Have you had problems with a G2 Barracuda pool crawler? Me too. It stops for no reason. It’s not stuck on a leaf or a stick. It just stops. I swear this pool cleaner will be the end of me.
Yes, this post is a break from the usual dark fiction authoring I stick on this blog. After a long stint in the dank of my writer’s den, I’ll pop out once in a while and take a peek at the sunshine.
Unfortunately, when I go there, I’ll find my pool cleaner stuck in a corner or on a flat section, munching away at one spot, cleaning nothing. I’ll have to move it; otherwise, that’ll be where it stays.
‘That vacuum has stopped again, Michael!’ Margo shouts. ‘Can you go outside and see to it?’
A deep breath is required.
I’ve spent hours studying its movements and still can’t figure out why my G2 keeps stalling! Don’t get me wrong; I’m totally amazed at its design. I respect those engineers who’ve looked at its buoyancy, surface friction, suction, hose flexibility/curves, etc., measured and made it so everything is just right so it can crawl around my pool floor and pick up leaves. Let’s face it. Any pool cleaner is a marvellous work of physics.
A pool cleaner that works, of course.
Why am I still pulling my G2 out of corners to enjoy its magnificence? I’ve read the instructions and done all they’ve suggested. Nothing helps!
It once worked. I’m baffled and befuddled (enjoy that word). It makes two passes of the pool, and then it gets stuck. I’ve taken so much time out of my writing to chase it up. It’d be quicker to vacuum the pool by hand!
It has a brand-new skirt and diaphragm. The hose is only a week old. Like I said, it worked exceptionally well when it was new. It cleaned the whole pool on any pump setting and never got stuck.
We installed it with the deflector down low and the weight ring where the specs said to put it… and away she went! I never had to move it by hand or watch it to see if it was doing its job. Now, this is happening.
So it’s over to you dear reader. If you know what’s causing the problem, I’d like to hear it.
–Michael.
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