No Diving or Jumping. Observe all Safety Rules.
1-1
A. Determine a Location for your Pool
1. The Terrain
• Payspecialattentiontochoosingthe
rightlocationforyourpool:
• Choosealargearea,asatandlevel
aspossibleandwelldrained.
• Chooseaspotondry,rmearth—
donotinstallthepoolonconcrete,
asphalt,tarpaper,sand,gravel,peat
moss,woodorchemicallytreated
soil.
• Checkwithyourpooldealertosee
ifNutGrassgrowsinyourarea.
Thistypeofgrassmaygrowup
throughyourpoolliner.Yourdealer
willbeabletoadvisehowbestto
treatthesite.
• Slopedareaswillneedtobemade
levelbydiggingawayhighspots,
notbyllinglowspots—bepre-
paredtohireearth-movingequip-
mentifnecessary.
1
Important Note:
Groundpreparationis
oneofthemostimpor-
tantstepsintheinstal-
lationprocess.Aproper
foundation willensure
therestofthepoolas-
semblygoessmoothly
andthatnoproblems
willoccurwhenthe
poolislledwithwater.
Openalloftheframe
cartonsandreadallof
theinstructionsbefore
youbegin.Besureto
readSection2andget
acompleteoverviewof
thepoolbaseandbut-
tressassemblybefore
startingtheground
preparation.
General Instructions - Channel Lok II Oval Pools
Ground Preparation
1
Read all instructions completely before you begin.
Section
2
3
4