Automatic Pool Cover anaa Hot Tub Hard Cover Mframa a Ɛma Kɔ soro anaa Sukyerɛmma Adesoa a Ɛhwe ase ne Submersible Cover Pump Failure¶

Sɛ osu kɛse anaa awɔw bere mu ahum a ɛyɛ nwini tow nsu a egyinagyina hɔ kilogram 2,000 kosi 6,000 (nkaribo 4,400 kosi 13,200) gu, nsu a ɛyɛ fĩ, ne sukyerɛmma a emu yɛ duru gu asuguarebea a wɔde kata so (automatic vinyl track cover, winter tarp, or mesh/solid safety cover) anaa foam-core hot tub hard cover, asiane abien a ɛde nkwa to asiane mu ba w’akyi wɔ nnɔnhwerew kakraa bi mu. Nea edi kan no, bere a 120V/230V nsu ase ɔtare kata pɔmpɛ (Little Giant, Wayne, or Rule) de pine nnade siw ano, ɛyɛ nwini wɔ slush mu, anaasɛ ɛbɔ ne GFCI outlet no, ɔtare bi a ɛkata so no hwe ase sɛntimita 30 kosi 60 (anammɔn 1 kosi 2) kɔ ɔtare no mu nsu a ɛwɔ ase no mu na ɛboaboa osu nsu a ɛwɔ mfinimfini ɔtare bi ano: nsu kakraa bi a ɛyɛ sɛntimita 10 kosi 15 (nsateakwaa 4 kosi 6) a egyina ɔtare a ɛkata so a ahwe ase so no bɛmene a toddler anaa abusua kraman wɔ sikɔne 60 mu bere mpo a nkataso no ankasa ntetew, efisɛ vinyl ntama a ɛyɛ mmerɛw no kyekyere abofra no anim kɔ soro te sɛ anhwea a ɛte sɛ anhwea a ɛte sɛ anhwea na ɛmma wontumi nwea mfi adi. Nea ɛto so abien no, sɛ wobɔ ɔfasu no mu switch no de twe automatic motorized pool cover bere a nsu lita 1,500 (galɔn 400) te vinyl ntama no atifi a, ɛtetew aluminum a ɛwɔ anim no mu fi nkyɛnkyɛn akwan no so pɛɛ, ɛpaapae stainless-steel drive ropes no, anaasɛ ɛhyew 240V/120V drive motor no, bere a gale-force mframa bɔ boro 75 km/h (mph 45) ma hot tub EPS-foam hard covers a wɔankyekyere no so fi spa shell no so, na ɛbɔ mfinimfini hinge no na ɛma spa nsu a ɛyɛ digrii Celsius 40 (degree Fahrenheit 104) da mpɔtam hɔ mmofra adi. Sɛ abofra anaa afieboa bi akɔhyɛ ɔtare a ɛkata so a ahwe ase so a, frɛ wo mpɔtam hɔfo nɔma ahorow a egye ntɛmpɛ ntɛm ara, na san hwɛ yɛn nsuo a ɛmene mu nkwagyeɛ ne CPR akwankyerɛ, yɛn swimming pool ɔfasu a bubu ne liner rupture akwankyerɛ, ne yɛn swimming pool nnuru ne nsiesie ntɛmpɛ akwankyerɛ.

Mfi adi nkɔ asuguarebea a nsu ayɛ mu ma anaasɛ sukyerɛmma akata so da (or climb onto a sagging hot tub hard cover) de sɔw sukyerɛmma anaasɛ wɔde bɛfa pɔmpɛ a wɔde kata so a agyina. Sɛ wotiatia vinyl a ɛyɛ nsu anaasɛ mesh pool cover so a, ɛma funnel depression a emu dɔ ba a ɛde ahopere de nsu a ɛwɔ soro a egyina hɔ lita biara kɔ wo nan so ntɛm ara bere a wode wo nan hyɛ vinyl ntama a wɔbobɔw no mu no.

