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INSTALLATION MANUAL - ROUND POOLS

A M BA S SA D O R

POOL MODEL -

C EN T U RY

CO R A L S EA S

V35048

02.13

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Page 1 V35048 INSTALLATION MANUAL - ROUND POOLS A M BA S SA D O R POOL MODEL - C EN T U RY CO R A L S EA S 02.13...
Page 3 Above Ground Pool SAfety PleASe reAd before inStAllAtion Failure to heed these warnings can result in permanent injury, warning paralysis From a broken neck, electrocution or drowning. this pool is not designed For diving or jumping! dangerous injury can result, shallow water! your pool contains a large quantity of water, and is deep enough to present inherent dangers to life and health unless the follow- ing safety rules are strictly observed.
Page 5: Ground Preparation
General Instructions - Round Pools Ground Preparation Read all instructions completely before you begin. A. Determine a Location for your Pool The Terrain Pay special attention to choosing the right location for your pool: • Choose a large area, as flat and level as possible and well drained.
Page 6 Things to Avoid Do not locate your pool near or on any of the following: • Overhanging tree branches. • Overhead wires and clotheslines. • Buried pipes and wires-contact your gas, electric and telephone utilities to find Important: buried pipes and wires before you dig. When locating the •...
Page 7 PLEASE BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE CORRECT PARTS LISTING FOR YOUR POOL THAT MAY HAVE THE NAME; Ambassador or; Century or; Coral Seas No Diving or Jumping. Observe all Safety Rules.
Page 8 PARTS LISTING - EXPLODED VIEW Ambassador Mist Grey STR Important Note: PAMB-52SSPSSI1 Make sure you have all the parts necessary before you start installation. Round No Diving or Jumping. Observe all Safety Rules.
Page 9 PARTS LISTING - CONTENT LIST Product Description: Ambassador Round Revised Sept.2012 Product Code: PAMB-52SSPSSI1 Quantity required for installation (by pool size) INDEX# DESCRIPTION PARTS# LENGTH Bottom Rail - steel 1254412 1255615 1255618 1255621 1255624 1255627 1255630 Slotted tube 15325 15335...
Page 10 PARTS LISTING - EXPLODED VIEW Century STR Important Note: PCEN-52SSSTSSIB1 Make sure you have all the parts necessary before you start installation. Round No Diving or Jumping. Observe all Safety Rules.
Page 11 PARTS LISTING - CONTENT LIST Product Description: Century Round Revised Sept.2012 Product Code: PCEN-52SSSTSSIB1 Quantity required for installation (by pool size) INDEX# DESCRIPTION PARTS# LENGTH 12,00 Bottom Rail - steel 1254412 1255615 1255618 1255621 1255624 1255627 1255630 Slotted tube 1470096 1470097 1470098 1470099...
Page 12 PARTS LISTING - EXPLODED VIEW Century STR PCEN-52SSATSSIB1 Important Note: Make sure you have all the parts necessary before you Round start installation. No Diving or Jumping. Observe all Safety Rules.
Page 13 PARTS LISTING - CONTENT LIST Product Description: Century Round Revised: Sept 2012 Product Code: PCEN-52SSATSSIB1 Quantity required for installation ( by pool size) INDEX# DESCRIPTION PARTS# LENGTH Bottom Rail - Steel 1254412 1255615 1255618 1255621 1255624 1255627 1255630 Slotted tube 1470096 1470097 1470098...
Page 14 PARTS LISTING - EXPLODED VIEW Coral Seas STR Important Note: PCOR-52SSSTSSIB1 Make sure you have all the parts necessary before you start installation. Round No Diving or Jumping. Observe all Safety Rules. 1-10...
Page 15 PARTS LISTING - CONTENT LIST Product Description: Coral Seas Round Revised Sept.2012 Product Code: PCOR-52SSSTSSIB1 Quantity required for installation (by pool size) INDEX# DESCRIPTION PARTS# LENGTH Bottom Rail - steel 1254412 1255615 1255618 1255621 1255624 1255627 1255630 Slotted tube 1470096 1470097 1470098 1470099...
Page 16 C. Prepare the Foundation of your Pool 1. Mark out the Area a. Drive a peg into the ground at the centre of the area where you want your pool. b. Use a length of string tied between the peg and a can of spray paint, and mark a circle on the ground.
Page 17 3. Make the Area Flat and Level a. Replace the centre peg with a flat- topped stake, at least 1” (25 mm) square and 6” (15 cm) long. Drive it down flush with the ground surface. b. Nail one end of a straight 2-by-4 to the top of the stake.
Page 18 f. Small dips and hollows may be filled in, but the soil must be hard-packed and well compacted with a tamping tool. g. Take material such as rock dust or fine mortar that can conform a solid, permanent base and deposit this material around the rim of the basin.
