Hi all - pool just started a week ago and have notices our Polaris 280 is spraying too much water out of the pool through its sweep hose. I just noticed it a couple days ago when I added salt to the pool. Problem is, the spray would hit the windows, and leave a salt residue on the windows.

The Manual says to move the adjustment screw but that didn't seem to do anything. The Manual also suggests using some weights for the sweep hose which, of course, they sell. Has anyone tried those? Do they work?

What if I just take the sweep hose off? Does that severely reduce the effectiveness of the 280?