Yɛ eyi mprempren¶

1. SƐ ABOFRA ANAA AFIAMMA WƆ POOL KATAA A ƐYƐ SAGGING SO A: Frɛ 911/112/999 ntɛm ara, da kɔnkrit a ɛyɛ den a wɔde ayɛ ɔtare no so, na fa fiberglass pool dua a ɛyɛ den teɛ wo nsa (shepherd's crook). MMA w’ankasa MMTU mmirika nkɔ kataso no so DA. Sɛ wutu mmirika kɔ awɔw bere mu tarp a ɛsensɛn nsu so anaasɛ automatic track cover a ɛhwe ase so a, ɛtwetwe anoano no kɔ mu (or tears the aluminum track bead out of the coping) na ɛkyekyere wo ne nea wɔayɛ no bɔne no nyinaa wɔ vinyl krataa a ɛremere no mu. Sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wohyɛn ɔtare bi a awɔw bere mu tarp a ɛsensɛn nsu so a wɔankyekyere no abɔ obi ho a, fa utility knife twitwa vinyl kataso no mu kɛse wɔ deck no ano anaasɛ twe tarp no ntwea nyinaa kɔ soro kɔ kɔnkrit deck no so sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a onipa no bɛkɔ soro wɔ nsu a ɛda hɔ mu sen sɛ ɔbɛkɔ plastic krataa a ɛma obi home ase.
2. MMFA ɔfasuo no safe-switch anaa toggle switch no da mmue Automatic Pool Cover bere a nsuo a egyina hɔ, slush, anaa sukyerɛmma te ntama no so. Osuo nsuo a ɛyɛ sɛntimita 20 (inches 8) mpo wɔ a 5 x 10 meter (16 x 32 foot) ɔtare a wɔde kata so no mu duru yɛ kilogram 4,000 (nkaribo 8,800). Sɛ wode anyinam ahoɔden kata so motor no yɛ adwuma tia saa nsu dodow no a, ɛtwitwa mfiri a ɛma torque-limiter pin ahorow no mu, ɛpaapae Dacron/stainless drive cables no, ɛbɔ aluminium anim-akyi beam no ma ɛyɛ V-shape, na ɛtwe vinyl webbing no fi aluminium coping tracks no mu.
3. Dum circuit breaker a ɛwɔ Submersible Cover Pump no mu ANSA na wobɛka pump cord, turo hose, anaa nsuo a egyina hɔ wɔ cover no so. Submersible cover pump no te pool cover puddle no mu tẽẽ wɔ 120V / 230V. Bere nyinaa yi pɔmpɛ hama no fi deck GFCI/RCD outlet (or flip the pool subpanel breaker to OFF) ansa na wode ne turo mu hose a ɛbata ho no atwe pɔmpɛ no akɔ deck no ano (never pull a pump by its black electrical cord, which rips the waterproof epoxy cord seal open and electrifies the puddle).
4. Sɛ anyinam ahoɔden pɔmpɛ a wɔde kata so no awu anaasɛ ayɛ nwini a, fi ase fa nsaano Gravity Garden-Hose Siphon fi kataso atɛkyɛ no mu kɔ gyaade beae a ɛsiane anaa abɔnten so nsukorabea. Fa turo mu hose coil a ne tenten yɛ mita 15 (anammɔn 50) mũ nyinaa hyɛ ɔtare no kataso atɛkyɛ no mu (or fill the hose from an outdoor spigot until all air bubbles are purged), fa wo nsateaa kata nsuo a ɛtwetwe no ano denneennen, twe saa n’awieɛ no kɔ gyaade biara a ɛkɔ fam, kar kwan, anaa ahum nsuo a ɛkɔ fam a ɛwɔ anyɛ yie koraa no sɛntimita 30 (nsateakwaa 12) a ɛba fam sene ɔtare no mu nsuo, na gyae wo nsateaa no: baako 19-millimeter (3/4-inch) turo mu hose siphons lita 1,000 (galɔn 265) dɔnhwerew biara komm a anyinam ahoɔden nni mu.
5. MMFA dade sukyerɛmma sofi, nsukyenee a ano yɛ nnam, anaa ɔdan atifi rake a ɛwɔ dade ano nni dwuma da wɔ vinyl automatic pool cover anaa vinyl-lined pool so. Fa soft-bristle push broom (with the wooden handle held parallel to the cover). Sɛ sukyerɛmma anaa nsukyenee a ɛyɛ nsuo a emu yɛ duru te ɔtare a wɔde kata so so a, MMƆ mmɔden sɛ wobɛbɔ sofe anaasɛ wobɛtetew: twɛn ma ɛnwo na pompa nsuo a ɛyɛ nsuo a ɛyɛ nwini no (and keep the pool water level underneath the cover filled to normal height so the pool water itself supports 100 percent of the snow's weight from below).
6. Ansa na mframa a ano yɛ den (65+ km/h / 40+ mph) du hɔ, fa Heavy-Duty Webbing Hurricane Straps abien a ne kɛse yɛ milimita 50 (nsateakwaa 2) kyekyere wo Hot Tub Hard Cover no ase (not just the 4 small plastic corner pinch-buckles). Gyinapɛn 25-millimeter (1-inch) plastic pinch-release clips a ɛwɔ hot tub cover skirt so no twetwe wɔ mframa a ɛma soro no ase, na ɛdannan kataso a emu duru yɛ kilogram 30 no fa gyaade no so na ɛpaapae polystyrene a wɔatrɛw mu wɔ mu no mu (EPS) foam a wɔde yɛ nneɛma.

