Step 1. Carefully unpack your above ground pool liner
from the cardboard carton. Do not use any knife or sharp object to open the box
as this may damage the liner. Take care when handling the pool liner. With one
or more helpers inside the pool, pass the liner into the pool and place it to
one end.
Step 2. Unroll the liner working towards the opposite end of the pool
and gently open it ensuring the sand levels are not disturbed. Spread the liner
so that the base to floor seam sits evenly about midway up the coving around
the edge of the pool. Place the top of the pool liner
about 150mm over the pool wall.
Pin the liner at each end of the pool and at either side.
Clothes pegs work well to hold the liner in place. In some instances the pool
liner may appear to be too small around the perimeter. The perimeter can be
adjusted by evenly tensioning the perimeter of the liner as you place the top
edge over the wall of the pool. Stretching the top perimeter of the liner
slightly will not damage the liner.
Check there are no diagonal wrinkles in the wall of the liner.
Wrinkles indicate either an uneven overlap or the wall is not square with the
bottom. This can easily be adjusted by moving the top of the liner in either a
clockwise or anti-clockwise direction until all wrinkles disappear. Check the
seams on the floor of the liner are running straight and the base of the liner
is flat with all large wrinkles removed.
Step 3. The removal of the remaining wrinkles can be done by either
manually removing them or by vacuum (sucking the air out from behind the
liner). If your pool has a deep end, it is strongly recommended that you use
the vacuum system.
Manual Method
Place a garden hose in the pool and ensure all fittings that
could damage the liner are removed. The person fitting the liner should get
into the pool just prior to filling. *Note - the liner can be very slippery
when wet*.
Start filling the pool until there is 25mm of water over the
entire floor. Turn the water off and work out all the wrinkles on the floor.
Start at the centre of the pool on your hands and knees (Diagram B). Taking
care, gently move the wrinkles out in a circular motion, gradually moving all
the excess liner material to the edges of the pool. If there is more than 50mm
of water on the pool liner, it will be almost impossible to push any wrinkles
out and persistence may cause damage to the liner.
Once satisfied that there are no wrinkles on the floor, adjust
any excess liner material by lifting it over the edge of the pool. Continue
filling the pool until the water is around 150mm deep or around 50mm above the
cove area at the base. Take up slack from the wall of the liner, section by
section. The wall of the liner should not have any horizontal or diagonal
wrinkles in it.
DO
NOT OVER-TENSION THE LINER. Secure the liner with the coping sections (as
per your pool manufactures instructions) and continue to fill the pool to
around 300mm deep. At this point you need to check the tension of the liner
around the perimeter of the pool and if required remove the sections of coping
near the affected area and release the tension.
Vacuum Method
Place a suitably
sized piece of cardboard around the skimmer box and secure with masking tape.
Place the hose of the vacuum cleaner (a Wet & Dry type is recommended)
through the pool water return fitting in the wall of the pool until it is
around 250mm to 300mm above the sand. Tape around the hose at the wall making a
seal (Diagram C). Double check that the liner has no large wrinkles or surplus
material and make sure it is secured by the plastic strips.
When the vacuum is turned on, you’ll see the liner sticking to
the walls. Continue to work the wrinkles out toward the edge of the pool. You
may have to switch the vacuum off to adjust the tension of the liner a few
times. This is normal.
Once you have the liner vacuumed out and ALL the wrinkles
removed, start filling the pool with your garden hose. Ensure all fittings on
the hose are removed or protected so they do not damage the liner.
LEAVE
THE VACUUM RUNNING UNTIL THE POOL IS 300mm (12”) DEEP. Turn the vacuum off and carefully remove the
vacuum hose from the wall of the pool. Ensure all tape is removed and that no
tape falls between the liner and the wall of the pool. Removed the cardboard
from the skimmer with the same care.
Replaced the coping, continue to fill the pool to the desired
level.
Enjoy your new pool!
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Fax: +61 (07) 3807 8217
Email: info@fabricsolutions.com.au
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