Stainless Steel Floor Structure Technical Bulletin No

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Stainless Steel Floor Structure Technical Bulletin

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14A.1 Parts List a. Flat Bottom Pool: (4) Stainless Steel Floor Panels (12) stainless steel 3/8"x1 1/2" lag bolts (12) galvanized washers (1) #21 drill bit (1) 21/64" drill bit (1) 6”x1/4” roll of pink foam Installation Video

b. Deeper Area Pool: (6) Stainless Steel Floor Panels (4) Stainless Steel Wall Panels (4) 1 1/2"x1 1/2" x10" stainless steel angles (20) stainless steel 3/8"x1 1/2" lag bolts (12) galvanized washers (24) stainless steel 3/8" nuts and bolts (10) pan head screws (1) #21 drill bit (1) 21/64" drill bit (1) 6”x1/4” roll of pink foam Installation Video

c. Provided by Others Shovel Tarp Carpenters Level Line Level (string level) Play sand (1) 2x4 lumber (length varies depending on pool size) (8) Patio Blocks (4) Stakes string or twine Lime or spray paint Drill socket wrench tamper

14A.2 Description The Endless Pools, Inc. optional stainless steel floor system provides a simple, cost effective alternative to a poured concrete floor system. This system is an appropriate alternative if access to your pool site is a problem for concrete trucks or the distance is too great to haul concrete bags. Built to fit your specific pool size, the stainless steel floor system can be used for flat bottom or deeper pools. This system has been engineered to withstand the weight of the pool for pool configuration that are partially in-ground or fully above ground. The stainless steel has a foam backing providing added insulation for your pool. Minimal excavation is needed for above ground or partially in-ground pools, making this the ideal solution for a speedy installation. It is delivered with your pool as a kit of parts, which are assembled on site. The accompanying video shows the step by step installation. 14A.3 Planning Decide what height off the ground you'd like the coping of your pool to be. Subtract that number from 46" and the result is how far you need to dig below grade for your pool. Each foot of depth is approximately 4 1/2 yards of earth to be removed for a standard 7x14 pool. Add an additional 12” if you are planning a deeper pool. Mark the four corners of the site where your pool will be located. The attached diagrams 1.7 (flat bottom pools) and 1.9 (deeper pools) are guides showing the dimensions of the area to be excavated for your specific pool size. Drive stakes into the ground at the four corners to mark that area. Measure the diagonals to make sure the area is square. Tie string between the stakes indicating the area to be excavated and mark the perimeter with lime or spray paint.

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14A.4 Excavating and Leveling Over excavate slightly making it easier to level out the ground and install the floor and wall structure. Save the dirt on a tarp to use as back fill once the pool wall panels are in place. Once you've excavated to the desired depth place patio blocks, one in each of the 4 corners and one at the end of each panel joint (10 total for a flat bottom pool, 8 for the upper panels of a flat bottom pool) flush with the excavated area. Make sure the patio blocks are level to one another. To determine this, hold a string and line level between the blocks, raise or lower the blocks until they are level. Fill any divets in the area between the blocks with play sand. Use the 2x4 and carpenters level to move the sand around creating a smooth and level surface. Using a tamper, tamp the entire area sufficiently moving around the entire pit at least 4 times.

14A.5 Assembly Place the stainless steel floor structure centered in the excavated area (see diagram 1.7 and detail #1 below for flat bottom pools and 1.9 and detail #2 and #3 below for deeper pools) making sure the rot resistant wood edges of the panels are around the entire perimeter. If you have a pool with a deeper area proceed to section 14A.6 below. Use duct tape to cover the seams between the panels to keep the liner from being pinched between the panels. Place a strip of the 1/4” x 6” wide pink foam insulation provided around the perimeter which the pool panels will rest on. Assemble the pool wall panels following the Installation Instructions in the Owners Manual. There should be approximately 1/2" of the floor structure exposed around the outside perimeter of the wall panels. Drill a pilot hole with the small drill bit provided, through the bottom flange of the wall panels until you've reached the wood below. You will know you've gone far enough when you see wood shavings. Use the large drill bit to enlarge the hole through the steel into the wood, you will need to apply some back pressure on the drill for this larger hole. Two lag bolts and washers should be located in the center of each side of the pool, one on each side of the panel joint. One additional lag bolt and washer in the center of each wall panel on the long sides of the pool and two lag bolts and washers should be located in each of the end wall panels (12 total). Use a socket wrench to install the stainless steel lag bolts provided through the bottom flange of the wall panel and the floor structure securely into the wood. Backfill against the wall panels using the salvaged dirt from excavation, making the entire area around the pool level with the surrounding yard. Tamp the soil very firmly with the end of a 2x4. Continue assembling your pool using the Installation Instruction in the Owners Manual. 14A.6 Deeper Area (see detail #2 below) If you have a deeper area you'll need to dig down an additional 12" in the center of your pool, approximately 1 1/2 yards of earth. You will clearly see the perimeter of the deeper area in the center of the main floor structure, which is laid out. Mark the perimeter of the deeper area with lime or spray paint and temporarily remove the upper floor panels while you excavate for the deeper area. Keep in mind that you should dig the pit for the deeper area approximately 8" wider and longer than the opening in the center of the upper floor panels. Excavate the deeper area following the same Excavation Instruction in section 14A.4 above. (Summary: slightly over dig making it easier for installation of deeper area floor and wall panels, place 4 patio blocks in corners and one at the end of the panel joints (6 total), make sure they are level to one another, use play sand to level area between blocks, move sand around with 2x4 and carpenters level).

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Once the deeper area is level, place the deeper area floor panels centered in the pit. Put duct tape over the center seam. The deeper area wall panel will project above the main pool floor level 1 1/2". This is the thickness of the main pool floor panels which will nest on top of the wall panels. Assemble the four deeper area wall panels with the 4 stainless steel angles and the 24 stainless steel nuts and bolts provided. Once the deeper area wall panels are bolted together place them on the floor panels. There should be approximately 1/2" of exposed floor panel around the outside perimeter of the bottom flange of the wall panel. Measure the diagonals to make sure the wall panels are square. Use the small drill bit provided to drill a pilot hole through the bottom flange of the wall panel and the stainless steel floor panel to the rot resistant wood. You've gone far enough when you see wood shavings. Using the larger drill bit, enlarge the hole through the steel into the wood, you will need to apply some back pressure on the drill for this larger hole. Install three (3) lag bolts in each side panel (equally spaced) and one (1) in each end panel (8 total). Use a socket wrench to install the stainless steel lag bolts provided through the bottom flange of the wall panel and the floor structure securely into the wood. Backfill against the wall panels using the salvaged dirt from excavation, making the entire area around the deeper area level with main pool floor level (the top of the deeper area wall panels should project above the main pool floor level 1 1/2"). Tamp the soil very firmly with the end of a 2x4. Place the stainless steel floor structure around the deeper area wall panels. They should rest snuggly over the top flange of the deeper area wall panels. (See detail #2 below) Using the small drill bit, drill through the 1" overhang on the upper floor panels and through the face of the wall panel. Use the pan head screws provided to secure the lip of the floor panel to the wall panel. Install 3 screws evenly spaced on each long side of the deeper area and 2 screws evenly spaced on each short side of the deeper area. Put duct tape over all the seams. Proceed to section 14A.5 above. 14A.7 Additional Assistance For additional assistance watch the installation video included or call our Customer Service Department at 1-800-910-2714. In areas where the ground freezes in winter, make sure the pool panels are placed on a bed of gravel with drains around the perimeter to prevent frost heaving.

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