Page 19 4. Patio Stones (Optional) a. Concrete patio stones may be placed at the base of each vertical column (upright) of your pool. Choose the number of patio stones you need for your pool from the chart below. Pool Size Number of Patio Stones (Optional) 12’...
Page 20 ROUND FOOTPRINT - ALL SIZES No Diving or Jumping. Observe all Safety Rules. 1-16...
Page 21 Pool Component Installation Manual ection Assembling the Pool Base A. Assemble your Pool Base NOTE: 1. Lay out the Base Plates and Bottom Rails If you want, in-stead of a. Place the base plates equally spaced around the perimeter of your foun-dation. If you are using pa-tio stones you can using the optional patio stones, place one base plate on each stone..
Page 22 No Diving or Jumping. Observe all Safety Rules.
Page 23 Pool Component Installation Manual ection Assembling the Pool Wall & Liner A. Assemble your Pool Wall Do not attempt to install the pool wall in the wind, wait for a calm day. It takes at least 3 people to install the pool wall. 1.
Page 24 e. Work around the foundation until the entire pool wall is uncoiled into the bottom rails and the top edge is covered with the omega stabilizer and connectors (and beaded liner retainers if you have a beaded pool liner). Hint: 2.
Page 25 3. Make sure the Pool Wall is Round a. Using a tape measure, measure across the circle at each base plate. The pool wall must be round within 1" (25 mm) (all of the measurements must be within 1" (25 mm) of each other).
Page 26 e. A vacuum cleaner can later be used to remove the air from between the liner and the wall. This technique enables you to remove folds in the liner. However the following precau- tions should be taken: Do not use an industrial vacuum cleaner which could be too powerful.
Page 27 B. Install your Pool Liner 1. Set the liner in place a. Open the carton. Do not use any- thing sharp to open the carton. b. Unpack and unfold the liner and spread it out in the sun to warm it up.
Page 28 b. As you put the liner over the wall you can secure it by using the plas- tic coping strips to keep it in place. If you end up with excess material, continue around the pool, pulling ex- cess liner evenly, and distribute over the wall until the excess is gone.
Page 29 3. Fasten the Liner in place (Hung/J or V-Bead Liner only) a. With a V-Bead liner you will not use the plastic coping strips that are packed in the parts carton of your pool. You can discard those pieces, if they are included, as they only ap- ply to pools with overlap liners.
Page 30 4. Fasten the liner place (BEADLOCK/SNAPBEAD LINER ONLY) a. With a snap bead liner you will not use the plastic coping strips that are packed in the parts carton of many pools. You can discard those pieces (if they are included). Instead, you should have received a beaded liner track (referred to as a “coping bead receiver”...
Page 31 5. Stabilizer Installation (SUNRAY ONLY) a. Once the liner is in place and the plastic coping or bead track is all set, install the stabilizers around the top edge of the pool. The stabilizers are reduced on one end so that they slide into each other about 1-3/4".
Page 32 No Diving or Jumping. Observe all Safety Rules.
Page 33 Pool Component Installation Manual ection Installing the Top Ledges & Uprights A. Attach your Verticals and Top Rails 1. Continue filling your Pool a. Continue filling your pool with water. Do not put in more than 12" (30 cm) of water until the top rails and vertical columns are all attached. b. Keep working on the top rails and vertical columns while the pool fills. • See the drawing on the next page for an overview of all the parts used to install the verticals, top rails and top connectors. 2. Install the Vertical Columns a. Line up the bottom of one vertical column (key 1) with the two small tabs on one base plate (key 2). The tabs must be on the inside of the vertical column. The three holes on the front of the vertical must be nearest the top. b. Line up the screw holes and fasten with one self-tapping screw on each side (key 3). c. Hook a top plate (key 4) over the top edge of the pool wall (key 5). Place the top plate down over the top of the vertical column with the tabs on the outside of the column. Make sure the vertical column is straight up and down.
Page 34 Overview of Vertical, Top Rail and Top Con- nector Assembly No Diving or Jumping. Observe all Safety Rules.
