HOW TO INSTALL A TELESCOPING FLAGPOLE

Read and follow the manufacturer's instructions that come with your flagpole, using the photos below as a visual aid for the install process.
Inspect all parts for contents damage after opening your telescoping flagpole shipping box.		Gold ball, stop bolt, allen wrench, 3' x 5' US Flag, ground sleeve with blue cover and telescoping flagpole.
Select the flagpole install site away from any trees or buildings where the flag might make contact and cause itself damage, even when flown at half-mast. In Florida, it's the law, you must call 1-800-432-4770 before you dig. Underground gas pipelines and other buried utilities must be located and marked before you can safely dig on your property. Check with your local utilities company for this service.

Thread stop bolt through ground sleeve.	Mark a line 2" up from bottom of flagpole sleeve for gravel fill.	Dig hole approximately 12" x 22", larger diameter if soil is sandy or loose.


Place gravel or small rock up to your 2" line on ground sleeve.	Cover top of sleeve and locking collar, fill hole with concrete to 1" below ground level. Due to the soft soil, I increased my hole dia. to 24" and used double the concrete.	Place flagpole in ground sleeve and tighten allen screw in locking collar to put a mark on your flagpole.


Level flagpole in concrete, remove flagpole being careful not to disturb position of the leveled ground sleeve.	Lay your flagpole on a soft surface that will not to scratch the finish. Extend the first section from the bottom up 24" to prevent drilling through both poles. Locate your mark made with allen screw, center punch and drill a hole with a 3/16" bit.	Completed residential telescoping flagpole installation with new US flag.
After the the concrete has cured for at least 24 hours, you can install the telescoping flagpole. Align the drilled hole in flagpole with allen screw in locking collar. Turn allen screw only four complete turns, any more and it will make contact with second inside pole preventing it from extending or damaging the surface. Attach flag or flags using the stainless clips supplied with your kit and extend top flagpole section first, making sure the locking push button has popped out before extending the next section. Locking the last section with the allen screw will prevent someone from using the push button to drop the flagpole. SEE: Telescoping Flagpoles

Telescoping Flagpole Installation

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