T3668-80 POOL SSEMLY ND INSTLLTION MNUL Trinidad LX bove Ground 52 Round Extruded Wall Pools Note: Deck and fence accessories shown are optional. THIS MNUL EXPLINS THE CORRECT METHOD TO SSEMLE YOUR NEW SWIMMING POOL. RED THESE INSTRUCTIONS ND STUDY THE ILLUSTRTIONS. LSO RED INSTRUCTIONS FOR CCESSORIES SUCH S FILTERS, LDDERS, ETC. PY PRTICULR TTENTION TO THE CUTIONS ON THE FOLLOWING PGES. THE MNUFCTURER IS NO T FFILITED WITH NY PROFESSIONL POOL INSTLLER, THEREFO RE THE MNUFCTURER CNNO T SSUME RESPONSIILITY FOR ERRORS IN THE INSTLLTIO N OF YOUR POOL Y THE INSTLLER O R THE HO MEOWNER. IF Y OU HVE THIS PO OL INSTLLED Y OTHERS, PLESE SUPERVISE TO E SURE Y OUR POOL IS INSTLLED PRO PERLY ND THT LL THE CUTIO NS LISTED THRO UGHOUT THIS MNUL HVE EEN FOLLOWED. PST EXPERIENCE O R SHO RT CUTS MY NO T E COMPTILE WITH OUR POOLS, FOLLOW THE INSTLLTION MNUL. THE MNUFCTURER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHNGE OR IMPRO VE NY ITEM WITHOUT INCURRING NY OLIGTION TO MKE NY CHNGES OR IMPROVEMENTS ON ITEMS PREVIOUSLY SOLD ND TO DISCONTINUE MODELS OR CHNGE SPECIFICTIONS T NY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE. THIS PRODUCT IS SOLD WITH "LIMITED WRRNTY ". THE TERMS ND CONDITIONS RE SET FORTH IN THE "LIMITED WRRNTY " CERTIFICTE PCKED WITH ECH POOL. COPIES OF THE "LIMITED WRRNTY" RE LSO VILLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. YOUR LO CL UILDING CO DE MY REQ UIRE O TINING UILDING PERMIT ND MY HVE REQUIREMENTS ON SETCKS, RRIERS, ETC. NY HO ME UILT O R PREFRICTED DECKS SH OULD CONFORM TO THE LOCL CODES, ND OC NTIONL UILDING CODE. THE ELECTRICL CODE MY REQUIRE PERMIT ND INSPECTIO N, ND USE O F G FCI DEVICES O R O THER CONDITIONS. THE ELECTRICL INSTLLTION MUST LSO CONFORM TO RTICLE 680 OF THE NTIONL ELECTRIC CODE. INSTLL THE FILTER ND PUMP IN CCORDNCE WITH THE MNUFCTURERS INSTRUCTIONS.. RTICLE 680 STTES THT YOU MUST OND THE SWIMMING POOL PUMP TO THE SWIMMING POOL. THIS CN E DONE Y TTCHING #8 COPPER WIRE FROM THE ONDING LUG ON THE PUMP TO N UNPINTED METL SURFCE ON THE POOL WLL OR OTTOM CLIP. THE INSTLLTION OF N OVE GROUND SWIMMING POOL WILL USULLY REQUIRE THREE PEOPLE TO HELP SSEMLE IT. DNGER: THIS POOL, EVEN IF SUPPLIED WITH DEEP RE, CONFORMS TO THE NTIONL SWIMMING POOL INSTITUTE STNDRDS FOR TYPE O, NON-DIVING POOL. DIVING, SLIDING OR JUMPING INTO THE POOL MY CUSE PRLYSIS, DETH OR PERMNENT INJURY.
