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- Page 1 Saltwater Series INSTALLATION MANUAL - YARDMORE OVAL POOLS S a ltwater 5 0 00 POOL MODEL - 3.13...
- Page 2 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 3 BUTTRESS-FREE POOL SIZES 13' 8" 17' 2" 11' 8" 8' 6" 8' 6" 15' 2" 8 x 15 8 x 12 17' 6" 15' 6" 10 x 19 10 x 16 22' 4" 20' 4" 12 x 20 12 x 17 Note: All above diagrams are for Buttress-Free oval pools.
- Page 4 BUTTRESS-FREE POOL SIZES 2,06" 25' 10.5" 20' 4" 15' 2" 23' 10.5" 15 x 24 12 x 24 28' 6" 15' 2” 15' 2" 26' 6" 20' 4" 20' 4" 15 x 30 15 x 26 18' 2" 18' 2" 23' 4"...
- Page 5 BUTTRESS-FREE POOL SIZES 44' 3" 45' 6" 43' 6" 42' 3" 23' 4" 26' 4" 18' 2" 21' 2" 18 x 44 21 x 43 Note: All above diagrams are for Buttress-Free oval pools. If you have a traditional Buttress oval pool, you will need to add 3 feet to the width of the space needed for installation.
- Page 6 INTRODUCTION: Congratulations on becoming the owner of a new above ground swimming pool. This is the instruction packet for installing your swimming pool. The following are some helpful hints that you should take into consideration before installing your pool. 1) Read through the entire instruction booklet before you begin. This will enable you to find out exactly what is involved with installing your swimming pool before you begin.
- Page 7 DECK OR FENCE IMPORTANT! If you are installing a fence on your pool, you will need to install post holders on your uprights BEFORE you install the uprights on the pool. Please refer to your Fence Installation Instructions for for details. Metal Upright Plastic Upright Fence Post 50-5/16"...
- Page 8 POOL LOCATION: Do not locate pool over underground lines, *BE SURE TO AVOID: septic tanks, under electrical lines, near hazardous -All electrical wires structures, or out of local code restrictions. It is -All gas lines essential that the area selected for your pool has -Septic tanks a level and firm base.
- Page 9 STEP 2 – LEVELING: Once you have designated the space for installation, and have cleared away the sod in that area, you can begin to level the ground. The ideal tool for doing this is a transit. If you do not have access to a transit, use a long board (be sure that the board is perfectly straight) and a carpenters level, as shown in the diagram.
- Page 10 STEP3 – UNPACKING THE POOL: At this point you should open all of the cartons that have come with your pool. Separate all of the parts, becoming familiar with each by checking them against the specific parts breakdown sheet packed in the yellow envelope.
- Page 11 STEP 4 - PRE-ASSEMBLING THE STRAIGHT SIDES OF A TRADITIONAL BUTTRESS OVAL POOL ONLY: *** THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE FOR TRADITIONAL BUTTRESS OVAL POOLS ONLY! IF YOU HAVE A Slots A) Start by laying the strap end channels out on the ground so that the open ends face down.
- Page 12 ALTERNATE STEP 4 - PRE-ASSEMBLING THE STRAIGHT SIDES OF A BUTTRESS-FREE OVAL POOL ONLY: *** IF YOU HAVE A TRADITIONAL BUTTRESS OVAL, PLEASE REFER TO THE A) Start by laying out the under box channels so that the open sides of each under box channel is facing up. Then slide the strap end channel over the top of the under box channels so that they form a tube.
- Page 13 ALTERNATE STEP 5 – STRAP ASSEMBLY FOR BUTTRESS-FREE OVAL POOLS ONLY: ***USE THIS STEP FOR TRADITIONAL BUTTRESS OVAL INSTALLATION ONLY! IF YOU HAVE A BUTTRESS-FREE OVAL, PLEASE SEE ALTERNATE STEP 5. Notice that there are two different sizes of strap packed with your pool. Each strap is stamped with a part number and a length.
- Page 14 ALTERNATE STEP 5 – STRAP ASSEMBLY FOR BUTTRESS-FREE OVAL POOLS ONLY: ***IF YOU HAVE A TRADITIONAL BUTTRESS OVAL, DO NOT USE THIS STEP FIVE. USE THE PREVIOUS STEP FIVE FOR YOUR POOL. When you separate the strap pieces, you will find that you have two different lengths. You will have three strap components per complete strap for 10' wide and 12' wide oval pools, and four strap components per complete strap for all pools 15' and 18' wide.
