5 Safety Tips For Your Inground Pool

5 Safety Tips For Your Inground Pool

Inground pools are great, but it's important to make sure that they're safe. Read here to learn 5 safety tips for your inground pool.

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Having an inground pool in your yard gives you a great space for fun and exercise for your whole family.

But they can also be dangerous. Drowning is a leading cause of death for children between 1-14 years. 

It's easy to make them safe without spoiling anyone's fun. So read on to learn 5 simple safety tips to protect your family.

1. Install a safety cover

You probably use a cover to stop leaves or other debris falling in during the winter. But you can also install a safety cover to add more protection.

So if your little ones decide to go exploring, they'll just toddle across the cover. They won't be able to fall in.

That's also handy if you have older offspring who might come home late having had a drink or two.

Covering the pool when it's not in use is an easy way to stay safe. Check out our other tips for maintaining your pool.

2. Put in a safety fence around your inground pool

You might think it'll spoil the look of your yard. But some towns even make safety fences mandatory.

Your fence should be at least 48" high. It also needs a childproof gate that closes and latches itself.

Choose a fence that makes it hard to climb over. It's hard for your children to fall in if they can't even get to your inground pool.

3. Have safety equipment nearby

You might think lifesavers are only necessary for public pools, or the beach.

But you can easily install something simple near your inground pool. Better safe than sorry.

So consider a lifesaver attached to a rope. If someone falls in, simply toss them the lifesaver and pull them to safety.

If that seems too much for your yard, get a shepherd's hook. They attach to the pole you use from skimming the pool and you can just fish the person out.

4. Choose a pool alarm

You can choose from different pool alarms to let you know when someone is too close to the pool.

A perimeter alarm works the way you'd expect. It sets up an invisible laser field around the pool. An alarm sounds if a child breaks the beam.

That's also great if your pets like impromptu swimming parties.

You could try a pressure sensitive alarm that goes off if someone falls into the pool.

Or you can combine the gate in your safety fence with an alarm. This lets you know when someone has opened the gate.

5. Teach your children to swim

This sounds like an obvious tip if you have an inground pool. But it's worth repeating.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) have noted that drownings have fallen. But toddlers are still at the greatest risk.

So make sure your children over the age of 4 can swim. And you can use the Infant Self-Rescue program to teach smaller children how to use floating or breathing techniques to save themselves.

If you'd like to renovate your pool to improve safety, contact us for a quote!