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For our Pentair Legend installation, our booster pump has 1-1/2” female line from our booster pump. This is what the Legend comes equipped to connect to. If you have to install your booster pump, refer to your manual or view our install guide here. So let’s get started…
As with most pool cleaners we’re going to install the twist lock pressure relief valve (wall fitting) first, be sure to disconnect your current cleaner, and run your pump for a minute or so to clear out the line. Now remove your current wall adapter from the wall fitting and screw in the provided adapter in by hand until tight. You should connect the hose to the wall fitting at the quick disconnect and turn a 1/4 turn to snug the wall fitting:
Next is the hardest part of this installation, we are going to cut the feed hose to the right length. The hose comes in 5 sections covers 30 ft, which should be enough for most pools. The backup valve is 20” from the head cleaner and needs to remain at that distance.
So first take the feeder hose out of the box and we recommend unrolling the hose and letting it sit for a day in the sun to relax from being curled up in the box. Next, measure the depth of your pool with a telepole or the clear end of the feeder hose (usually this is where the grate or drain is at the bottom). Now cut the clear (soft) hose equal to the depth of your pool.
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Example: the clear (soft) hose is 10ft. long, so if your pool is 8 ½ ft. deep, cut 1 ½ ft off. If your pool is deeper than 10 ft, don’t cut the hose. |
Now we’re going to make the feed hose the right length for our pool, to do so we first attach the hose to the wall adapter and hold the opposite end of the hose and walk around the pool to find the farthest point without stretching the hose. Next measure the distance the hose extends past the furthest point of the pool, in the example below it is 71/2 ft. You’re going to cut this amount in egual parts (3 ¾ ft in our example) from the 10 ft lengths of white/grey hose on either side of the swivel.
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Once that is done your going to reattach the hoses using the mender nuts, an example is shown in figure 1. If done correctly the end of the 20 in. clear hose should just reach the farthest edge of the pool perimeter.
Example
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Note: Be sure not to cut floats and try to keep as many floats as possible on the white feed hose spaced evenly apart to hold the hose up on top of the water. |
Now that you’ve been through all that, we lastly going to hook up the cleaning unit and turn it on. So we need to attach the hose to the cleaning unit, to do so put a extra mender nut on the legend mast, then push the clear (soft) hose gently over the mast about a ½”. Now turn the mender nut around the clear (soft) hose until tight, the backup valve should still be 20” from the head of the cleaner.
Now take the bag out of the box (EU16) and twist it firmly onto the top of the throat opening over the rubber debris valve. We are just about done but let’s double check some important points:
White and clear hoses cut properly
Floats evenly spaces
Mender nuts tight around swivels, backup valve, mast and wall fitting
Make sure wall fitting is securely locked into place
Here is a example of how your unit should be assembled so far:
Lastly go to your equipment and turn on the filter pump for 30 seconds to force the air out of the hose and then turn the booster pump on.
That’s it! If you would like to check the operation or do any fine tuning, please refer to your manual.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
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