Specifications

insidepersonwillhandlea#3Phillipsscrewdriverandtheinsideplateofthe
skimmer.Forper‐assemblydirectionsonputtingyourparticularskimmer
togetherrefertoyourmanufacturer’sdirections.Thepersonontheoutside
willhandletheoutsideportionoftheskimmerandwillhaveoneskimmer
screwat
hisdisposal.Theoutsidepersonuseshisskimmerscrewandstartsto
pokeaholethroughthetopmiddleholeattheskimmer’spre‐cutout.All
abovegroundpoolwallshaveacutoutfortheskimmerwithpre‐cutscrew
holesaroundthecutout.Theinsideperson
see’sthisscrewstartingtopoke
thoroughthelinerhewillthentaketheskimmerplateandplaceascrew
throughhistopmiddleholeandthenconnectthatscrewtotheoutside
portionoftheskimmerthroughthewall.Thentightenthisonescrewtoabout
%80tight.Thenthe
personontheinsidewillmovetothenextholeand
repeatscrewinstallationuntilallscrewsareinplace%80tight.Thenthe
insidepersonwillfullytightenallthescrews.Onceallscrewsaretightened
theinsidepersonwillcutthelinerinsidetheplate’sopening.
Dependingon
whichkindofreturn
youhavewilldeterminehowit
getsinstalled.Typicallythereturn
isinstalledlikethis.Thepersonon
theinsidewillcutthelinerwhere
thepre‐cutopeningislocated.
Oncelinercirclepieceisremoved
theinsidepersonwillpush
throughtheinsideportionof
the
returntotheoutside.Theoutside
personwillplacetheretainingnutontheoutsideandwhentauttheoutside
persontakesapairoflargechannellockpliersandtightenstheouterlarge
nuttighttothewall.Thenutshouldbetightbutnottootight.If
youover
tightenthenutthegasketwillleak.It’salwaysagoodideatoplacemarine
siliconesealantaroundtheoutsideoftheskimmerandreturnaftertheyare
attachedtothewall.