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to sink or semi sink the nautilus pool you will
first need to dig out a pit approximately 7m
long by 3.3m wide.
Please note that the crane stropes will need
to be removed once the pool is in the pit so
bear in mind that a worker needs to be able
to stand in the hole with the pool to pull the
strops out. if this means the pit needs to be
a little larger, please adjust the pit size as
required.
the depth of the pit will depend on the required
finished height of the pool. the height from the
pool base to the underside of the pool lip is
or - 30mm.
the bottom of your pit will also need a flat,
level 6” reinforced concrete base, so an
extra amount of soil should be removed to
allow for this.
requirements for correct site selection
should include checking the ground water
level as this should be lower than the pool
base. ensure that the ground around the
pool is drainable; if not then large soakaways
should be constructed to ensure the pool
will not flood.
to avoid the pool floating if any underground
water is present, the glavanised steel pool
frame should be bolted to the 6” reinforced
concrete base at the eight points indicated.
On delivery day the pool will be lowered
into your prepared pit with a crane or hiab.
it is not possible to man-handle this product
so thought must be given to access for the
crane or hiab.
ensure the pool is located with the steps end
in the preferred direction. Once determined,
the pool will be lowered down into your pit
and centred as you require. it is normal to
use some small wood sections under the
pool to allow for the strops to be removed. a
delivery technician will get in the pit and with
the help of the crane, lift each end one at a
time to remove the wood sections. access
space of around 500mm around all four
sides of the pool is required for this purpose.
Fixing points
to galvanised
steel pool frame
