rid of this problem just turn off the main drain while the cleaner is on.
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Hose Weights
Hose weights help to balance the pool cleaner hearing to the surface of the pool. Many people do not know how to place the hose weight correctly which leads the vacuum to be stuck. Just place the hose weight in the correct order and it will allow the hose to pass correctly over it.
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Hose Storage
Keep the hoses safe. Especially the pool hoses. The pool hoses are in different sizes and you need to lay them straight side by side. Don’t leave them uneven on the surface of the pool.
Why Is The Pool Cleaner Not Moving
If you notice that your pool vacuum cleaner is not working properly, it can be mainly because either the air is getting stuck in the suction of the pool or the hose. The air will stop the water from flowing.
Also if it slows it might be because of the air bubbles entering the pool’s return line. Check the line for any air leaks that causes the pump to draw air. Check the hose, hose sections, lines for any missing rings or leaks.
Final Verdict
You need to identify the common minor problems that may arise during the cleaning of the pool. You’ll probably have to experience it a little as all the vacuum cleaners are different from each other. But once you follow the steps correctly, your work is done.
