Kneel in front of the skimmer and remove the
liner clips and fold the liner back toward you
leaving it rest on your lap. Using the clean
rag wipe down the face of the skimmer. Also,
wipe the surface of the liner that will be coming
in contact with the area you cleaned on the
skimmer box.
Apply a bead of silicone along the sides
and bottom of the opening of the face of the
skimmer. Use one of the two guide holes at
the top corners of the opening as the starting
point and begin by running your bead straight
down from that point. The bead of silicone
should be about an inch out from the edge of
the opening; this will position it in-line with the
screws when you attach the skimmer snout.
Bring the liner back up into position against
the face of the skimmer. Hold the liner in
place again with the liner clips to help keep
it from moving around as you prepare to attach
the snout. Gently run your fingers along the
liner over the area you applied the silicone
and flatten the bead out slightly. This will help
ensure a more even distribution of the silicone
as you compress it while screwing down
the snout.
Push the guide nails through the guide holes
and liner from the inside of the skimmer (this
will puncture a small hole in the liner). Place
the snout into position by sliding the top corner
holes of the snout over the guide nails. (The
snout should be installed so that the snout
door hinges at the bottom and opens into
the skimmer).
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