- Page 15 STEP 6 - ATTACHING STRAPS TO STRAP END CHANNELS ON A TRADITIONAL BUTTRESS OVAL POOL ONLY: *** USE THIS STEP FOR TRADITIONAL BUTTRESS OVAL INSTALLATION ONLY! IF YOU HAVE A BUTTRESS-FREE OVAL, PLEASE SEE ALTERNATE STEP 6. After you have completed the assembly of all of the strap sections, each end of the assembled straps need to be attached to a strap end channel.
- Page 16 ALTERNATE STEP 6 -ATTACHING STRAPS TO STRAP END CHANNELS FOR A BUTTRESS-FREE OVAL POOL ONLY: ***IF YOU HAVE A TRADITIONAL BUTTRESS OVAL, USE THE PREVIOUS STEP 6 FOR YOUR OVAL POOL. When the straps are completely assembled (as shown in Fig.21) attach each end of the straps, and an end channel cap (shown in Fig.22 and Fig.23) to a strap end channel using two 5/16"...
- Page 17 STEP 7 - STRAIGHT SIDE LAYOUT: After all of the straps have been fully assembled and attached to the strap end channels you can now start to set them up in their final positions. If your pool has an odd number of straps (for example a 12' X 24' pool has three straps) find the center point of the site you leveled earlier and put the first strap and straight side upright assembly there.
- Page 18 STEP 8 – PRESSURE PLATE INSTALLATION: Place one 44" pressure plate on each strap end channel so that the center of the plate is even with the center of the channel. When installing these plates the corrugation bumps should be up and the flat surface should be down.
- Page 19 STEP 9 - BOTTOM WALL RIM ASSEMBLY: When you unpacked the bottom wall rim you should have noticed the three different size rails (except if you have a 12' x 17' pool, in which case you only have two different sizes.) Some of the rails are 37 ½" long and some are 39"...
- Page 20 STEP 10 - IDENTIFYING WALL RIMS: When you un-pack the pool separate out the different wall rims that go in different parts of the pool. This is very important. Incorrect placement of the rims will result in a pool that needs to be re-installed. The rims that go on the bottom of the pool care called Bottom Rails.
- Page 21 STEP 11 – SQUARING THE STRAIGHT SIDES: Now that the bottom structure of the pool is fully assembled, make sure that the straight sides of the pool are perfectly in line with each other. We refer to this as "squaring" the pool. This is done by measuring from the out- side of the first straight side upright on one side, to the outside of the last straight side upright on the opposite side (the two straight side uprights farthest from each other.) When making these measurements they should always be taken from the lower 12"...
- Page 22 11'-8 " 8'-5 " 8'-0" 3'-2 " 15'-2 " R4'-3" 42.00 8 x 12 8'-5 " 8'-0" 8'-3 " 6'-8 " 15'-6" 3'-6" R4'-3" 8 x 15 2'-2 5 8 " 9'-11 1 8 " 10'-2 3 8 " 10'-0 5 " 5'-5 3 8 "...
- Page 23 19'-0" 3'-6" 9'-11 1 8 " 10'-2 3 8 " 10'-0 5 8 " 8'-11 3 8 " 204 (17 FT.) R5'-0 1 4 " 10 x 19 (12 FT.) (12 FT. 2 IN.) 244.5 (20' 4 1/2") 12 x 17 (12 FT.
- Page 24 286.5 (23 FT. 10 IN.) (12 FT. 4 IN.) (12 FT.) 12 x 24 288 (24 FT.) (15 FT. 6 IN.) (15 FT. 2 IN.) 15 x 24 *All measurements are in inches unless otherwise identified.
- Page 25 318 (26 FT. 6 IN.) (15 FT. 6 IN.) (15 FT. 2 IN.) 15 x 26 360 (30 FT.) (15 FT. 6 IN.) (15 FT. 2 IN.) 15 x 30 *All measurements are in inches unless otherwise identified.
- Page 26 396 (33 FT.) (18 FT. 6 IN.) (18 FT. 2 IN.) R108 18 x 33 480 (40 FT.) (18 FT. 6 IN.) (18 FT. 2 IN.) R108 18 x 40 *All measurements are in inches unless otherwise identified.
- Page 27 522 (43 FT. 6 IN.) (18 FT. 6 IN.) (18 FT. 2 IN.) R108 18 x 44 507 (42 FT. 3 IN.) R108 (21 FT. 2 IN.) 21 x 43 *All measurements are in inches unless otherwise identified.
