EasyPro PRO SERIES - INSTALLING UNDERLAYMENT AND LINER - Step 5

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levelthelowareawilloverowwhilethehighareawillextendseveralinchesabovethewater.Atransitorlaserlevelworksgreat
forcreatingalevelsurface.Whenexcavatingtheshelvesavarietyofdepthsaredesirable.Theperimeterofthepondshouldbe
3"-5"abovethewaterlevelyouhavechosenforthepond.Doublechecklengthandwidthofpondasyoudig,besurenotto
exceedlinersize!
EarlierinstepthreeyouconnectedthePVCpipetotheAquaFallslterandlocateditina
wellcompactedlocation.Asyoustarttodigthepondyouwillwanttoputthedirtaround
theltertobeginformingthebermthatwilleventuallyhidethelter.Besurethelterdoes
notmoveasyoupackdirtaroundit.Insomecasesyouwillbuilduptheltertocreatea
moredramaticeect,oryoumayburythelterpartiallyinthegroundtocreateamore
naturaleect.
Onceyouhavedeterminedthewaterlevelofthepond,youcanthendigtheholeforthe
skimmer.Thisholeshouldbedugjustoutsidethenishededgeofthepondandwillneed
tobethefollowingsize:
MiniSkimmer*:16"widex22"awayfromedgeofpondand14"belowwaterlevel
SmallSkimmer*:30"widex22"awayfromedgeofpondand16
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"belowwaterlevel
LargeSkimmer*:45"widex24"awayfromedgeofpondand24"belowwaterlevel
Ideallythewaterlevelinthepondwillbe1"downfromthetopoftheopeningonthefrontoftheskimmer.Onceyouhavedouble
checkedyourmeasurementsyoucansetskimmerinholeandbackllapproximately
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oftheskimmertoholditinplace.
Youwillneedtomovethisholeback24"fromthepondifyouareusinganextensiontubewithyourskimmer.
EXCAVATING POND (continued)
The illustrations to the right show the location of the skimmer. The hole
for the skimmer should be located just outside the pond unless an exten-
sion tube is used, then the hole should be 24" back from pond’s edge.
Be sure
AquaFalls lter
is level side to
side and tipped
forward
1
/
2
" - 1".
Ideal water
level in nished
pond.
Skimmer
Rocks
Water
Inlet
PVC
Pipe
22"
16"
24" Extension Tube
Water Inlet
Skimmer
PVC Pipe
Skimmer location with
extension tube.
Skimmer location without
extension tube.
Water Level
Use larger stones
on vertical walls
Use 1" - 2" stones
on flat surfaces
1" - 12" Deep
14" - 20" Deep
Plant Pocket
Cross Section of Excavated Pond
INSTALLING UNDERLAYMENT AND LINER - Step 5
Onceyourholeiscompletelyshapedandfreefromsharpobjectsitistimeto
installtheunderlayment.Dependingonthesizeofyourpond,theunderlay-
mentmaybeinseveralpieces.Simplyunfoldtheunderlaymentandplaceinto
pond.Ifmorethanonepieceisneededtocoveryourpond,besurethepieces
overlapafewinches.Walkthroughthepondandmakesurefabricconforms
toallshelvesandplantpockets.Installingthelinerisdonemuchthesameas
theunderlayment.Liners,exceptinlargeoroddshapedponds,arealways
doneinonepiecetopreventtheadditionalworkofcreatingwatertightseams.
Forpondsthatdonothaveastreambeingadded,careshouldbetakentopullallextralinertowardsthe
AquaFallslter.Besurethereisenoughlinertoreachthelterandalittleextratobesafe.Forpondsthat
haveastream,anadditionalpieceoflinerisneeded.Besurethestreamlinerisoversizedasittakesextra
linertomakethetwistsandturnsneededtomakethestreamlooknatural.Wherethestreammeetsthepond
besuretheareawherethestreamlineroverlapsthepondlinerisrunningdownhillandisabovethewater
levelofthepond.Thiswillpreventleakingsincewatercannotrunuphillbetweenthetwopiecesofliner.Ifthe
jointareaisatorbelowthenishedwaterlevelofthepond,seamtapewillbeneeded.
Be sure to
go over the
excavated
hole one
last time
making sure
any sharp
objects are
removed
which could
eventually
wear a hole
in the liner.
Installing the liner ... be sure
to leave a few extra inches of
liner in the pond. These small
wrinkles will be covered by the
stone and will allow the liner
to stretch into place when the
pond is lled with water.