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ANCHOR INSTALLATION: NEW CONSTRUCTION
For installations where a new deck is being poured, or where a dedicated pad is being poured just
for the pool lift, the concrete must satisfy the requirements outlined on page 4. For convenience
here are the requirements again;
YOUR POOL DECK MUST BE AT LEAST 4-FEET LONG BY 4-FEET WIDE BY 6-
INCHES THICK. IT MUST BE REINFORCED WITH 5-#5 REBAR EACH WAY
CENTERED IN SLAB.
Obviously you may make the deck larger than this – which is almost always the case when
putting in a deck that surrounds the pool. Note that the entire deck does not need to be 6” thick,
but that the area around the installed lift, 4’ by 4’, should be 6” thick at a minimum. The rest of
the deck may be thinner – 4” is typical – as long as it is 6” thick around the lift.
The new deck should be reinforced with five (5) sticks of #5 rebar each way centered in slab. Our
minimum requirement is that the 4’ by 4’ section be reinforced accordingly, but it is good
practice to extend the rebar grid over the entire deck. Commonly, the rebar grid is used for
grounding/bonding also. Bonding of the lift can usually be accomplished with a length of bare, 8
AWG solid, copper wire, connected to a piece of the rebar with an approved fitting and then
connected to the grounding lug on the anchor plate. Note; this is only effective when the rebar
grid itself has been bonded (attached to the pool’s equipotential bonding grid with 8-AWG solid-
copper wire). See NEC Article 680.26.
CHECK YOUR LOCAL ELECTRICAL CODE: BONDING REQUIREMENTS FOR POOL
EQUIPMENT. ALWAYS BOND THE UNIT PER LOCAL ELECTRICAL CODES.
