Swim'n Play Above Ground Swimming Pool manual

OV AL POOL ASSEMBL Y INSTRUCTIONS Part# 420364-14 313 REGINA A VENUE, RAHW A Y , NEW JERSEY 07065-4891 Phone: (732) 574-1500 • Fax: (732) 574-1551 • www.swimnplay.com • E-mail: info@swimnplay.com DANGER DO NOT DIVE OR JUMP into your pool. Y our pool is approximately 4' deep. It is not designed for diving or jumping. If you dive or jump i[...]

2 CONTRACT INST ALLA TIONS The manufacturer is in no way affiliated with any professional pool installer. Therefore the manufacturer can assume no responsibility for errors in installation by the home owner or said professional installer. If you have your POOL installed by others, please supervise them to be sure they comply with the proper install[...]

3 SOME FRIENDS TO HELP OUT Hammer Knife Tape Rake 4” Nail Pliers Cloth Tape Center Stake 2 x 4 Sifted Earth or Pre Washed Sand Broom Patio Blocks Carpenters Level Shovel Screwdriver Hoe INTRODUCTION The installation of an average size pool (12' - 30' diameter) will usually require three people to help set it up. Listed is an assortment [...]

4 INST ALLA TION • ASSEMBL Y STEPS READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE ST ARTING POOL ASSEMBL Y CONSTRUCTION CLOSE-UPS Use the illustrations below as a guide for the assembly of your pool Fig. B Fig. C Fig. A 6” DELMAR ELAN • OMNI LEXINGT ON POOLS 6” PRINCET ON QUANTUM ZENITH • ST . CROIX POOLS 4” POOLS OPTIONAL[...]

5 INST ALLA TION • ASSEMBL Y STEPS READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE ST ARTING POOL ASSEMBL Y CONSTRUCTION CLOSE-UPS Use the illustrations below as a guide for the assembly of your pool Fig. D Fig. E Fig. F 7” POOLS with Box V ertical 6” EXTRUDED ALUMINUM POOLS with Box V ertical 9” POOLS[...]

6 INST ALLA TION • ASSEMBL Y STEPS READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE ST ARTING POOL ASSEMBL Y CONSTRUCTION CLOSE-UPS Use the illustrations below as a guide for the assembly of your pool Fig. G 7” POOLS with Column V ertical Fig. H 7” POOLS with Column V ertical & W rap Around Covers Fig. I 9” POOLS with W rap Around Covers[...]

POOL SIZE DISTANCE: DISTANCE: DISTANCE: DISTANCE: DISTANCE: DISTANCE: DISTANCE: A TO A A TO B B TO B B TO C A TO C C TO C X V W Z D to D ( Pool Length) (also Radius X) (across pool) Clearance Clearance Clearance WIDTH Radius Length Width 16 x 10 16' 5' 6' 8' 9' 5¼" 16' 5' 6 " 17' 1 1' 17'[...]

Using the “CLEARANCE SIZE” chart on page 6, determine the clearance size for your pool. With the use of the leveling device shown and a shovel start leveling the ground, removing all grass and sharp objects such as sticks and stones. Level area to the lowest spot within the clearance radius. DO NOT FILL IN LOW SPOTS. Give special attention to t[...]

9 ASSEMBLING THE BO TT OM STRAPS 3 Unpack and assemble the bottom strap s with the buttress bottom plates and brackets as shown using all necessary hardware and tighten securely . Using the chart below determine the quantity of strap assemblies for your pool. The screws joining the strap s must be inserted from the top to prevent the screw putting [...]

10 BO TT OM RAIL AND STRAP LA Y OUT 4 Follow the instructions below to properly layout the rail and strap assemblies. QUANTITIES NEEDED: POOL SIZE 16 x 10 18 x 12 24 x 12 24 x 15 30 x 15 33 x 18 39 x 18 45 x 18 STRAP ASSEMBLIES 33 5 4 66 8 1 0 SHORT RAILS 4 4 8 6 10 10 14 18 LONG RAILS 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 BOTTOM PLA TES 88 8 8 8 1 0 1 0 1 0 EXA[...]

Remove wall from carton. NOTE: the UP arrow on wall. Determine starting point as the filter inlet and outlet holes are at the beginning of the wall. S tarting at the center of a bottom plate insert the bottom edge of wall into the groove on the bottom rail. Make sure that the cutouts for filter inlet and outlet are on the top portion of the wall an[...]

12 PR O TECT Y OUR LINER 7 Once the wall is closed and screws and nuts are tightened securely , cover the screw heads on the inside of the pool with a cloth tape all the way from top to bottom of wall. If the filter inlet and outlet are not used, tape over the prescored areas on the inside of the pool wall. Cloth tape or duct t ape is available thr[...]

13 HOLD DO WN SHEET 10 The hold-down sheets are inserted lip down into the bottom rail inside the pool as shown. Do not bend the hold-down sheet out of shape. The sides of each sheet will overlap the sides of the adjacent sheets. They form a continuous strip of metal. The hold-down sheets prevent the pool from lifting under water pressure. THIS POI[...]

