Use and Care Manual

POOL COVESAND COVE

1. Remove any grass or roots within the pool area and one foot beyond. Grass and weeds can, and will, grow through the

liner material and the damage is not covered by the warranty.

2. After the surface has been leveled. Spread a 2” layer of mason sand over the entire bottom area of the pool within the

connes of the wall. This will protect the liner from the metal edges of the pool. Rake out smoothly and hand tamp to

pack the sand down. Do not use beach or play sand as it will not compact the same and will leave footprints. NOTE: Use

virgin material that does not contain seeds or spores.

3. Refer to Figure A. Form a 6” x 6” (15.24CM X 15.24CM) cove by compacting the mason sand around the inside perimeter

of the pool area. A pre-formed styrofoam pool cove can also be used in place of the sand cove. These can be purchased

on Blue Wave’s website. NOTE: Cover the screws on the wall joint with duct tape to protect the liner from being

punctured.

4. Place the carton in the center of the pool.

5. Carefully open the carton. Do NOT use a knife or any sharp instruments that may cut through the carton and damage the

liner.

6. Unfold the liner and spread it out in the sun to warm up. The ideal temperature should be above 70°F (21.11°C).

7. Arrange the liner so it is centered in the pool. The welded seams of the wall and floor must fall on the center of the cove.

The floor seams should run straight and parallel to the side of the pool. On rectangular or octagonal pools, ensure that

the corners line up correctly.

8. Inspect all seams to ensure that they are not open and check the surfaces for any holes.

1. Lift the sides of the overlap liner and drape them over the pool wall.

2. Fasten the liner to the wall with plastic coping. Leave the liner with a loose fitting on the wall. DO NOT pull tight at this

time. The floor to wall seams must be on the styrofoam cove or sand cove. It may be necessary to fill a water bag and

place it on one end of your pool; pull on the opposite end of the liner to stretch the floor across the bottom of the pool

area. Since the liner is folded in the carton, it may fall slightly short. This is common. When the pool begins to fill, the

water bags become weightless and can be removed from the pool easily.

3. Start filling the pool with water. When there is about a 1/2” (1.27CM) or so of water, smooth out the wrinkles on the floor

of the liner.

4. As the pool is filling, remove the coping, one at a time, around the top edge and adjust the wall length by adding or

removing material as necessary. Trapped air can form as the water level is rising. This is normal.

5. Do not cut out any openings in the wall for in-wall skimmers, returns, lighting fixtures, etc., until water is 3” (7.62CM) below

each of the respective openings.

6. Continue to fill the pool until the desired level is reached.

1. Fasten a beaded round liner in place by attaching the beaded section in four (4) locations, the 12, 3, 6, and 9 o’clock

positions. See Figure B on page 4 for reference. With oval pools, follow the instructions for a round liner and then fasten

the bead in the middle of each straight side of the liner.

2. Use masking or electrical tape to hold the bead in place if necessary. Now, from any two positions, work the bead into the

track towards the center between them. Continue until you have all the bead attached to the bead receiver of your pool.

If you do not install the liner in this manner, you will either have an excess of material or a shortage of material.

PREPARATION

(Figure A)

OVERLAP POOL LINER INSTALLATION

BEADED POOL LINER INSTALLATION