- Page 28 STEP 12 – LEVELING THE STRAIGHT SIDES: The leveling of the straight sides is a very crucial part of a good installation. If this is not done accurately it will cause a lot of problems for you. The strap end channels are two inches deep. The top of the strap end channel needs to be level with the ground. The bottom plates or bottom cuffs on the curved sides also need to be level with the ground.
- Page 29 STEP 13 – WALL INSTALLATION DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS STEP IN WINDY CONDITIONS, THE WALL IS VERY HEAVY AND EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANAGE ON A WINDY DAY. IF THE WIND DOES CATCH THE WALL DURING INSTALLATION, IT CAN CREATE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS AND/OR CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE POOL.
- Page 30 STEP 13 – WALL INSTALLATION (Cont.) It is extremely important at this stage that the pool wall and the pool tracks form the proper pool size on the ground. Once the wall is installed go around the pool and re-check the shape of the pool on the ground. Pull / push any bottom tracks back into the proper pool shape.
- Page 31 STEP 14: WALL JOINT ASSEMBLY We manufacture two different kinds of wall joint assemblies. One has a simgle row of bolts with wall bars, and the other is a staggered double row pattern with wall bars. Please check which design your pool has and follow the appropriate instructions below.
- Page 32 STEP 14: WALL JOINT ASSEMBLY (Cont.) Many pool walls come with a Wall Saver Panel. The Wall Saver Panel is a separate piece of the pool wall that has the skimmer and return openings in it. The Wall Saver Panel is joined to the pool wall at each end. Your pool will have 2 wall joints.
- Page 33 STEP 15 – PREPARING THE COVE: Using neutral alkalinity sifted earth or fine sand without pebbles, build a 2" base over the entire pool area to protect the liner. Make sure that the straps and the pressure plates are covered entirely. If the base does not fully cover the metal components, they will show through and will damage the liner.
- Page 34 STEP 16 –CURVED END ASSEMBLY (Cont.) TYPE#1 - BOTTOM PLATE POOLS: - Models with metal or resin bottom plates will require one, two, or three #10 x 1/2" screws for each upright, depending on which model you have. Upright - The top plates can remain unsecured for now, but they should be temporarily clipped over the wall to prevent them from falling backward.
- Page 35 STEP 16 –CURVED END ASSEMBLY (Cont.) ACCENT CLIP INSTALLATION (Not applicable to all models of pools): Sortie bottom cuffs and/or uprights have separate accent clips. This is a good time to snap those pieces on if your pool has these. Below are some examples of accent clips.
- Page 36 STEP 17- LINER INSTALLATION: If you opted to use the stabilizers to help hold the wall up, then you will need to take them off while installing the liner. Do not place the liner directly over the skimmer or skimmer return cutouts. Place the liner at the center of the pool with the flap from the seams facing down.
- Page 37 STEP 18- HANGING LINER: There are a few different types of liners on the market today. The three most common liners are the Overlap, the Snap Bead, and the V-Bead liners (Also referred to as J-Bead liners). Please be sure which one you have and follow the appropriate step below: TYPE #1 - OVERLAP LINER Starting at the liner wall seam, hang the liner over the wall making sure that the seam is straight up and down,...
- Page 38 STEP 18- HANGING LINER (Cont.) TYPE #3 - J or V-BEAD LINER: - 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 apply to pools with overlap liners.
- Page 39 STEP 19 – INNER STABILIZER INSTALLATION: When the liner is completely adjusted and the plastic coping is secured, the next step is to install the top wall rims. You should have four different size top wall rims (except for 12' X 17' pools which only have three) Reference the chart in Step 10.
- Page 40 STEP 20 – STRAIGHT SIDE TOP PLATE INSTALLATION: Now is the time to install the straight side top plates. Simply place each one over a different oval upright and the stabilizer rail, match the holes on the top plate to those on the straight side upright, and fasten them together using four #10 x ½"...
- Page 41 STEP 22 – TOP RAIL INSTALLATION: Your pool either has metal top rails, or resin top rails. Please notice the different hardware that is necessary for the resin top rail pools. You should have two people while installing the top rails. If a top rail falls in the pool it can cut your liner. Traditional Buttress You should have two different length top rails with your oval pool.
- Page 42 STEP 23 – TOP COVER INST ALLATION: TWO PIECE RESIN TOP COVER WITH ATTACHMENTS ON LARGE TWO PIECE RESIN TOP COVER WITH ATTACHMENT There is a straight support with a square cutout THE SIDES (DOES NOT INCLUDE 6” TOP RAIL POOLS) IN FRONT: to fit the oval upright, instead of an angle support The curved end angle support is slightly larger than the...