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Gyinaesi dua: Nsuyiri a ɛba ɔtare a ɛkata so, sukyerɛmma a ɛboro so, akwan a ɛyɛ adwuma ankasa a ayɛ ma, ne mframa a ɛkɔ soro wɔ ɔdan a ɛyɛ hyew mu a wosiesie¶

Fa saa gyinaesi dua yi yi nsu a ɛwɔ ɔtare a wɔde kata so a emu duru boro so no mu dwoodwoo, yi kwan a wɔatwe no mu a worentetew vinyl liner no mu, na fa hot tub kataso ho ban bere a ahum retu.

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Nea enti a pool covers bubu wɔ sukyerɛmma ne osu ase: "Low Pool Water Level" mfomso a ahintaw no¶

Afiewuranom dodow no ara susuw sɛ ɔtare bi a wɔde kata so no tetew fi ne deck tracks mu anaasɛ ɛbubu ne kɔbere deck springs wɔ awɔw bere mu efisɛ sukyerɛmma pii tɔe wɔ cover no atifi. Nokwarem no, vinyl kataso a ɛyɛ adwuma ankasa anaa awɔw bere mu tarp te ɔtare mu nsu a entumi nhyɛ ase no atifi tẽẽ:

WHY LOW POOL WATER LEVEL CAUSES AUTOMATIC AND WINTER POOL COVERS TO COLLAPSE:

 [CORRECT: Pool Water Filled to 15 cm Below Coping]
  Coping |==[Track]============================= [Track]==| Coping
         |       \  [500 kg Snow / Rain Load]  /          |
         |........\===========================/...........| <-- Pool Water
         |         (Pool Water Supports 100% of Load)     |     Floats the Load

 [DANGEROUS: Pool Water Dropped 45 cm Below Coping (Leak or Over-Draining)]
  Coping |==[Track]                              [Track]==| Coping
         |         \\                          //         |
         |          \\ [500 kg Snow Hanging]  //          | <-- 30 cm Air Gap
         |           \\  [In Mid-Air From]   //           |     (Zero Support)
         |            \\ [Aluminum Tracks]  //            |
         |.............\====================/.............| <-- Tracks Rip Out

