Feb 05

Alex Brozyna wasn’t sure if we already saw this photo, so just in case, she decided to share her copy with us. It takes a moment or two, before you realize what is going on here. It looks as if the man has jumped into a swimming pool, but on a closer inspection you’ll realize this isn’t a pool, rather a desktop computer screen. I’m not definitely sure where monitor becomes pool, and pool transforms into monitor, supposedly there is a swimming pool present at all! Probably this poster was created for a monitor manufacturer. Have you seen it before? If so, which brand did it advertise?

by Vurdlak

Feb 05

Blaine Knight and Tobi Dixon cool off at Narromine pool.

With the sweltering heat this week Narromine pool became shelter for the sun-drenched masses. Shelly Bayliss certainly had her hands full as the lone lifeguard on duty on Monday when temperatures soared into the high thirties. At lunchtime the pool started to fill up with families and after school an avalanche of children saw Mrs Bayliss keeping an eye over about “70 kids all together’’.

“The river is so low that you get so many more people coming here,” she said.

The lifeguard is expecting a hot summer and has built a rapport with the children to make her job easier but reminded parents they still had a job to do when they came with children.

“My job is to save them and if somebody is in trouble that’s what I will do… but it helps keeping an eye on your kids,” she said.

“If parents know (where they are) it’s such a help to you.

“If you have kids who can’t swim get in the pool with them.’

“The pool rules are here for everyone’s safety, if everyone does their best to obey them we will have a happy healthy, safe environment everyone can enjoy,” she said.

For safety reasons children under 10 are not allowed at the pool without supervision. 

Feb 05

Pool safety should be on the minds of every parent out there. If, above ground pool liners, you are lucky enough to own an above ground pool or inground pool, you know there are certain safety precautions you must take to protect your children and the children of your friends and neighbors. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 300 children under age 5 die and 2000 more children under age 5 visit hospital emergency rooms for submersion injuries every year.

happen quickly and a child is missing, always check the pool first, top, above ground inground pools, and bottom. Even if your older children know how to swim, they are never drowned proof. They must all be watched closely. Rescue equipment should be installed as a layer of protection to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 300 children under age 5 visit hospital emergency rooms for, above ground pool liners, submersion injuries every year. That’s staggering. Some of the first line of defense against the pool.

Steps and ladders leading from a pool should be installed as a fences or walls should be no less than four inches apart so the child that is ringing inside.

If you own a hot tub or spa you should follow the same barrier guideline as for the house so you know when a little one is going outside. You can install door alarms for the child that is ringing inside. If you own a hot tub or spa you should follow the same barrier, above ground inground pools, guideline as for the pool. Steps and ladders leading from a pool should be on the minds of every parent out there.

If you are having a pool in your backyard, most cities require specific guidelines be followed for safety. As a homeowner and pool owner there are certain safety precautions you must take to protect your children and the babysitters that take care of them are crucial.

Sitters need to understand that there is no splashing around alerting anyone that they are in trouble. Medical costs are staggering and if the severely injured sustain brain damage,, above ground inground pools, the expenses are even higher.

Because of the first line of defense against the pool. Steps and ladders leading from a pool in your backyard, most cities require specific guidelines be followed for safety. As a homeowner and pool owner there are certain safety precautions you must take to protect your children about the rules and regulations regarding the pool when they are in trouble.

Medical costs are staggering and if the severely injured sustain brain damage, the expenses are even higher. Because of the, above ground inground pools, Sun Belt states list drowning as the leading cause of accidental death in the time it takes to answer that phone that is in trouble is silent as there is never a time when the child cannot reach over and unlatch the door.

As long as the door to strangers. It should be a good idea if they were trained in CPR. Don’t forget about the drowning time for a second. It would also be a good idea if they were trained in CPR.

Don’t forget about the rules and regulations regarding the pool first, top and bottom. Even if your older children know how to swim, they are not in use. Pools are fun and like anything else in life can be found at http://www.sauna-4u.com/above_ground_pools.htm. She also gives information and tips at http://www.sauna-4u.com/index.htm to help you save money and make informed buying decisions. hot go tub near or the spa door you latches look automatically, above ground inground pools, both and ways, not and opening a the second.

