How to Install an Above Ground Pool Skimmer & Bonding Your Pool

Two-in-one walkthrough — how to install an above ground pool skimmer and return line, plus the full pool bonding procedure. From a 40-year installer. ⏱ 00:00 — Above ground pool skimmer + return installation ⏱ 32:08 — How to bond your pool 📅 Updated December 2025: You now finish the copper bonding wire at your pool pump outlet — the one powered by a dedicated GFI breaker. Attach it to the green wire (or bare copper) coming from the home's service panel that has its own ground rod. ───────────── 🔧 NEED THE PARTS? Skimmer bonding plate (~$10) — if you've already got copper wire and lugs: 👉 https://amzn.to/3QEoqC1 Aquadoor (the skimmer cover that lets you clean inside without taking the whole thing apart): 👉 Standard mouth: https://amzn.to/4thiBck 👉 Large mouth: https://amzn.to/4dJ3X8Q ⚠️ Correction: in this video I mention the Aquadoor comes with my pools. That's not quite right — it's only included with our Elite Pool Cleaning Accessories Package. Sorry for the confusion. (As an Amazon Associate, MGK Pools earns from qualifying purchases.) If you need the full bonding kit, we sell it — #8 bare copper wire, lugs, water bonding plate: 🏊 https://mgkpools.com/product/pool-bon... ───────────── 📖 THE WRITTEN GUIDES Full above ground pool installation guide (every step, photos): https://mgkpools.com/above-ground-poo... Pool bonding step-by-step guide (covers above ground AND inground): https://mgkpools.com/how-to-guides/ho... Want the deep-dive on bonding only? See our standalone pool bonding video:    • How to Bond An Above Ground Pool | Simple ...   ───────────── 🛠️ OR — JUST HIRE US Watching this and realizing you'd rather pay someone to install your pool? That's our job. We install above-ground, semi-inground, and fiberglass pools across Massachusetts and surrounding New England: https://mgkpools.com/pool-installatio... ───────────── ABOUT THE INSTALLER Mike Kern — owner of MGK Pools Inc. (founded 2009, incorporated 2016). 40+ years in the pool industry. 1,000+ pools installed. Factory-direct Massachusetts dealer for Aquasport Pools and Glimmerglass Fiberglass Pools. Massachusetts Licensed Contractor #191300. When Aquasport gets a field issue in the Northeast, they call Mike. Still actively installing, servicing, and specifying above-ground, semi-inground, and fiberglass pools across New England in 2026. ───────────── MGK Pools Inc. — family-owned, Winchendon, Massachusetts. (978) 710-8667 SUBSCRIBE for real pool advice from an actual installer:    / @mgkpools