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III. What you need 

A) Included in the kit 

Check that all the parts listed below are included with the kit. If parts are missing or damaged, please 
contact your reseller or ACME Tunnels to order replacement parts. 

22x Ground pegs (

a

22x Half hoops (

b

10x Ridge bars (1.47m) (

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Prop bars (1.65m) (

d

4x Door posts (

e

2x Door lintels (

f

8x Wood battens (

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8x Nail plate joiners (

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5x Ridge cross clamps (

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Q-clips (

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4x P-clips (

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200x Galvanised nails (

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8x Large spacer nuts (

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16x Bolts & small nuts (

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30x Self tapping screws (

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1x Polythene sheet + coupon (

p

10x Insulation tape rolls (

q

1x Repair tape roll (

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B) Not included with the kit 

Doors are not included. Different types can be purchased separately depending on your needs. 
String to mark the polytunnel footprint 

C) Recommended tools

Metering tape (20m) 
Spade 
Sledge hammer 
Electric drill  
Carpenter hammer 

Cutter 
File 
Hexa wrench 
Two ladders 
Digger (depending on terrain)

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For the purpose of this manual, the illustrations represent a shorter polytunnel. However, 

the building method remains the same for your polytunnel model.

Содержание Poly-tunnel

Страница 1: ...ACME Poly tunnel Assembly Guide 11 hoops trenched polythene model 15m 39 x 5 8m 19 Acme Polytunnels 2018 of 1 8...

Страница 2: ...LUDED IN THIS KIT CAN HAVE SHARP EDGES TO AVOID CUTS AND INJURIES TO YOUR HANDS WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES WHEN HANDLING COMPONENTS IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU INSPECT THE METALLIC PARTS AND REMOVE EXCESS...

Страница 3: ...m 16x Bolts small nuts n 30x Self tapping screws o 1x Polythene sheet coupon p 10x Insulation tape rolls q 1x Repair tape roll r B Not included with the kit Doors are not included Different types can...

Страница 4: ...not flap when you install it An excessive flapping motion can weaken the sheet at its folding seams causing rupture when pulling on the polythene Like most plastics polythene film expands when warm an...

Страница 5: ...3 Before assembling the hoops verify that the end of each half hoop b slides onto its respective ground peg File the tubes if they do not fit 4 Join each half hoop pair with a cross clamp i on the gro...

Страница 6: ...de of the tube so the heads do not damage the polythene C Assembling the door frames 1 Assemble the door posts and lintel on a flat surface Join the door posts e and lintel f with a nail plate h on ea...

Страница 7: ...During summer the metallic frame becomes so warm it can melt the polythene film Install insulation tape on the metallic frame so the polythene is not in contact with the metallic frame 4 Peel the prin...

Страница 8: ...One person pulls the outer edge of the film and applies pressure with the feet to tension the polythene Another person shovels the remaining soil in the trench Repeat until the polythene is evenly ten...

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