DNGER 1. DO NOT DIVE OR JUMP INTO Y OUR POOL. DO NOT USE POOL SLIDE ON THIS POOL. YOUR POOL CONTINS SHLLOW WTER ND IS NOT DESIGNED FOR HEDFIRST ENTRY (DIVING OR SLIDING) OR JUMPING. DIVING, SLIDING OR JUMPING CNRESULT IN ROKEN NECK IF YOU STRIKE THE POOL. THIS CN RESULT IN PRLYSIS, DETH OR PERMNENT INJURY. INFORM LL FMILY ND GUESTS OF THESE RULES ND POINT OUT WRNING LELS. 2. IT IS NECESSRY TO MINTIN 4 HIGH RRIER TO REDUCE THE CHNCE OF CHILD CCESSING N UNSUPERVISED POOL. THE RRIER MY E FENCE, WLL, OR COMINTION TH EREOF WHICH COMPLETELY SURROUNDS THE POOL. RRIERS MUST COMPLY WITH THE LOCL UILDI NG CODE, OC NTIONL UILDING CO DE OR THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SFETY COMMISSION RRIER STTEMENT. THE FO UR FOOT HIGH POOL WLLS USULLY PROVIDE THIS RRIER, HOWEVER IF THE POOL IS LESS THN 48 O VE GRDE, OR HS UTTRESSES (OVL POOLS), YOU MY NEED DDITIONL FENCING TO PROVIDE THIS RRIER. CONSULT WITH Y OUR UILDING O FFICIL FO R SPECIFIC REQ UIREMENTS. FENCING O PTIONS RE VILLE FOR YOUR POOL, PLESE CONTCT YOUR POOL DELER. 3. Y OU MUST MINTIN 5 WIDE CLER ZONE ROUND TH E POOL ND DECK OR FENCING. DO NOT LLOW TOYS, CHIRS, TLES OR SIMILR CLIMLE OJECTS IN THIS CLER ZO NE, ENLING CHILDREN TO CLIM ND G IN CCESS TO THE POOL. THE FILTER EQUIPMENT MUST LSO E LOCTED OUTSIDE OF THE CLER ZONE. 4. YOU MUST RISE ND LTCH, OR SECURE YOUR POOL LDDER OR POOL ENTRNCE WHEN THE POOL IS NOT IN USE. dherence to the above items will reduce the frequency of preventable child drownings in swimming pools. WRNING 1. YOUR POOL IS SUPPLIED WITH WRNING SIGNS, WHICH MUST E FFIXED TO THE POOL S SPECIFIED. IF YOU UILD DECK, 2 THE TWO RE SIGNS MUST E FFIXED TO THE DECK T THE POINT OF ENTRY, VISILE TO PEOPLE ENTERING THE POOL RE. FILURE TO INSTLL OR IMPROPER LOCTION OF SFETY INFORMTION WILL SUJECT YOU ND/OR THE INSTLLER TO LIILITY RISING FROM INJURY CLIMS.. NO DIVING COPING: ( TWO SUPPLIED ) THESE RE TO E INSTLLED CROSS THE POOL FROM THE POINT OF ENTRY, ND HVE ONE SECTION OF REGULR COPING ETWEEN THEM.. COPING WITH INTERNTIONL LOGO: THIS ONE COPING IS TO E INSTLLED T THE POINT OF ENTRY, EITHER DJCENT TO THE LDDER, UNDER THE IN POOL LDDER, OR IN THE CENTER OF DECK. C: DNGER RE SIGN WITH LOGO: ( T1440) THIS SIGN MUST E INSTLLED T THE POINT OF ENTRY, FCING LL USERS S THEY ENTER THE PO OL. IF Y OUR POOL HS FENCE, THE SIG N IS TO E FSTENED TO THE FENCE, DJCENT TO THE LDDER OR ENTRNCE. IF YOUR POOL DOES NOT HVE DECK O R FENCE, TTCH THE SIGN TO THE EDGE OF THE COPING DJCENT TO THE LDDER. THE SIGN MUST E VISILE TO LL USERS S THEY ENTER THE POOL RE. D. CUTION - SFETY RULES SIGN: (1445) THIS SIGN MUST E TTCHED TO THE FENCE DIRECTLY ELOW THE DNGER SIGN OR IF YOU DO NOT HVE POOL FENCING, ON THE COPING NEXT TO THE DNGER SIGN. If any signs are missing or damaged contact the customer service department for replacements. CUTION 1. DECK SURFCES MY ECOME SLIPPERY WHEN WET. DO NOT RUN OR DIVE INTO THE POOL FROM THE DECK. NOTE: SUNTN LOTIONS ND OILS MY CUSE POOL COMPONENTS TO ECOME SLIPPERY. 2. ECH MONTH CHECK THE POOL WLL FOR DETERIORTION OR LEKGE, ESPECILLY T THE SKIMMER ND RETURN FITTINGS. THE SKIMMER ND RETURN GSKETS SHOULD E REPLCED ECH SPRING TO PREVENT LEKGE. DETERIORTION CN WEKEN THE POOL WLL WHICH COULD RUPTURE, RELESING THE POOL WTER WHICH COULD CUSE ODILY HRM ND PROPERTY DMGE. 3. FOR NIGHTIME USE, YOU MUST PROVIDE LIGHTING TO ILLUMINTE THE POOL, SFETY SIGNS, ND DECK SURFCES. LIGHTING MUST COMPLY WITH RTICLE 680 OF THE NTIONL ELECTRIC CODE. IT IS IMPORTNT THT USERS E LE TO SEE THE SHLLOW DEPTH OF THE POOL T LL TIMES. 4. THE FOLLOWING SIC LIFESVING EQUIPMENT MUST E ON HND T LL TIMES:. LIGHT UT STRONG POLE ( SHEPHERD S CROOK ) NOT LESS THN 12 LONG.. 1/4 THROWING ROPE, S LONG S 1 1/2 TIMES THE MXIMUM WIDTH OF THE POOL, WHICH IS TTCHED TO COST GURD PPROVED FLOTTION DEVICE SUCH S RING UOY. C. TELEPHONE SHOULD E NERY WITH LIST OF EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMERS, SUCH S POLICE, & MULNCE
