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SELECTING A SUITABLE SITE
Carefully select the site for your new pool. This is the most important decision to ensure the safety and success
of your pool’s installation. An incorrect site could cause problems in the future that may result in injury, death, or
financial loss. Carefully read the check list below when selecting your site.
ACCEPTABLE:
• Flat, level, firm, and dry ground
• Easy access to all sides of the pool
• Position in a spot with the most direct sunlight
possible
• Ensure safe access to electricity for running the
filter pump and other pool accessories
• Easy access to a water source
• Protection from wind, if possible
• A site for easily watching children
• Pump openings are 10 to 20 feet away from
the electrical outlet
NOT ACCEPTABLE:
• Sloping ground
• Concrete, asphalt, sandy gravel, and swampy
ground
• Close to wooden construction e.g., pergolas
and decking
• On a wooden deck or any wooden surface
• Next to deciduous or leafy trees
• Under wires or clothesline
• Over drains, electric wires, or gas pipelines
• Areas with poor or little drainage
• Near sprinklers or over underground sprinkler
plumbing
• High wind areas
• Ground with sharp objects or nut grass that
could puncture the pool liner
• Within 15-ft of a house, building, etc.
TOOLS AND MATERIALS REQUIRED:
• Philips head screwdriver
• Flat blade screwdriver
• Sand sifter
• Sharp stake
• 4-ft Carpenter’s Level
• 10-ft long, 2-in x 4-in board
• Sharp knife
• Site excavation tools
• Protective gloves
ADDITIONAL SITE PREPARATION:
1.
The pool shall be located a minimum
distance of 6-ft (1.83m) from any electrical
receptacle.
2.
All 125 volt, 15 and 20 ampere receptacles
located within 20-ft (6.0m) of the pool shall be
protected by a ground fault circuit interrupter
(GFCI). The 20-ft (6.0m) distance is measured
via the shortest straight line the supply cord
follows without piercing a floor, wall, ceiling,
doorway, window, or other permanent barrier.
3.
Contact your local utilities, checking that no
underground cables, telephone lines, gas lines,
etc. run beneath the area you have selected.
