help with base track

by Lance

I recently purchased a used 27 foot above ground pool, but I can only seem to get the base track stretched to 26 feet. Is that normal? I have left the 1/2 inch gap at each base plate.

Thanks



Hi Lance.

The correct way to lay out the bottom rails is to attach a tape measure to a stake in the center of the pool. As you lay out each piece of bottom rail, set it at the 13' 6" mark. By doing this you are keeping the pool round. When you get to the end you may have some adjusting to do, normally this is not more than a few inches in or out. Be sure to go back around the entire pool moving the rail in, or out to make up the difference, but keep the pool round. It would not be uncommon for the pool to lay out at 13' 4" or maybe 13' 7". They are not all exactly the size stated.

If you use this method and get back to the beginning and find you are short about the length of another rail, it's time to recount the parts. Be sure you have enough bottom rails. They should equal the number of top rails, foot plates and so on. If you are using the correct amount then just make sure the distance form center point to rail is the same all the way around.

When you install the wall a similar situation may occur. The wall may be short by several inches or it may be to long. It is important when this happens to remove the wall and adjust many, or all, of the footplates as needed for the wall to meet properly. Adjusting a full 2" at just one, or two, foot plates causes the pool to become out of round.

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