5. DDITIONL POOL SFETY RELTED PULICTIONS RE VILLE FROM THE FOLLOWING: SSOCITION OF POOL & SP PROFESSIONLS CONSUMER PRODUCT SFETY COMMISSION 2111 EISENHOWER VE. WSHINGTON, DC 20207 LEXNDRI, V 22314-4695 IMPORTNT INSTLLTION ITEMS 1. LEVELNESS; POOL MUST E LEVEL WITHIN 3/4. UNLEVEL POOLS PLCE EXTREME FORCES ON THE POOL WHICH MY DEFORM. 2. WLL CLOSURE; THE POOL WLL MUST E FSTENED TOGETHER PROPERLY WITH OTH RS ND FSTENERS IN LL HOLES. OMITTED RS OR FSTENERS CN CUSE THE WLL TO RUPTURE, DESTROYING THE POOL ND INJURING PEOPLE. 3. SND COVE; THIS SUPPORTS THE LINER ND MUST E PCKED SOLID. IF IT COMPRESSES, SHIFTS OR ERODES THE LINER MY RUPTURE, RELESING LL THE WTER ND DESTROYING THE POOL ND INJURING PEOPLE. 4. THESE POOLS RE NOT DESIGNED TO E URIED. THE GROUND FORCES CN COLLPSE THE POOL INWRD. FOR SEMI IN- GROUND INSTLLTIONS, CONTCT YOUR DELER FOR DOCUMENT T3964. 5. DO NOT LOCTE YOUR POOL NER STRUCTURES SUCH S HOUSE, GRGE, ETC. S PEOPLE COULD DIVE OR JUMP INTO THE POOL RESULTING IN DETH OR PERMNENT INJURY. 6. LTHOUGH THERE RE RELTIVELY FEW PRTS IN YOUR POOL, NONE MY E OMITTED IN SSEMLY. ECH PRT SUPPLIED IS N IMPORTNT PRT ND IF OMITTED, MY CUSE POOL FILURE. CHECK LL PRTS GINST THE PRTS LIST. WRNING: Do not exceed the following torque values for the noted fasteners: 1/4-20 S. S. Fasteners 75 (in. lbs.) 3/8-16 S. S. Fasteners 236 (in. lbs.) 3/8-16 luminum Fasteners 143 (in. lbs.) TOOLS ND MTERILS PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER #2 HND TROWEL EXTENSION CORD HMMER RKE SLOTTED SCREWDRIVER #2 GRDEN HOSE & NOZZLE STRING LINE PLIERS SOCKET WRENCH & SOCKETS 50 TPE MESURE HND TMPER TORQUE WRENCH TRNSIT OR FRM LEVEL ELECTRIC DRILL & ITS GRDEN SHOVEL WRENCHES 1 LONG STRIGHT 2 X 4 14 LONG 1 ROLL DUCT OR FRIC TPE 25 WOOD STKES I CN WHITE SPRY PINT SND ND LOCK CHRT SND 2 x 8 x 16 4 x 8 x 16 POOL SIZE TONS YRDS PTIO LOCKS CP LOCKS 15' 2 1 1/4 10 18' 2 1/2 1 3/4 12 21' 3 1/2 2 1/4 14 24' 4 1/2 3 16 27' 5 3/4 3 3/4 18 30 6 5 20 NOTE: Sand must be masons or bar sand and be free of foreign objects SELECTING THE POOL SITE 1. Check your local building codes and acquire proper building permits. For poor soil conditions consult a professional engineer. 2. The pool site must be absolutely level and solid. The area must be free from stones and roots. 3. To protect the pool from chemicals and foreign matter in the soil, you may use a ground cover under the sand base. Do not install your pool on asphalt, tar paper, grass, wood, gravel, clay, or concrete, or treated soils. 4. Position your pool away from trees, overhead wires, structures such as a house or garage or septic field. GROUND PREPRTION Your pool must be installed on a solid level surface. Posi tion stakes as shown on figure 1 and use a farm level or transit to level the area shown. Remove all grass, roots and stones. Start at the lowest spot level outwards, do not fill in low spots. The area must be absolutely level. The following table refers to Figures 1 and 3 on the next page. ROUND POOLS LINE 1 LINE 2 15-0 8-6 7-6 18-0 10-0 9-0 21-0 11-6 10-6 24-0 13-0 12-0 27-0 14-6 13-6 30-0 16-0 15-0 3
