Leisure Pools Bulgaria - Pool Installation

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HOW A LEISURE POOL IS INSTALLED

	Setting out the Pool Depending on the size of the pool, you will need to measure the pegs for the dig to 500mm larger than the pool that is to be installed. The bigger the hole the more backfill you will require to pack into the hole for the stabilization of the pool (this will increase your input costs). Make sure that you are as close as possible to the desired position of the pool. Check the land for slope/gradient.
Digging the hole Digging the hole is simple, however, the size and depth of the hole at this stage is critical. As mentioned, the larger and deeper the hole the greater the cost. If it is at all possible, the excavated material needs to be moved off site quickly. This will give you a good clean building site - less clutter means more pleasant working conditions for everyone.

"What about the depth?" Each pool is different and has unique characteristics. •Use the actual pool shell to determine the exact measurement details. •Run two lines using a fish line along the length of the pool on the outer edges without moving onto the corners of the pool. •Measure into the pool so that you can drop a perpendicular line to the floor of the pool. •Measure and record the distance to the floor and also the distance from the side of the pool. •Now do the same at the shallow end of the pool. •Dig the hole depth to about 50mm deeper than the measurements you have obtained. •Consider the ground to be level, put four pegs into the ground at the same distances you measured them to be apart on the pool shell. Be sure that the pegs are some 750mm further away from the proposed hole to be dug. •Using a length of clear tubing, filled with water, make sure the pegs are level.
Fitting of the Pool Now for your final depths. You have dug the hole and are ready to set your final levels so that you can pull the screed on the floor of the pool. Establish the exact finished level - it is difficult to get an exact level because the pool can move during installation. The limit is 30mm out of level over the pool. Make sure that you know the thickness of your surround that is going on the pool. This is important because provision needs to be made for the thickness of the paving in achieving the desired finished level.

All this being established, let’s set up the floor. •Check the four pegs again to be sure that they are all level with each other. •Run the fishline from peg to peg, from shallow end to deep end. •Use the measurement of the pool inside the hole. In the same fashion you took the measurements of the shell while out the ground, establish those measurements inside the hole. You should have four pegs on the floor of the hole set to the levels as measured before. •The fishline again needs to be placed in the hole on the pegs so that it forms a rectangle. •Place the backfill in the hole so that the fishline is just above the backfill. Be sure to use a straight edge to get the floor flat with the fishline. •Stand back; remeasure; double check all distances and confirm again that all measurements are correct. (If you do not you will need to lift the pool out the ground and remeasure again anyway). Place the Pool in the Hole

•Remove all the pegs from inside and outside the hole. •Place the pool in the ground. •Using the same transparent pipe that was used to level the pegs at the outset, level the pool. •Keep one end of the pipe in the deep end of the pool - do not move it, now level around the pool, using timber battens as posts, from the outer floor of the hole to the underside of the pool flange. •Once the pool is level and the floor checked that it is firmly on the ground recheck and get into the pool and feel with your feet, start to fill with water. •At the same time you should backfill behind the pool using a sand/cement mix ratio of 10:1. •Make sure the mix reaches under the corners where the pool floor bends to meet the pool wall. •As the water level rises place the sand into the hole so that the water and sand come up together. •As the water level is rising you will need to compact the sand in the cove so that it is firm. Be sure not to distort the shape of the pool, so be careful not to over compact the soil. ( This leads to bulging ) Under compaction will cause the pool to move out of shape and out of level. •Once the cove area all round the pool is set, allow the water level to rise some 15cm above the sand and backfill with this difference all the way up. •Check the pool wall for straightness and no bulges whilst back filling. •While all this is taking place, you will have to fit the weir/skimmer and the aimflo. Do not panic you will have enough time to do all that is needed. •Use marine or underwater silicon to seal the weir and the inlet pipe openings. Make sure all screws used in the pool are stainless steel. Concreting the pool surround

•Tie the pool sides back with wire to pegs that you put in the ground around the pool. Your backfill is now about 100mm below the pool top and the water is full to halfway up the weir. The pipes are connected to the filter and pump. •THE POOL SHOULD BE LEVEL TO WITHIN 30MM. Ave. •the naked eye should be able to tell whether the pool looks correctly placed. •Place reinforcing rod or grid metal about 6mm thick around the pool. •Mix your concrete 3:2:1 and lay the concrete plinth. Using the pool flange, pull your level so that there is a gentle slope away from the pool. •Once your plinth has dried, you may lay paving of your choice. Once this is done you may stand back and admire your new pool.