Barracuda not bouncing or moving to clean pool

http://lawnandgarden.manualsonline.com/manuals/mfg/weed_eater/2500_series.html?idRes=15826113

Here is where you can find the manual to download for the 2500 series Weed Eaater blower/vac

You likely just need a new pad on the head. When they ware down they allow the head to get closer to the surface that it's cleaning, but the additional suction makes it difficult for the head to move.

I hope this helps you!

3 is perfect. The diaphram is most likely the problem. If the diaphram is more than say..9 months old it can get bloated and not function properly. The only other problem could be is if the cleaner is a few years old the foot pad could be worn out and the cleaner can **** itself to the pool and not move. Most likely the diaphram though.

You could have too much suction, something stuck in the diaprahm, a torn diaprahm could do this or if it is sticking to the drain you will have to shut the drain down.

Try backwashing again, this cleaner will pick up enough dirt in a couple of hours to clog the filter. Untill the pool is clean you need to backwash and check the baskets, (skimmer and pump pot) Probally two to three times in the first day, then once after a couple of days. After that you can get back to a regular routine.

what do you hook your vacuum to in the pool? does it have suction? it may be clogged. if so you can blow it out if you have the equipment. it may be you don't have enough suction and all you need to do is adjust one of your suction side valves to fix this problem. if you don't have dedicated valves you can plug one of you other suction lines to give your vacuum more suction.

mine does this too. I was told that the cleaner learns a path and sticks to it. You have to switch the sections of the hose around or just twist them to a different position so it will take another path. Unfortunately, you have to do this quite often to avoid it sticking to the same path around the pool.

diaphragm is ripped

I had the same problem. come to find out there was somehting stuck in the diaphram. (a piece of mulch). Once I removed it, everything worked fine. Take your Barracuda apart and check the diaphram for blockage.

I use gparted tool to find it. Once you boot from the CD (with the .iso of gparted on it), you can access the tool to find the cylinder by right-clicking on the desk and select ???? sorry, I'm not sure about the name of the tool. So go to gparted.com and download the program. If you need more help, let me know.