Step 1: Parts Identification: See figures in bill of material packet. Check for installation addendums. Step 2: See Figure 1 and 2. Mark line 2 as shown in the table on page 3. Create a circle on line 2 by sliding the wall channels into the bottom clips. Place a 2 thick patio block under each bottom clip. If the bottom wall channel is on soft ground, place additional blocks in a pyramidal shape under the bottom clips for support. lso place additional blocks under the wall channel where needed. Dig 2 down for each block. The top of the top block must be at grade level. Place a stake adjacent to each wall channel to keep the circle in position during installation. SECTION II - POOL CONSTRUCTION LINE 2 LINE 1 OTTOM WLL NGLE STCKING PTTERN FOR POOR SOIL FIGURE 2 FIGURE 1 Step 3: See Figures 3 and 4. Place the required amount of s and in the pool area. Starting at the bottom clip on the downwind side of the pool, attach the upright slat to the bottom clip. e sure the machine screw is to the inside of the pool. Working in a counter clockwise direction slide a wa ll slat onto the upright slat. The wall slat should be held about 30 degrees from the upright slat wh ile sliding together. Then when seated, rotate the wall slat against the wall angle. The skimmer slat should be located between the fi rst two round side upright slats as you work around the pool. Do not locate the skimmer under the patio. The return slat must be located within 15 panels to the left of the skimmer as you face the pool. e careful not to let the wall fall over during assembly. The walls must remain plumb. If the wall falls over, disassemble fallen section and start again. STKE LEVEL TRNSIT SMLL STKE 2 X 8 X 16 PTIO LOCK GROUND PREPRTION RE: REMOVE LL GRSS, ROOTS, STONES ND DERIS L00033 L00034 FOLLOW LINE 2 OTTOM CLIP. CUTION: Installation of the wall in any other manner than precisely described above will cause extensive damage to the pool and may result in injury or death to those people in or around your pool. fter the pool wall is assembled, check the dimensions of the pool to insure that it has not shifted during assembly. Step 4: See Figure 5 and Detail 5a. Install the skimmer throat gasket to each side of the pool wall and attach the skimmer to the wall as shown using hardware provided with the skimmer. Mount the skimme r at the center with only two (2) pan head screws at this point. Refer to skimmer instruction sheet. Loosen the nuts from the bottom clip / upright slat attachment. If you are installing a walk deck on this pool Do Not completely remove the nut from the bolt. You will need this bolt to attach the walk deck posts. If a pool fence or deck is to be installed, read those manuals before proceeding. Check care and maintenance manual for proper placement of safety information. 4
Step 5: See Figure 6. Spread the sand across the entire botto m of the pool. Moisten and tamp the sand to provide a solid base. The sand base must be 2 deep after tampi ng. The sand should be moistened and trowel to a smooth finish. Create a 6 radius cove along the wall as shown. This cove must also be tamped solid to prevent shifting. WRNING: Failure to use the sand or sand equivalent and shape it as specified will void all warranties on the pool and liner. FIGURE 3 WLL NGLE W00036 WLL SLT SMOOTH SIDE GINST UPRIGHT SLT WLL SLT ROTTE INTO PLCE 14 20 SS HEX NUT FIGURE 4 W00037 OTTOM CLIP OTTOM CLIP ¼ 20 X ¾ SS MCHINE SCREW UPRIGHT SLT DETIL 5 W00040 SKIMMER THROT GSKET NOTE: THE SKIMMER THROT GSKET MUST SNDWICH THE WLL. I.E. ONE FLP OF THE GSKET MUST E ON THE INSIDE OF THE WLL ND THE OTHER ON THE OUTSIDE. WLL DIMENSIONS RE TO TOP OF WLL WLL WLL CHNNEL 44 50 FIGURE 6 6 RDIUS W00026 2 SND SE 5
EDED LINERS Step 6: See Figure 6. Place the bead receiver on the wall. Tape the joints of the bead receiver using fabric tape to protect the liner. Place the top clips on the upright s. ttach the top clips to the uprights as shown in figures 7 and 7. Step 7: Remove the liner from the carton and unfold into the pool. e careful not to drag, abrade or snag the liner. Spread the liner out over the entire botto m of the pool. Raise the liner side wall and place the bead into the bead receiver. See Figure 6. ead must be fully seated in the receiver to prevent it from coming out later. When filling begins, check the bead frequently. NOTE: If