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- Page 1 Installation Guide Reference...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Pool Materials Shipped to Homeowner..........3 Installation Schedule................5 Excavation....................7 6' Step Installation..................9 Wall Assembly..................10 Brace Assembly..................14 Concrete Collar..................15 Skimmer Installation (Inground ONLY)..........15 Return Inlet Installation................16 Pool Light Installation................17 Top Rail Installation................19 Tips for Cutting Mitered Corners............21 Top Rail Clip Installation...............22 Safety Signage Installation..............22 Double F-Track / Coping Installation...........23 Pool Interior Prep...................25... -
Page 3: Base Kit Components
Standard or Deck Mount Top Rail (Per Order) Return Fitting, Eyeball, and Faceplate Tek Screws Filtration System Insulation Kit Doughboy Silen S or Silen Plus Pump R-10 Insulation Foam - QTY Per Pool Ranger 25" Sand Filter Steel Insulation Straps Tek Screws Plumbing Kit 1.5"... - Page 4 The Installation Materials List below represent tools or materials that may not be commonly used for other pool installations. A link has been provided for the purpose of verifying the item needed as well as provides opportunity to purchase online if necessary. MATERIALS LIST ON-GROUND INSTALLATION MATERIALS LIST Item...
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Page 5: Installation Schedule
Installation Schedule Example schedule for a typical installation: Day 1 - Excavation 8:00am - 11:30am Remove all earth within the marked area to ensure the finished dig is at, or slightly greater than, the dimensions marked. This ensures an easy set of the braces and walls. Once cleared, stakeout with string and rebar the excavated area dimensions. - Page 6 Day 2 - Pool Assembly 8:00am Two people: Top rail and f-track OR coping installation. One person: Pre-liner install tasks: step preparation, return inlet, light, and skimmer set. 10:00am Concrete delivered. 11:00am Sand distributed to a 2” depth and verified against base of wall and level. Begin backfilling.
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Page 7: Excavation
The height of the Hydrosphere Series Pool Wall is 52" plus the height of your coping ... this must be added to the wall height to get the total wall height. - Page 8 Before beginning the step and wall installation, identify where each steel panel goes from the build diagram. The sticker on the edge seam of each panel has the item description to aid in identifying. The image below has a heading SA3-4801-52 and a description of Stl Pnl 48” x 52” - Plain.
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Page 9: 6' Step Installation
6' Step Install If the pool comes with a set of fiberglass steps, a safety handrail is delivered with the steps. Step notes: Steps come with 4 pieces of PVC with escutcheons attached for the legs. The step area should be excavated as well and will have concrete coverage. Dig a trench 6 ½”... - Page 10 Make sure the panel is also flush with the step face from top to bottom. C-clamp the wall section in three spots to ensure a strong hold during the drilling of the step. Check that the three clamps are not covering any of the outside holes on the panel. Use a 7/16”...
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Page 11: Wall Assembly
Wall Assembly After the step and 1st wall panel have been secured and wall height confirmed, set the first concrete patio block at 4” inside the outside edge of the next wall panel. This is to avoid covering up the rebar and V-stake cutouts in the bottom of the wall panel. Center the block on the seam of radius walls. - Page 12 Continue to assemble the walls following the build diagram. This is typically a two-person job: One crew member places the panels in place and aids in ensuring the pool interior faces of each panel are flush with each other. Use the 5/16” Starter punch in the second hole from the top to align the pre-drilled holes in the wall, and this also aids in ensuring the faces of the walls are flush.
- Page 13 The V-stakes should be driven to approximately 10” in height out of the ground as they are to be just above the concrete surface once the concrete footer is poured. Use at least one piece of rebar in straight-wall panels and all the holes in radius walls. Straight wall sections need to be truly straight.
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Page 14: Brace Assembly
After the base of the walls have been staked and you are satisfied with the correct dimensions, plumb the walls using a short level on the wall section. Skip to Step 5 if you have an Inground Hydrosphere Series Pool. Semi-Inground Only: Each buttress brace has a stake that allows you to secure the wall section once plumb. -
Page 15: Concrete Collar
Concrete Collar When ordering concrete, ask for: Ready Mix Concrete, Footer Mix, 3000 psi, 3-inch Slump, no additives. Add concrete under the step first. Work the concrete fully underneath the step. Utilize the back of a rake to work the concrete into all crevices. Concrete should come up to the base of the first step, and the base of all 4 PVC posts and escutcheons covered. -
Page 16: Return Inlet Installation
Secure the skimmer to the pool wall by using the four 1¼" long Phillips’s pan head screws provided. Return Inlet Installation (Inground) For Semi-Inground Return Installation, follow Doughboy Classic Deluxe Skimmer Instructions Pre-liner installation Tools needed: screwdriver, awl, and utility knife Insert gasket into the return fitting and pass through the pre-cut hole for return. -
Page 17: Pool Light Installation
Pool Light Installation Pre-liner installation Look at the backside of the straight wall that the light is to be installed on. Note whether there is a rib centered on the wall. Do not drill where a rib is present. Measure over to the left or right 3 ½” to ensure that you are far enough away from the rib on the back of the wall panel. - Page 18 *ALL electrical work must be completed by a qualified, licensed electrician. doughboyplus.com...
