Sharkline Above Ground Pool User Manual download pdf (Page 4)

STEP 1: POOL LOCATION

Do not locate pool over underground lines, septic tanks, under electrical lines, near hazardous structures, or out of local code

restrictions. It is essential that the area selected for your pool has a level and firm base. Do not assemble your pool on asphalt,

tar or oil base surfaces. Avoid areas with sharp objects, or ground treated with weed killer or other chemicals. Also avoid areas

where nut grass, Bermuda grass or bamboo grass grows, as they can grow through your liner. Grass must be removed. Do not

place components such as filters, pumps, and heaters in a way that they can be used as a means of access to pool by young

children. Be sure to follow all local building codes and obtain all building permits required for your area.

Remove soil and

grass from high

areas to be

equal with the

low areas.

Remove grass only

from the low areas.

Determine the pool circumference by putting a stake in the ground at the center of the location desired, and with a line equal

in length to the radius of the pool area (1/2 the pool size plus 12”), mark off the circumference with a sharp object, lawn edger,

white powder, or spray paint.

After all of the sod has been removed, you must make the pool area absolutely level as measured by a level or transit, not

simply by the naked eye. Find the lowest spot within the pool area and level the ground to that lowest spot. Do not add dirt to

the low areas as that will cause settling after the pool is filled with water. It is the high areas that must be dug away. The footing

(perimeter) of the pool must be a solid foundation to prevent the pool from settling into dirt that is loosened by rain and water

splashing over the side. Once again, clean the area of all sharp objects, including roots that later effect your swimming pool. For

leveling, we recommend that you use a long straight edge board and a carpenters level or transit.

STEP 2: TO PREPARE THE POOL SITE

LEVEL POOL AREA

(Pool Dia. + 12”)

*BE SURE TO AVOID:

-All electrical wires

-All gas lines

-Septic tanks

-Cesspools

-Dry wells

-Tree roots/stumps

-buried debris(trees,

building material, etc.)

-sudden slopes within 6’

of pool area

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