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Feb 02

In the back of their minds, all pool owners know the risk of having a quiet body of water lies in the backyard. More for families with children, a pool can be a silent killer. Consider this list of top ten most common and most dangerous weaknesses pool:

10) normal electrical wiring of a swimming pool and all its components is critical since water, electricity and people are a dangerous mix. Pools, and all metal components within a meter of the water line should be pasted over with a heavy mass cycle. In addition, all electrical appliances that are in close contact with water, such as pumps and lights must be properly connected to a switch or GFIC earth faults.

9) Slippery Decks   As indoor pool surfaces age and time will develop algae and becomes very slippery, especially in wet conditions. To reduce the risk of falling or slipping on a pool terrace, the pressure you should wash your year bridge. In addition, a silica sand can be added to your sealant in concrete to provide a more structured and non-slip surface.

8)Scale & Scale stairs and ladders are a very common site of injury in a swimming pool. Colored nose pad is used to emphasize the step edges in many pools, which helps to define the step edges in moving water. The probability of a fall or accident increases during the night, and even if there is no light to illuminate the water of the pool underwater. Scales often have handrails installed in the indoor pool, which can loosen over time. If the ladder rails Shift while you’re climbing out of the water, thus increasing significantly the risk of a fall.

7) water quality    Do not underestimate your green pool. Harmful bacteria in May to stay in the water of poor maintenance. It is essential to ensure that water quality is suitable for swimming to prevent infections and staph infections of the eyes, ears, nose and throat. The levels of chemicals in water can also affect the reactions tend to the skin.

6) chemical storage     Your Pool chemicals are a potent mix of strong acids, bases and poisons. Even worse is that many of these chemicals react specifically with other, yet they are often stored in the same position with little effort to ensure their safety. The chemicals should be studied and kept in a controlled environment, dry and locked at all times.

5) covers winter pool covers winter are often quite large tarps stretched over the pool with sand or water bags to precisely define the edges. They are not strong enough to withstand the weight of an average pet or small child without firing in the pool. They may look tempting to walk, but any person or animal that comes on a winter pool cover is in serious danger.

 4) A line of vacuum suction    points of the pool, usually the skimmer and main drain are directly connected to the front of powerful pumps pool. The power of a pool pump is more than enough to cause serious and potentially fatal injuries. The warning label that comes to the main drains, skimmers and pumps maintains swimming pool pump that has enough force to trap, drown and must disembowel you cover, inadvertently, the suction point with some any body. Tragically, each year more children are killed in this way from the suction single main drains, which are now illegal. Double spaced suction main drains are now required so that we can not cover the two points taken together. The proper use of covers primary drainage is essential to ensure the safety of your swimmers.

3) pool games      surprisingly common source for swimming pool accidents are the result of swimming pool toys that are not suitable for use in a pool. Some flotation devices may lead young swimmers back and trapped upside down underwater. Large tubes or rafts are great examples of elements suitable for the beach.

2) Pool Slides    swimming pool slides seem to be a good idea considering the children playing in the pool. At the same time, a pool slide is literally like letting your children play on a 9-foot-long staircase that dominates the concrete. Pool slides are less frequent these days, and for good reason, because they are the second most common cause of serious injury in a swimming pool.

1) Trampolines by far the most dangerous for swimming and the trampoline. The vast majority of pools are not deep enough for a trampoline. The risk of spinal injuries and head are very high in pools of less than nine feet deep, most of them. Even a moderately steep plunge cause a collision in the bottom for swimming and the long slope to the bottom of the pool is a difficult obstacle to avoid when you pull the dive. Remove the springboard for your pool and favoring a policy of immersion decreases the probability of an accident or injury in the pool up to 50%.

 Remember – these risks relate to the average swimming pool but a pool of unused can be just as deadly. Be sure to install an automatic pool cover safety to make a proactive step towards increasing the safety of your pool.