Page 35 3. Install the Top Rails-Round Section a. Place a top rail (key 7) with one end on top of the top plate. The side of the top rail facing the centre of the pool should be close to the pool liner and pool wall. The side of the top rail facing the outside of the pool will form a large overhang. b. Line up the holes as shown. Fasten through the two oval holes into the holes marked ‘A‘ in the top plate below with two self-tapping screws (key 8). Do not tighten the screws yet. Leave the screws slightly loose until all the top rails are in place. c. Repeat the last two steps for the other end of the top rail. d. Repeat steps (a) to (c) to install the rest of the top rails around the top of the pool wall. e. Make the pool settle into a perfect cir- cle by pushing the top of the pool wall vigorously inward at each vertical (this will help make the bottom of the pool wall shift into a perfect circle). f. Adjust all the top rails to line up evenly with each other and tighten all the screws. No Diving or Jumping. Observe all Safety Rules.
Page 36 4. Install the Top Connectors a. Line up the connector (key 9) above the ends of two top rails. b. Hook the small tabs protruding from the underside of the connector onto the inside edges of the top rails and hold them firmly in place. Pull the other end of the connec- tor down into place under the top rails by gently stretching it across and down, as shown in diagrams 13 to 16. c. Prior to installing the connector, knock out the holes shown in diagram 17 No Diving or Jumping. Observe all Safety Rules.
Page 37 d. Push the lower part of the connector in towards the vertical column and line up the two screw holes in the lower portion of the connector with the two holes in the vertical Caution: column. Fasten the connector in place with two self-tapping screws (key 3). Important: Be sure to spread the Tighten the screws only until a snug fit is obtained. Do not over-tighten. sides of the lower half connector before e. For oval pools only: At the transition points only, where the end rail meets the side stretching it across the rail, make sure the side rail lines up properly with the end rail. If it doesn’t line up, top rails or the connec- the connector will appear crooked from above (see diagram 12). If the connector isn’t tor may be damaged. centered between the rails, temporarily remove the connector and loosen the screws on the side rail. Shift the side rail in or out from the center of the pool until the con- nector can be properly centered between the rails (see diagram 13). f. Install either a connector clip or hook (key 10) in the following manner: Insert the large center tab & two smaller tabs located at the top of each into the openings located at the top of the clip housing in the connector. Rotate the bottom of the clip or hook into Note: the housing and press firmly at the bottom If necessary, the plug...
Page 38 Important: 5. Install the Foot Cover (Optional) The pool wall may a. If the pool has been supplied with bulge and shift a little footcovers, the centre tab on the verti- while filling with water. cal will need to be knocked out prior This is normal. to installation. b. Place the foot cover on top of the base plate (key 12). Slide the foot cover towards the pool wall until the side clips and front clip snap into the verti- cal column (key 1). Note: Important: Ensure that the side clips For Footcover installa- snap into the cutouts for the bottom tion on a vertical over a buttress, it may be rails. necessary to modify the c. Repeat the last step for each of the front clip of the Foot- vertical columns around the pool wall. cover. If the buttress upright behind the verti- cal blocks the front clip from being inserted, file it down until insertion is possible. No Diving or Jumping. Observe all Safety Rules.
Page 39 B. Fill your Pool with Water 1. Finish filling the pool a. Turn off the vacuum and carefully remove it from the pool. b. Fill the pool with water to 2” (5cm) below the lowest opening. Make sure you remove any creases from the liner in the bot- tom of the pool before the water level gets too high. c. While the pool is filling, remove the nails that were holding Caution: the bottom rails in place. Before making any openings in the liner, fill the pool d. Your pool is now installed. You must now install the filter and with 60cm (24”) of pump, the skimmer and water return inlet.Please follow the water to stretch the installation instructions that come with these products. liner fully. When filling your pool, begin with a garden hose until there is about 30cm...
Page 40 No Diving or Jumping. Observe all Safety Rules.

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