Anyone have a Hayward Viper Pool Cleaner that doesn't work well?

Man in the

I've got a year old Hayward Viper pool cleaner that stops after about 5 minutes. Pressure is fine, had internals check. Any ideas?

Answer
heres a link with a few tips on automatic cleaners...maybe one will fix your problem: http://www.swimming-pool-information.com/automatic-pool-cleaner-problems.html

Pool Vacuum Problems (suction/not moving)?

Sarah

During the summer the timer on our pool reset and so the pool didn't run during the hottest part of the day. Combined with lack of chlorine algae grew. For a while we have been treating the pool, though it hasn't gotten any better. Part of the reason is because our vacuum keeps stopping. It's not an automatic vacuum, it's on a length of hose, and runs when we turn the pump to the pool on. It works by suctioning to a solid surface and moves by pumping water.

We noticed there was a lot of algae stuck to the ridges inside the hose and have completely dismantled and scrubbed all the sections clean. Yet it continues to have the same problem where it'll run for a little bit (sometimes only seconds) and stop.

We've also tried having the vacuum suck in air and that seems to reset the pump. But still no permanent fix.

Any ideas as to what's going on or how to fix it?
Turns out the vacuum needed a new diaphragm. Thank you for the replies, though! =)

Answer
Most suction side pool cleaners require 5 lbs of vacuum to operate properly. If you do not have enough suction check the pump basket and make sure it is empty. You should also check the filter pressure if it is over 30 psi you will need to clean the filter (most pool filters need to be cleaned twice a year). If the filter psi is less than 5 you may have a pluged impeller. If every thing checks out good there could be a problem with the cleaner but not knowing what cleaner you have I can not advise you what to check on the cleaner they are all different

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