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• Cutting the liner and fitting the flow fittings should
be done with care and not rushed, it is wise to
have a person outside the pool so they can pass
you tools and equipment.
• Do not cut the liner until you are completely happy
with the liner position.
• Locate the screws, faceplates, gaskets and all
other parts of the low suction, inlet, skimmer and
optional under water light. Manufacturers vary
their designs so read through the instructions that
came with each item.
• Choose which side you want the low suction and
inlet, refer to the filtration section for guidance.
• Stand in the pool and start work on the low suction.
• The low suction has a grille front, the return fitting
has a positionable “eyeball”.
• Feel the position of the screws in the low suction
fitting. Take a Stanley knife or similar and make
two small cuts in a cross shape on each screw
head. Remember that you positioned the screw
with the cross head in the 12, 3, 6 & 9 O’clock
positions and make the cuts so that your knife
blade pierces the liner and goes into the screw
head.
[See Figure C18]
• With finger tips surrounding the screw tension the
liner evenly so that the screw head pops through
the liner. It may be necessary to increase the cut
size on the screw head but keep these as small as
possible.
[See Figure C19]
• Repeat this procedure for the second screw and
then remove both screws.
• Loosely fit the low suction faceplate by replacing
the screws just removed. Tighten these screws so
the cone of the faceplate is just starting to tension
the liner.
[See Figure C20]
• It is advisable to stay in the pool while first filling
making adjustments as required.
• Keep the vacuum switched on until the water
reaches about 50mm / 2” from the bottom of the
low suction and return fittings.
• Turn off the vacuum and then remove the underlay
tape, linerlock wedge sections and vacuum hose.
• Refit the liner where the vacuum hose was
positioned.
• Do not continue filling the pool until the flow fittings
have been cut in and the filtration pipe work
completed.
Cutting in the Pool Flow Fittings
Figure C18
Figure C19
Figure C20
