Swimming Pool Safety - Swim Pool Fences and Swimming Pool Alarm Systems
Saturday June 16, 2007
Swimming pools are fun. They are also dangerous. Most localities require some form of fence around pools to prevent unauthorized or inadvertent entry and drownings. A few states, like California and New York, also allow the use of swimming pool alarm systems that sound an alert when swimming pool water is disturbed, as would happen when a child falls into a pool.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission released a report in 2000 (PDF) discussing various types of swimming pool alarm systems. They stated that subsurface alarms generally perform better. Some of the swimming pool alarm systems on the market include:
Keep your swimming pool safe!
Comments
Thank you for this article. I would like to note Good House Keeping did a new report this year:
http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/home/products/best-pool-alarm-gate
They gave the highest ranking to the Swim Alert. When I searched for Pool Alarms, I was only able to find them here:
http://www.poolsupplyworld.com/pool-alarms/swimalert-AQ-SWIM007.htm
Keep the articles coming.