1. Archimedes Nnyinasosɛm a Ɛfa Float (Why the Pool Water Underneath Must Support the Cover) .¶

• Wɔ abien no nyinaa so no Automatic Track Covers (Coverstar, Pool Cover Specialists, Aquamatic, Latham) ne Floating Winter Covers, wɔayɛ vinyl ntama no sɛ ɛbɛhome tẽẽ wɔ ɔtare no mu nsuo no ani te sɛ lily pad.
• Bere tenten a wo ɔtare no mu nsu a ɛwɔ kataso no ase no te ne sorokɔ a ɛfata (10 to 20 centimeters / 4 to 8 inches below the top concrete coping stone), wubetumi atow sukyerɛmma ne nsukyenee **kilogram 3,000 (nkaribo 6,600) agu kataso no atifi na ɛkame ayɛ sɛ aluminium akwan a ɛwɔ nkyɛnkyɛn no soa nhyɛso zero, efisɛ sukyerɛmma adesoa no ma ɔtare mu nsu a emu duru yɛ pɛ si n’ase kɛkɛ (floating hydrostatically).
• Nea Ɛde Catastrophic Track Pull-Out Collapse Ba: Sɛ́ ebia ofie wura no yii ɔtare no mu nsu 45 kosi 60 centimeters (18 to 24 inches) kɔɔ fam dodo wɔ osutɔbere mu, ANAA vinyl kataso no nyaa pinhole tear na submersible cover pump a ɛte kataso no atifi no sumee nsu * kɔɔ soro faa nusu a efi ɔtare no mu no mu ase* nnafua 3 tẽẽ, na wobɔ asuguarebea no fã wɔ kokoam ma ɛyow. Bere a ɔtare no mu nsu so tew pɛ 40 centimeters (16 inches) wɔ kataso no ase no, sukyerɛmma adesoa a emu duru yɛ kilogram 3,000 a ɛwɔ kataso no atifi no sɛn mframa mfinimfini te sɛ hammock, na ɛde aduru a ɛyɛ kilogram 2,000 (nkaribo 4,400) a ɛwɔ afã a ɛtwetwe twe kɔ mu kosi sɛ vinyl beading no bɛtetew afi aluminum akwan a wɔfa so gyina ano no so pɛɛ.

2. Sɛnea Wobɛhu Sɛ Wo Nkatasoɔ Pɔmpɛ no De Nsuo Rema Ɔtare no Mu Kokoam (And How to Save the Cover During a Blizzard) .¶

• The Endless-Pumping Red Flag: Sɛ osu gyaee tɔe nnɔnhwerew 12 a atwam ni na wo submersible cover pump no da so ara rebɔ nsuo a ɛkɔ so daa fi cover no so bere a cover no kɔ fam kɔ akyiri na ɛkɔ akyiri wɔ pool crater no mu a, BU COVER PUMP NO Ntɛm ara. Wo katasoɔ no wɔ tokuru wɔ mu, na katasoɔ pɔmpɛ a ɛte mfimfini depression no rebɔ wo asuguarebea nsuo akɔ sare no so.
• The Emergency "Add Water Underneath" Rescue for Snow-Loaded Covers: Sɛ sukyerɛmma a ano yɛ den sie wo automatic pool cover (or solid winter cover) na wuhu sɛ aluminium afã akwan no kotow kɔ mu anaasɛ kataso no trɛw drum-tight fa mframa a emu dɔ mu efisɛ ɔtare no mu nsu a ɛwɔ ase no sua dodo, MMƆ mmɔden sɛ wobɛpopa sukyerɛmma no afi hɔ. Mmom, twetwe turo mu hose bi awiei Ɔtare no kataso no ano ase na dan tap nsu no ma ɔtare no mu nsu dodow kɔ soro wɔ kataso no ase kosi sɛ ɔtare no mu nsu a ɛrekɔ soro no bɛka kataso no ase na ama sukyerɛmma adesoa no akɔ soro, na ama nhyɛso a ɛwɔ akwan no so no so atew ɔha biara mu nkyem 90.

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Anamɔn biara: Ɔhaw a wɔresiesie pɔmpɛ a ɛkata ɔtare a wɔde fa nsu ase a adi nkogu (And starting a zero-power garden hose siphon) .¶

Sɛ osuo nsuo lita 1,000 kɔsi 4,000 (galɔn 260 kɔsi 1,050) boaboa ano wɔ wo katasoɔ so na anyinam ahoɔden katasoɔ pɔmpɛ no agyae pɔmpɛ a, di nhwehwɛmu nhyehyɛeɛ yi akyi berɛ a woayi pɔmpɛ no anyinam ahoɔden hama no afiri GFCI afiri no mu:

1. Gye Pɔmpɛ no Yiye (Pull by the Garden Hose, NEVER the Power Cord): Gyina kɔnkrit a ɛyɛ dry pool deck no so na twe submersible pump no nkakrankakra fa vinyl kataso no so kɔ anoano denam twe brɛoo wɔ turo mu hose no so (never tug the electrical power cord, which pulls the internal copper conductors loose from the potted waterproof motor seal). Sɛ wode pɔmpɛ a wɔde kata so si plastic nufusu adaka a ntokuru mu anaa kɛntɛn a wɔde ahama ayɛ a wɔde mfɛnsere akata so mu a, ɛmma nhaban ntumi nsiw nea wɔde fa mu no ano.

