Vertical Post Removal With Full Pool

by Mark
(MA)

I'm in the middle of installing a 27' 52" round above ground pool and I got a little ahead of myself. After filling the pool to 2" below skimmer I realized I never installed ground lug and wire to one of the bolts on the pool wall, which is hidden behind a vertical post.

Draining pool would be time consuming and $$$ would be wasted considering just received delivery of water yesterday. Is it possible to remove vertical without causing any damages. I can unscrew at top and bottom of vertical post where it attaches to joints and slide off for a few minutes without ever removing upper and lower rails or top seat. I pushed on pool wall near vertical and moved it easily but didn't want to make the mistake of my life.
Thanks Mark




Hi Mark. Installing your ground wire to one of the sidewall bolts is a good option. You should not have to remove the vertical post to get this done. The pool should stand just fine without it but putting it back in might get complicated.

All you need is a small amount of access near the bottom of the pool. Just remove the bottom screws on the post and pull it out away from the pool a few inches. This should give you plenty of room to get in and attach your wire. When you are done you just have three screws to put back into place.

If you get up into the top area you run the risk of rods and coping coming loose and possibly having to remove top rails to get things set back the way they should be. Removing a top rail with a full pool should not cause pool failure but getting the holes to line back up again can be a real pain.