14 THR U-THE-WALL SKIMMER 11 IMPORT ANT!! BEFORE CONTINUING WITH THIS STEP YOU MUST KNOW WHICH TYPE OF THROUGH THE W ALL SKIMMER YOU WILL BE USING WITH YOUR POOL Y our pool wall has cutouts to accomodate both standard size skimmers and deluxe wide mouth skimmers. If you have a wide mouth skimmer , you will be required to remove the entire cutout as[...]

W all guard is optional. T ape wall guard (plastic sheeting) to pool wall 12" up from ground and smooth out on ground 12" from wall. This will protect your pools metal p arts from chemical reactions with the soil used in the earth mound. Several commercial products can also be used in place of earth mound. Consult your professional pool d[...]

CAUTION YOUR POOL IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE AN AMPLE SAFETY MARGIN WHEN IT STANDS ON LEVEL GROUND. FOR THIS PURPOSE A SLOPE IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES IN ANY DIRECTION WALL TO WALL IS CONSIDERED OFF LEVEL YOUR POOL WARRANTY ONLY APPLIES TO POOLS INSTALLED ON LEVEL GROUND AS DEFINED ABOVE. ONCE YOU HAVE STARTED TO FILL THE POOL, DO NOT TRY TO PULL THE LINER[...]

17 EZ HOOK LINER INST ALLA TION A TTENTION: An 8 inch cove must be placed all around the inside of the pool 1. Clear all sticks and sharp objects from an area near the pool, that is as large as the pool itself. Remove the liner from it s carton and unfold and open the liner . Refold the liner so that it can easily be carried to the pool and unfold [...]

18 VERTICALS, T OP PLA TES AND RAILS 15 PRE-ASSEMBL Y OF T OP PLA TES* 14 No. 12 x 1/2” Sheet Metal Screw If fencing or decking is to be installed, refer to the deck and fence instructions before installing verticals. The holes indented in the face of the verticals must be on top. If your pool is equipped with feature tape, it is best to apply it[...]

19 No. 12 x 1/2” Sheet Metal Screw Insert two rails into a plate, in the same manner and using the same spacing as you have done on the bottom rail and plate assembly . Push the rails and plate assembly onto the plastic edging leaving the far end in the air . MAKE SURE THA T THE T OP PLA TE IS CENTERED DIRECTL Y ON T OP OF THE BOTT OM PLA TE. Att[...]

Y our pool is equipped with (3) three special warning ledges. The (1) one ledge with a large warning on top is to be installed by the entry point into the pool and is not to be obstructed by any object such as your ladder . The (2) two ledges with the warning on the inside are to be placed opposite the entry point into the pool with the warning fac[...]

21 INST ALLING T OP CO VERS 17 FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW FOR THE COVERS FOR YOUR P ARTICULAR POOL 4", 6" & 7" DELUXE T OP COVERS These covers don’t require cage nut s or top cover screws. For pools with the new 1-piece deluxe top covers, simply snap the cover into place, aligning the tab on the bottom of the cover with the [...]

22 6" & 7" TWO-PIECE FULL CONT OURED COVER Slide inside cover (the cover which will be closest to the inside of the pool) into position and place outside cover onto top of inside cover aligning the holes together with cage nut att ached to the top plate and secure using the 1/4”-20 x 3/4” screw provided. The two (2) edges of the c[...]

23 7" AND 9” TWO-PIECE WRAP AROUND COVER AND PEDEST AL Slide the inside cover (the cover which will be closest to the inside of the pool) into position and align the hole in the cover with the cage nut attached to the top plate. Secure using the 1/4”-20 x 3/4” screw provided. Slide the outside cover onto the inside cover . Make sure the [...]

24 Educational programs and materials, (i.e. seminars, workshops, brochures, videos, instructional guides, etc.) are available from NSPI, NSPF, other aquatic safety groups, and by private firms. As a means of communicating useful safe- ty information to pool owners and users industry members are permitted to provide such information to owners and t[...]

25 SAFETY TIPS - R ULES AND REGULA TIONS This section is designed to acquaint you with some guidelines as to the safe operation and use of your pool. • Do not dive or jump into your pool. Your pool is approximately 48" or 52” deep. It is not designed for diving or jumping. If you dive or jump into the pool, you run the high risk of permane[...]

26 W ARNING Check all the metal on the pool frame and pool wall for signs of corrosion or deterioration. Remove any corrosion and touch up with paint. Excessive deterioration can lead to failure of the pool structure, which might release large quantities of water that could cause bodily harm and property damage. Make sure skimmer does not leak as t[...]

A reliable pool water test kit will help to determine the daily chlorine dosage and the acid-alkaline condition of the water. You will find in the test kit two different color comparators. The yellow side is for chlorine. The color of your pool water sample after adding some drops of chlorine indicator solution should be in the range of the color c[...]

28 313 REGINA A VENUE RAHW A Y , NEW JERSEY 07065-4891 Phone: (732) 574-1500 • Fax: (732) 574-1551 E-mail: info@swimnplay.com www .swimnplay .com[...]