Zodiac Baracuda T5 Duo Questions & Answers

Yes you can but it will require some fine tuning . You may have to fiddle with the Position of the weight ring first then try adjusting the Zodiac 3 position pressure flow lever where your system attaches to the skimmer . If you have a skimmer plate with a adjustable flow rate valve you can try to alter the flow pressure that way as well. End of day it is not an exact one solution fits all so best of luck .

They are only designed to suck up smallish leaves. The rubber diaphragm is not very large or robust so you may try a more efficient plastic diaphragm ( talk to your local pool shop who should have one) Only proplem is this May void your warranty if still under 2 yrs old.
Also just make sure that the cleaner head sits flush to the pool surface all the time ( you can easily check this by observing it in the pool when not operating ( may also have to adjust the position of the “weight ring” or even fit a second one.
That’s about all I can offer. Good luck.

Thanks for that, it's cleaning beautifully, just not the gum leaves, guess I'll just have to hook them out myself. I can switch over to the manual vac every one in awhile..

This autumn has been an incredible pain. My T5 duo would only work for sometimes as little as 10 minutes before stopping. Even the small leaves would get stuck. Thank goodness autumn is over. Already dreading next year. Ill check out the plastic diaphragm mentioned above.

I found that in the first year of having aT5 Duo a number of parts broke down and were replaced under warranty but, once the warranty period expired Zodiac didn't want to know about it. If its still under warranty contact Zodiac or your Zodiac dealer.

I suggest the best solution to your problem is to replace the T5 as soon as feasible. I don't know about sticky residue (haven't seen it in 30 years of pool ownership) but the skirt will deteriorate and tear along the moulding lines till it falls apart. Then the body will start cracking etc etc