No Diving or Jumping.
Observe all Safety Rules.
f.
Do not
fill in low areas. Filling
will create an unsafe founda-
tion for your pool. Holes from
small stones and small dips
and hollows may be filled in,
but the soil
must
be hard-
packed with a tamping tool.
g. Remove the 2-by-4 from the stake and nail it to the next stake on the
centreline.
h. Repeat the last five steps until the whole oval area is level. Take
your time and make sure the area is
perfectly level
. Remember,
your pool
must
be level within 1" (25 mm) across the pool. If
necessary, adjust the height of each stake and keep scraping away
soil until the entire area is level.
i. Make the wide areas along the sides of the oval level with the rest
of the area.
j. Recheck the outer 12" (30 cm)
of the round ends, where the
pool wall will be, and the
areas along the straight sides
of the oval. Make sure there
are no high or low spots. The
bottom edge of the pool
must
rest flat on the ground and
have no gaps under it.
5. Add Corner Stakes
a. Prepare eight corner stakes (D), (E), (F) & (G), and (H), (I), (J) & (K) by
marking the centre point
of each stake the same way as in step 4(c).
b. Drive the eight corner stakes
into the ground. Drive them
down flush with the ground
surface. Locate each stake
exactly by using the measure-
ments for your pool in the
chart below. Be sure to meas-
ure using the centre point
of
each stake.
c. Tie strings between stakes (H)
and (I) and between (J) and (K).
Pool Size
Distance X
Distance Y
Distance W
Distance Z
12' x 18'
72" (183 cm)
80-1/2" (204 cm)
116" (295 cm) 121-1/2" (309 cm)
12' x 24'
72" (183 cm)
101-3/4" (258 cm)
116" (295 cm) 136-1/2" (347 cm)
15' x 24'
90" (229 cm)
105" (267 cm)
134" (340 cm) 144-1/2" (367 cm)
15' x 30'
90" (229 cm)
127-1/4" (323 cm)
134" (340 cm) 161-1/2" (410 cm)
18' x 33'
108" (274 cm) 140-5/8" (357 cm)
152" (386 cm) 176-5/8" (449 cm)
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Remember:
The outer 12"
(30 cm) of the
cleared oval area
must be perfectly
flat. The bottom
edge of the pool
must
rest flat on
the ground and
have no gaps
under it. Take the
time you need to
be sure this area is
perfectly flat and
level.
B
B
A
A
C
C
12"
(30 cm)
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Hint:
Instead of wooden
corner stakes, you
can use 12" (30 cm)
spikes.
B
B
G
G
F
F
W
W
Z
Z
E
E
D
D
H
I
J
K
A
A
C
C
X
X
Y
Y
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