How To Set Up Portable Pools


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Installing a portable is a cinch and can be done in about an hour. We have two videos of Legacy Pools being installed and while these are company specific all portable pools are basically the same with minor variations. By looking at the video clips below you can see how to setup a portable pool.


Click Here For A Video Of a Round Portable Pool Being Setup	Click Here For A Video Of a Rectangle Portable Pool Being Setup

Oval Pools setup the same way as Rectangle Portable Pools. The Videos are made by the manufacturer and so the narration is in Korean, but as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.

Step 1: Don't Worry!

These pools assemble like a dream, you just have to keep a couple of things in mind. The most crucial portion of setting up a portable pool is in the ground preparation.

The Ground Must Be:

Level
Compacted
Free Of Rocks and Debris
No Sand

Pools Must be Level! The Pools are engineered to hold water vertically . When the pool is on a slant some of the weight shifts to horizontal pressure, which the pool is not designed to hold


Installed On Level Ground The Pools Weight Is Supported Correctly	Pools Installed On a Slant (this one is exaggerated, even a couple of inches can cause problems) and the gravitational forces work horizontally, a way the pool was not designed.	The Pool Legs that were designed to hold 10,000 Pounds are now holding up 150,000 pounds and they buckle.

The main weight of the portable pool is supported by the pool bottom and the uprights. The pool bottom spreads it's load over a broad area so soil compaction there is not a large issue. But where the legs press on the soil , that is a different story. A heavy weight is pressing on the narrow profile of the leg and if your soil is not compacted sufficiently the legs will sink into the soil causing stress on the liner and misshaping the pool. This pool was installed with great care, but sand was used and even with the use of support blocks the ground shifted and the problem arose.

So how do you know your ground is compact? Hit it with a hammer and if you dig a hole it is not compact enough.

Pool Installed Correctly. Legs and Pool Bottom Even

Pool has compressed the dirt and sank below the level of the legs. The Legs being supported stayed high. This causes the frame to hold up the pool and hold more weight. This adds stress and can cause failure at:

Pool Liner at the top frame.
The stirrup (leg strap) may detach
Frame may bend

Solution: Lower legs to match pool.

The legs have sunk here and this will skew the pool and cause pressure on the legs liner and stirrups.

This adds stress and can cause failure at:

Pool Liner at the top frame.
The stirrup (leg strap) may detach
Frame may bend

Solution: Raise legs to match pool

What to do if your ground is not compact?

Full soak the area of ground where the pool will be installed out to 4 feet beyond the pool size. And allow ground to dry 4 days and repeat if possible.
Counter sink cement blocks so that the top of the brick is even with the ground level.
After your pool is assembled and as you are filling it with water, observe it and see if there is any ground shifting. If you see a problem, stop filling immediately. and correct the problem

For more information on ground prep, click on this picture to enlarge.

Step 2: ENJOY Your Pool

What are the Dimensions Of A Portable Pool?

Oh, and try not to do too much before you get your pool (Click Pictures to Enlarge)

This gentleman did some excellent prep work before He got his pool and was well on his way to having a deck ready to go by the time he got the pool But he built the enclosure exactly two inches to small and the legs could not fully extend and he had to redo a portion