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Page 19: Top Rail Installation
Top Rail Installation (Semi-Inground) Whether using the standard top rail or the deck mount top rail, the top rail will come in 8’ sections. It will be installed on the top flange of the pool walls. This will conceal the top of the pool wall all the way around the pool. - Page 20 When installing the top rail on a Grecian-shaped pool, it is ideal to start with the 45- degree corners of the pool. Make a 22 ½-degree cut on both ends of the top rail and butt the mitered corners together in the 45-degree corner. Use a miter saw and be sure to use scrap wood as a jig under the rail to cut it level.
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Page 21: Tips For Cutting Mitered Corners
Tips for Cutting Mitered Corners (Semi-Inground) Cutting great-looking mitered corners enhance the look and quality of the pool. There are a few simple steps that will aid you in creating great-looking mitered corners like the one shown. Use a jig for cutting the top rail. Seen right are two pieces of ½”... -
Page 22: Top Rail Clip Installation
Top Rail Clip Installation (Semi-Inground) The top rail clips are designed to conceal the joints in the top rail pieces (see right image). The top rail clips will be secured to the top rail using adhesive. You will apply the adhesive on the back of each top rail clip. If standing inside the pool, you will hook the backside of the clip on the backside of the top rail and then push the front of the clip down until it snaps into place. -
Page 23: Double F-Track / Coping Installation
Liner Track/Coping Installation The coping is installed around the entire top perimeter of the pool. The track will hold the liner in place. Tools needed: Impact driver, 5/16” nut driver, miter saw, tek screws and the supplied Double F-Track / Coping IMPORTANT: Double F-Track is installed by securing the track to the FACE of the pool wall. - Page 24 Round Pool: F-Track / Coping Installation All F-Track / Coping pieces will be identical on round pools, so it is just a matter of choosing a starting location and working your way around the pool securing the F-Track or Coping to the pool wall using the tek screws every 18”.
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Page 25: Pool Interior Prep
Pool Interior Prep Use duct tape and tape off the wall panel joints all the way around the pool. The tape aids in ensuring the liner does not show any of the seams from the wall joints. A 2” layer of clean, washed masonry sand is required to be put down as the base for your pool floor. -
Page 26: Liner Installation
Liner Installation When you are confident that there is nothing on the pool floor that could damage the liner, you are ready to begin the installation of the liner. The liner is heavy; it is suggested that two people transfer it into the pool. To ensure the liner doesn't get damaged, it's best to remove your shoes before walking on the liner during the installation. - Page 27 Start on one side of the pool and work your way around the pool locking the bead located at the top of the liner into the bottom Double F-Track or Coping. (The top track of the Double-F Track is for a winter cover.) As you move around the pool, use your feet to help push the liner against the wall.
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Page 28: Post-Liner Installation
Post-Liner Installation Procedures Semi-Inground Skimmer Installation Once the Skimmer is assembled per the included instructions, you will begin installing the skimmer onto the pool wall. Firmly press a piece of plywood large enough to cover the skimmer wall cutouts against the liner and over the cutouts. - Page 29 Semi-Inground Return Installation Locate a board large enough to cover the return fitting cutout. From inside of pool, use the board to hold the liner against the cutout in pool wall. Keep hands away from hole to avoid injury. From outside of pool, use the cutout as a guide and cut away the liner with a razor knife.
- Page 30 Skimmer (INGROUND ONLY) Push the second gasket onto the back of the faceplate the same way you put the gasket onto the face of the skimmer during pre-liner installation. Be sure to apply pressure with your foot, or with a tube bag of sand, on the liner below the skimmer opening to ensure you do not get any tears or stretch marks after the pool is filled.
- Page 31 Pool Light Continue to apply some pressure to the vinyl liner with your foot at the base of the wall to ensure the vinyl is taught as it fills with water. Locate the vinyl clamp ring (see left image below). Be sure the word “TOP” is aligned at the top.
- Page 32 Step Continue to apply some pressure to the vinyl liner with your foot at the base of the wall to ensure the vinyl is taught as it fills with water. Keep the pressure on while attaching the gasket tracks. With the liner wrinkle-free and stretched, use your finger to feel for the rubber gasket still attached to the step face, and find one of the screw holes.
- Page 33 Cut to the track, however; avoid cutting into the PVC strap or gasket below. Come back to the sidewalls and cut along the inside edge of the gasket strip using the edge of the stripping as your guide. Repeat on the other side and then cut across the bottom strip to remove two pieces of vinyl.
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