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ANCHOR INSTALLATION: NEW CONSTRUCTION
For installations where a new deck is being poured, or where a dedicated pad is being poured just
for the pool lift, the concrete must satisfy the following requirements.
YOUR POOL DECK MUST BE AT LEAST 3’-6” LONG BY 3’-6” WIDE BY 6-INCHES
THICK. IT MUST BE REINFORCED WITH ONE MAT OF FOUR (4) #4
REINFORCING BARS (REBAR) 2” CLEAR MIN FROM THE TOP OF THE DECK.
Obviously you may make the deck larger than this – which is almost always the case when
putting in a deck that surrounds the pool. Note that the entire deck does not need to be 6” thick,
but that the area around the installed lift, 3’-6” by 3’-6”, should be 6” thick at a minimum. The
rest of the deck may be thinner – 4” is typical – as long as it is 6” thick around the lift.
The entire deck should be reinforced with four (4) sticks of #4 rebar 2” below the surface. Our
minimum requirement is that the 3’-6” by 3’-6” section be reinforced accordingly, but it is good
practice to extend the rebar grid over the entire deck. Commonly, the rebar grid is used for
grounding/bonding also. Bonding of the lift can usually be accomplished with a length of bare, 8
AWG solid, copper wire, connected to a piece of the rebar with an approved fitting and then
connected to the grounding lug on the anchor plate. Note; this is only effective when the rebar
grid itself has been bonded (attached to the pool’s equipotential bonding grid with 8-AWG solid-
copper wire). See NEC Article 680.26.
CHECK YOUR LOCAL ELECTRICAL CODE: BONDING REQUIREMENTS FOR POOL
EQUIPMENT. ALWAYS BOND THE UNIT PER LOCAL ELECTRICAL CODES.
