I have the barracuda Kontiki 2 above ground pool cleaner. It has been finicky every time we used it.....sometimes it would work on low speed, sometimes not, it stops at random and refuses to move, and the adjustable valve that attaches to the vacuum plate is very picky. Sometimes it constantly sucks air, etc. I tried hooking up the Kontiki without the valve and it worked perfect on low speed, plently of suction and movement.

Is there any harm in using this without the valve attachment ? There seems to still be good flow from the return. It does seem to get occasionally hung up on the bottom step. Any ideas from keeping this from getting hung up ?Has anyone experiences similiar problems ?

thanks

pool newby