Use and Care Manual

Sentry Safety Pool Fence 13100 State Road 54, Odessa, FL 33556 1-877-349-3362
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”. MEASURING TIP: don’t use the end of the tape measure as the start-
ing point for measuring, it is far more accurate to pick an inch mark and measure 35” from
that inc
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3.
Measure in from both those marks towards the center of the gate 2 ½” and mark the inside
center holes.
4.
Before drilling your gate holes, use your fence template to mark your first fence poles off
each side. These will be placed 2 ½” center hole of the outside gate post to center hole of
first fence pole (This is the same spacing as that used in between fence sections). The fence
post (not gate post) will be drilled at a 5 degree angle toward the gate trusses. (See next
page for illustration)
5.
Drill all four gate truss holes at zero degrees (no angle).