Firmly tighten the screws.
Thru the wall pool skimmer instructions.
The eight holes are the ones that are recessed in the extension piece.
The thru wall skimmer is also where your vacuum hose hooks up when it s time to clean your pool.
Reach over the top rail of the pool and carefully press the face plate and liner against the gasket and skimmer cutout in the wall.
Preparing the pool fill your swimming pool with water to about 2 feet so the liner can be stretched.
Punch out the two top corner holes using a blunt object.
The last one is the actual installation of the skimmer to your intex swimming pool.
Your vacuum hose will connect to this plate and your pump will provide the suction into the filter.
Here you need to follow several steps to achieve the desired outcome.
To install the wide mouth extension insert four 4 pan head screws 1 long through the lip of the extension and four 4 through.
Model 8940 thru wall skimmer installation instructions.
Place the gasket between the extension and the skimmer body.
Position the faceplate 20 over the gaskets and insert two large self threading screws 19 into top corner holes and carefully push the screws through the holes which have been pierced in the liner.
With a file or piece of sandpaper remove any metal burrs that may cut the liner or yourself during the assembly.
Find the pre cut area for the return fitting and knock out the cut out.
Model 8939 wide mouth thru wall skimmer installation instructions 1.
You would first remove the skimmer basket and place the vacuum plate included with the skimmer on top of the opening.
Install the thru wall skimmer.
If pool wall is factory pre cutfor a skimmer and return fitting follow these instructions otherwise go to step 2 below.
The skimmer in the pool.
Put the face plate at the skimmer cutout.
Locate the wall opening and punch out the twelve 1 4 holes and rectangular cut out.
The first thing you need to do is prep up your pool by filling it first with water of up to 2 feet.
Lightly tighten the two screws fig 3.
How to install a thru wall skimmer to intex pool easy to follow instructions 1.
There are 2 holes on all four sides at the rear of the extension.
Now that the pool is in position you can start.
Begin by assembling the wide mouth extension to the skimmer housing using 8 ss philips head screws an d the 8946 gasket.
Every brand is different and often provides its assembling instructions.
Follow them to the letter to ensure that you have an adequately attached cleaner.
Installing thru wall skimmer on intex pool step one.
From outside the pool align the skimmer body with these screws.
