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❹ Troubleshoo ng
Before you contact the retailer, please carry out these few simple checks using the following
tables if a problem occurs.
If the problem con nues contact your retailer.
: Ac ons to be performed by a qualifi ed technician only
4.1 I Appliance behaviour
While opera ng, the cleaner
does not stay rmly on the pool
oor
This may have any of 3 causes:
There is s ll air in the appliance's casing. Repeat the cleaner immersion
opera ons (see § “2.1 I Immersing the cleaner”).
• The  lter is full or dirty: simply clean it.
• The impeller is damaged, contact the retailer:
The cleaner does not or no
longer climbs the pool walls
This may have any of 2 causes:
• The  lter is full or dirty: simply clean it.
Even though the water seems clear, microscopic algae are present in your pool,
they are not visible to the naked eye, and they make the walls slippery and prevent
the cleaner from climbing. Carry out shock chlorina on and slightly reduce the pH.
Do not leave the cleaner in the water during shock treatment.
The brushes are worn: check the wear indicators “3.5 I Replacing the brushes”,
then turn the brushes to check the rota ons. Replace the brushes where
necessary.
If the problem con nues contact the retailer:
The cleaner does not move on
start-up.
Check that the outlet to which the control box is connected is receiving a power
supply.
Check that a cleaning cycle has been launched and that the lights are on.
If the problem con nues contact the retailer:
Check that a cleaning cycle has been launched and that the lights are on.
The cable gets tangled
• Do not unroll the en re length of the cable into the pool.
• Place the required length of cable in the pool and place the rest along the side of
the pool.
The cleaner's discharge nozzles
or bo om plug holes become
blocked
Stop the  lter pump and begin a new cleaning cycle.
Place the control box halfway along the length of the pool, in accordance with
the safety condi ons, see “2.3 I Electricity supply connec on”. If cleaning is not
op mal, vary the loca on of the control box and the place at which the cleaner
enters the pool.
The cleaner climbs the walls
slowly and stops under the
waterline
The cleaner climbs the walls
quickly and goes past the
waterline, aspira ng air
The cleaner may behave di erently depending on the lining of the pool. A
parameter may require changing to op mise the cleaner's behaviour when
climbing the wall, see “2.5.4 Surface control”.
If the problem con nues contact the retailer:
The control box does not
respond to any bu on presses.
Unplug the power cord from the mains socket, wait 10 seconds and plug it back
in again.

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BrandPolaris
ModelW 442
CategorySwimming Pool Cleaners
LanguageEnglish

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