Installation instructions for: Visi-Guard and EZ-Guard Pool Fence Kits Sentry Safety Pool Fence 13100 State Road 54, Odessa, FL 33556 1-877-349-3362
Planning: Layout Your Pool Fence Planning is the first step of any successful project. Decide where you would like your fence to surround; the recommended distance to stay from the edge of the pool is 2 feet or more. Never plan to run your fence within 8 inches of poolside. While planning your fence, make sure no other activity other than the pool is within the protected area. Children should never need to enter the pool fence area other than to swim when properly supervised.
Preparation: Tools Needed • Hammer Drill • 5/8” Masonry Drill Bit • Screwdriver • Standard Drill • 1/16th Drill Bit • Pliers • Hammer • Tape Measure • Chalk or Marker • Box Cutter • Stapler • Concrete anchors may be needed for gate or hook and eyes for some installations Sentry Safety Pool Fence 13100 State Road 54, Odessa, FL 33556 1-877-349-3362
Installation: Marking Your Holes Your fence comes with a hole template. Mark your entryway first with a pencil. The entryway is a point where you want two sections to meet so you can unhook them from one another and enter your fenced area. If you purchased a hinged gate: proceed to the measurements section of this manual for the gate and mark the gate holes first, then return to this section of the manual and proceed with marking the fence holes.
Installation: Drilling at angles When installing the pool fence any poles that are not on a straight run should be angled at either 2.5 degrees or 5 degrees. Also an angle would be used at the end of fence sections. The top of the pole should be leaning away from the turn. 0 Degrees (No Angle) On straight runs of pool fence the hole should be drilled at 0 degree. Without any angling at all. 2.
Installation: Drilling Drilling should be done using a 5/8 masonry drill bit and a rotary hammer drill. Drill your hole at a depth of 4”. It is best to mark your drill bit using electrical tape at 4” from the bottom of the bit. Many times when drilling 4” you will reach the bottom of the pool deck and reach dirt. This is ok.
Installation: Insert Sleeves and Erect Fence Every hole should have a plastic sleeve inserted into it. Important: The sleeve should be tight in the hole however you should be able to push the sleeve about 80 percent of the way into the hole pushing down with the heel of your palm and tap with a blunt object like a mallet the remaining way in. If you cannot, do not force the sleeve. Pull it back out and using your drill run the bit up and down the hole putting slight pressure on the side walls of the hole.
Installation: Install Hook and Eyes If you are making a complete circle with your fence just use the hook and eye to create tension by screwing the two hooks to both poles. Remove the second screw from the top, replace it with the hook and eyes. If you have a trimmed section or need an alternate placement for the hook and eye on the pole due to steps or uneven surfaces use a 1/16 drill bit to drill a hole through the backing and the one side of the pole.
Installation: Modifying a section 1. Drill your last hole where you need it. 2. Measure from the last hole to second last hole; center hole to center hole. 3. Remove the backing by unscrewing the screws on the back of the pole using a Robertson #2 screwdriver. 4. Measure on the mesh the same measurement you measured on the ground Add a 3/4” then cut the lining; then measure 1.5” or more of mesh and cut. 5. Lay the pole centered on the original measurement. The extra lining should go past the pole. 6.
Installation: Installing a hinged gate (optional) 1. Plan where your gate will be. This should be marked out on the pool deck first, and then the fence should be measured off in both directions. PLACEMENT TIP: Don’t put the gate on a corner, the effect the tension of the fence will have on the gate may cause locking alignment issues. The gate works best in the middle of a straight run of fence. 2. First lay out a tape measure and mark the two outside holes. The measurement center hole to center hole is 35”.
Installation: Installing a hinged gate (continued) 7. You can place the hinges on either the left or right. Insert the two gate trusses with the tall top plate on the latch side. 127( 2Q D IRRW WDOO JDWH WKH ODWFK PXVW EH DW WKH ORZHVW SRLQW WKH PRXQWLQJ EUDFNHW RQ WKH WUXVVHV DOORZV 8. Attach your hinges and latch to the flat metal supports welded to the gate trusses. The gate should swing out away from the enclosed pool area (if you are standing outside your fenced area it should swing toward you). 9.
Finished Installation: Maintenance and Warranty Lifetime warranty on Pool Fence. EZ Guard and VisiGuard pool fence by Sentry Pool Safety Fence is warranted to be free of defects in material and workmanship. This warranty extends only to: (1) the original retail purchaser of a pool fence directly from an authorized retailer; (2) the authorized wholesale purchaser of a pool fence directly from a distributer.
