The impeller is clogged on my Liberty - How do I clean it?
Step by step.
Caution! This robot is connected to a battery, and following the steps below are requested to be performed as written only!
If your Liberty robot does not come with an impeller Cleaning Safety Clip, follow the steps below:
Make sure that your Dolphin Liberty is outside of the pool and turned off.
- Please turn the Dolphin Liberty on.
- After 3 seconds, turn it off.
- Wait for 30 seconds to ensure that the robot is off. This can be visually verified by making sure that no LEDs are blinking, or on.
- Open the Liberty top cover and pull the filter basket out.
- Visually inspect the impeller and remove any visible debris.
If your Liberty robot comes with an impeller Cleaning Safety Clip, follow the steps below:
Make sure that your Dolphin Liberty is outside of the pool and turned off.
- Connect the charger to the robot
- Wait until the blue LED stops blinking before continuing with the steps.
- Wait for 30 seconds to ensure that the robot is off. This can be visually verified by making sure that no LEDs are blinking, or on.
- Open the Liberty top cover and pull the filter basket out. Keep the charger connected during the cleaning process.
- Open the top cover and remove the filter basket.
- Insert the impeller cleaning safety clip.
- (If the debris is not reachable) Use a screwdriver and open the screws on the top cover.
- Pull the impeller cover backward to release it.
- Clean the debris trapped around the impeller. Use caution as the impeller blades are sharp.
- Reassemble the impeller cover and remove the impeller cleaning safety clip.
- Return the filter and close the lid.
Not your robot? Our general Dolphin impeller cleaning steps
Source: Maytronics support. Rewritten for clarity with the same steps; the videos and illustrations are Maytronics' own.
Parts that fix this.
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