Back Yard Pools

Many people have a pool in their back yard and it is a fantastic luxury and can also be a major hazard.  Make sure you know how to be safe in your own pool.

1. Never swim alone!  No mater how skilled you are, you cannot predict things can cause an emergency.  Without any one knowing your in your pool, a minor infractions such as a cramp, blackout, to severe medical issues such as a heart attack or stroke time is of essence and when water is involved time is diminish substantially if you go under and cannot get oxygen. 

2. Know what to look for before entering the pool.  If the water is green or algae is growing in corners, your chemicals are clearly off.  Check your pool chemicals on a regular basis and more often if you are using it a lot.  

3. know your pools normal level of water.  If it gets too low (evaporation), or too high (precipitation), your chemicals can be off as well.  Also, knowing your normal water level, if your skimmer outlet is high, you need to retain an appropriate amount of water to go into it or again your pump can over heat.

4. Remove all toys and floats from the pool when not in use.  If you have a pool pump that turns on and off on a schedule, you may clog the inlet(skimmer) causing your pump to burn out.

5. When having people over, make sure you have a water watcher assigned to make sure someone is paying attention to those in the pool.

Enjoying your pool!