the liner is exposed to the sun for a long time, it will stretch and cause wrinkles. This can be avoided by waiting until dusk or by spraying cold water on the liner during installation. Step 8: Smooth all the wrinkles out on the bottom of the liner. To remove wrinkles, always pull the liner firmly but gently. No sharp tugs! e certain liner is centered. Time spent removing wrinkles and aligning the liner will give you a neater looking and easily maintained pool. TOP CLIP #10 CPTIVE ED DUCT TPE NUT RECEIVER LINER ED LINER FIGURE 7 L00036C WLL ED RECEIVER #12 X ½ HEX HED SCREW 4 PER UPRIGHT (USE LOWER SET OF HOLES IN TOP CLIP) FIGURE 6 W00023 FIGURE 7 00031 UPRIGHT SLT WLL SLT 6 Step 9: egin to fill the pool with water. Use a slow st ream of water and fill approximately 1 1/2 deep. Make sure the fit of the liner is correct, smooth out any wrinkles in the pool bottom. If installing a deck, do not fill more than 12 until the deck is installed. Step 10: Fill the pool with 4 to 6 of water. WRNING: The pool must not be more than 3/4 out of level. If the pool is not level, drain the water and level the structure. ny non-compliance with this requirement will void all warranties. Step 11: Locate the safety warning copings as described and as shown at the back of this manual. ttach the coping, as shown in figure 8, to the outermost set of holes in the top clip. Measure the distance from the coping to the water surface at several points around the pool to be certain that the pool is still level. Step 12: t each upright, attach the coping covers as shown in Figures 9 and 9 based on the type of pool you are installing. Step 13: Fill the pool until the water level is 3 inches below the return hole. Step 14: Follow the instructions for the f iltration system, skimmer and return that are supplied with the filter. See Figure 10 for a reference only.
COPING COVER TTCHMENT FOR LUMINUM POOLS #10 X ½ SELF TPPING SCREWS TTCH COPING TO OUTER SET OF HOLES ROUND END COPING FIGURE 8 W00053 TOP CLIP #10-24 X 5/8 MCHINE SCREW LUMINUM POOLS WITH LUMINUM COVERS UPRIGHT SLT COPING COVER LUMINUM POOLS WITH RESIN COVERS END TS TO SECURE TO COPING #10-24 X 5/8 MCHINE SCREW #12 X 1 HEX HED SCREWS ONE PER SIDE FIGURE 9 00028 FIGURE 9 00028 7
POOL WLL SKIMMER SSEMLY TEFLON TPE TEFLON TPE LINER HOSE DPTER HOSE DPTER FCE PLTE GSKET FIER WSHER LOCKNUT FIGURE 10 LINER W00024 FCE PLTE FCE PLTE SCREW SNDWICH GSKET POOL WLL RUER GSKET RETURN SSEMLY WLL FITTING DIRECTIONL LL (POINT OPENING WY FROM SKIMMER) FIGURE 11 POOL WITH S00004 LDDER D C DIRECTIONL LL FITTING D C POOL WITH FRME LDDER ND FRNCE NOTE: Refer to Page 2, Warning section for Label Number Designations DNGER: When a filter or any other electrical device is added to this pool, it is the responsibility of the purchaser to take all necessary precautions as set forth in article 680 of the National Electrical Code and local electrical codes. Failure to comply with th is requirement may result in a dangerous or hazardous electrical condition, which may cause bodily injury or death. 8
Step 15: ttach the remaining safety warning signs as described and shown in Figures 11 and 11. If installing a fence or deck refer to those manuals for proper placement of safety information. Step 16: Fill the pool up to the center of the skimmer, make sure that all fasteners are tightened properly and your pool is correctly assembled. Please read the Sensible Way to Enjoy Your Pool booklet and enjoy years of swimming and relaxation. WTER SIDE DNGER DECK SIDE POINT OF ENTRY C & D DNGER C CUTION: D FIGURE 11 S00003 DDITIONL DNGER SIGN (SEE SIDE DECK MNUL) POINT OF ENTRY C & D POINT OF ENTRY C & D WRNING: fter completion of the pool, the pool must never be drained to less than 1/2 full. Damage to the structure and/or liner may result. 9