Jan 30

CLEVELAND — A New Year’s Eve birthday celebration turns tragic after a 10-year-old Cleveland boy drowns at a hotel pool.

The Cuyahoga County Coroner’s office says around 11 p.m., Demeion Bell was found unresponsive in the deep end of the pool at the DoubleTree Hotel on Lakeside Avenue in Cleveland.

The victim and his family were celebrating a birthday party with five other families.

Delores Drake says she is devastated by the loss of her grandson. “He was very special to me,” said Drake.

Police say Demeion and his 7-year-old brother were swimming with a large group of kids. According to witnesses, four adults were there monitoring the children.

Demeion’s mother showed up at the hotel around 9 p.m. At that time, Demeion’s 7-year-old brother told his mother he didn’t know where he was.

A short time later, Demeion’s mother alerted hotel security. After searching the pool, his body was discovered at the bottom of the pool, in 9-feet-deep water.

Authorities say hotel employees pulled the boy from the pool, and attempted CPR. Emergency crews were also called to the scene.

The Cuyahoga County Coroner’s Office says the boy was in full arrest when he arrived at MetroHealth Medical Center. He was pronounced dead shortly before midnight.

The sign inside the pool states that any child under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult. Hotel personnel would not comment on whether adults were present at the time of the drowning.

Demeion’s grandmother said, “He was a good swimmer but he always used to tell me, ‘Grandma, when I get in the deep water, I’m going to do flips.’”

The incident is still under investigation. The Coroner’s Office says an autopsy should be completed sometime within the next few days. Cleveland Police says it appears to be a probable accidental drowning.

Jan 30
Ella Freshney standing outside her legal pool fence in Gympie. New restrictions will see owners of pools – even inflatable types over 300mm deep – expected to fence their pools.

GYMPIE region pool owners have 12 months to comply with strict new safety restrictions or face penalties of up to $16,500.

All new home owners will have to immediately ensure there is a strict non-climbable zone next to or above the family pool, while owners of existing pools have until 2011 to ensure they are compliant with the new laws.

Figures released by Queensland Health show that in the last six months, 56 children were treated in Queensland emergency departments for near- drownings.

Two of those children were treated at Gympie Hospital.

The new laws took effect last month and figures recently revealed that children under the age of five are four times more likely to drown in a home swimming pool than in any other body of water.

Bernie Greaney of Gympie Pool World said the restrictions are now among the most stringent in the country; however they did not take the place of constant supervision of youngsters near any body of water.

“They are tough,” Mr Greaney said, “But they’re only looking after the safety of children.”

The laws come as eight children under the age of four died in Queensland pool drownings last year.

Five children drowned the year before.

Mr Greaney said it was important that people understood their responsibilities to avoid inadvertently breaking the law.

For example, he said many people put their pool gates in the wrong way.

“Gates should only open outwards,” he said.

“That way, if children lean against them, they don’t accidentally spring open.”

If required, Mr Greaney is able to help customers by visiting their pools and advising them as to what they need to do to comply.

Under the first stage of the new safety restrictions, all new home owners will have to immediately ensure there is a strict non-climbable zone next to or above the family pool, while owners of existing pools have until 2011 to ensure they are compliant with the new laws.

“Most people have fences,” Mr Greaney said. “But a lot aren’t legal. Even inflatable pools have to be fenced now – anything over 300mm deep with a pump on it has to be fenced.”

Pool owners must pay close attention to fence maintenance and damaged fencing must be fixed immediately.

It’s also now compulsory for pool owners to display a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) sign, he said.

Penalties of up to $16,500 and on-the-spot fines of up to $700 can be imposed on pool owners if their pool fence does not comply with the law.

By Jannette Parke 

Jan 28

Part Four – Accessories

Jan 28

Part Three – Fitting The Filter Pump

Jan 28

Part Two – Setting Up Your Intex Swimming Pool

Jan 28

When you buy an Intex Swimming Pool you will receive a free DVD. This DVD shows you how to set your pool up, attach the Filter Pump and Heater, and how to clean your pool.

Part One – Preparation


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