6. Finishing Up
To hide the Skimmerfilter
™
from view extend
coping shelf rockwork up to both sides of the
Skimmerfilter
™
opening.
Place a flat rock over the Skimmerfilter
™
neck
to camouflage.
Finish Coping
Hide Neck
Place the pump and plumbing assembly into
the Skimmerfilter.
™
Apply primer, then glue PVC to pump plumbing
assembly.
Attach assembly
Lower pump
Attach PVC
5. Connect Pump
(continued)
Attach
assembly to
pump prior to
installation.
Cut grommet to corresponding
flex PVC size.
Cut grommet
PVC Size
Diameter Hole
1”
1-½”
1-1/2”
2”
2”
2 ½”
2”
1-1/2”
1”
side view
Place the Skimmerfilter
™
in the hole. Check to
make sure the intended water level meets the
skimmer 3-1/4” inches below the top of the neck.
Adjust up or down by adding or removing soil.
Place Skimmerfilter
3-3/4”
Using thumbs to hold tabs secure, push the weir
door hinge tabs into the bottom set of notches (NOT
TOP) on the weir dividers. Lay the door horizontal in
the Skimmerfilter
™
neck.
top view
face
Check Position
Verify that the face of the Skimmerfilter
™
is flush
with the back wall of the lined coping shelf. Adjust
placement, if necessary.
Fill with water for stability then place lid on top of
Skimmerfilter
™
and backfill around the entire unit.
Use moist sand or pea gravel or, if unavailable, gravel
and loose soil (free from clumps). Hand pack every
two or three inches. Do not over compact. Lightly
moisten the backfill to aid in settling.
Backfill
Insert Weir Door
Insert weir dividers for 6” weir into two innermost
tracks. 8.5” weir, use outermost tracks as shown
in picture above.
Insert Weir Dividers
1/4”
Level the unit front to back and side to side.
Make the front edge ¼” lower than the back
edge.
Check water level once again.
The
placement of the Skimmerfilter™ will determine
the depth of your pond before you proceed.
Verify Water Level
Install Skimmerfilter
™
(continued)
pond
pond
intended
water level
intended
water level
fill line
fill line
intended
water level
Weir
door
Weir
dividers