Sɛnea Wobefi Fast Gravity Siphon ase Bere a Tumi no Adum (Or If the Pump Is Broken) .¶

Sɛ w’akyi gyaade no wɔ asase, kar kwan, abɔnten so kwan, anaa ahum nsuo biara a ɛba fam sene nsuo a ɛte ɔtare no katasoɔ so a, wunhia anyinam ahoɔden pɔmpɛ: 1. Screw ɔbea awiei a 15-meter (50-foot) ** 19-millimeter (3/4-inch) turo mu hose gu wo abɔnten fie nsu spigot so, na fa ɔbarima awiei a abue no to fam tratraa wɔ mfinimfini atɛkyɛ a emu dɔ sen biara wɔ ɔtare no kataso so (weighted down inside a clean plastic bucket so the hose tip stays submerged without sucking up the vinyl cover fabric). 2. Dane abɔnten fie spigot no sekan 60 kosi sɛ nsu bɛbɔ akɔ ɔtare no kata atɛkyɛ no mu (purging 100 percent of the air out of the hose). 3. Dane ofie spigot no OFF, crimp/bobɔ hose no denneennen bɛn spigot no sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a mframa biara rentumi nkɔ mu, yi hose no fi spigot no mu, nantew crimped awiei no kɔ downhill slope wɔ wo gyaade (at least 30 to 60 cm / 1 to 2 ft lower than the pool puddle), na gyae crimp no: nsuo bɛpue afiri hose no mu a ɛyɛ lita 15 kɔsi 20 simma biara (galɔn 4 kɔsi 5 simma biara) kɔsi sɛ ɔtare no katasoɔ no bɛyow.

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Nea ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ bere a automatic pool cover bi ayɛ basaa anaasɛ ɛtwe fi ne kwan so no¶

Sɛ obi bɔ no wɔ akwanhyia mu a OPEN switch bere a osutɔ nsu te automatic pool cover so na aluminum leading-edge bar no skewed sideways anaasɛ vinyl hama bead a wɔatwe afi aluminium side track biako so:

1. Gyae Rocker Switch no Ntɛm ara na Dannan Automatic Cover Breaker no kɔ OFF: Nwosow switch no nkɔ anim ne akyi da (OPEN / CLOSE) a wɔrebɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛhyɛ skewed automatic cover. Bere biara a wobɛbɔ switch no bere a beam a ɛwɔ anim no fã biako akɔhyɛ mu no, drive pulley no kyekyere nhama a ɛyɛ mmerɛw no twa sanku no ho wɔ mfiri adaka no mu (kinking the drive ropes).
2. Pump Nsuo no Ɔha mu nkyekyɛmu 100 Fi Nkatasoɔ no so Di kan: Worentumi nsan nsiesie automatic cover bere a nsuo kilogram 500 reyɛ duru wɔ vinyl ntama no mfinimfini.
3. Hwɛ Nylon Gliders a ɛwɔ Aluminium Leading-Edge Bar no Awiei Abien no Mu: Wɔ top-track ne under-track automatic covers (Coverstar, Pool Cover Specialists, Aquamatic), aluminium Leading-Edge Tube no tra mu wɔ extruded aluminium afã tracks wɔ sesa Nylon Slider Guides (Gliders) na ɛyɛ. Sɛ na wɔde kataso no skewed denam 5 to 10 centimeters (2 to 4 inches) na vinyl bead no ɛnyɛ atwe afi track channel no mu, nnipa baanu betumi atwa pulley awiei a ɛnyɛ motorized no mu (or loosen the mechanical torque-limiter collar on the drive shaft), pia aluminium dua no awiei a ɛka akyi no kɔ w’anim kosi sɛ ɛyɛ ahinanan (90 degrees), na san twetwe krak no. Sɛ wɔtwe vinyl hama bead no fi track slot no mu a, ma service technician bi gyae drum clutch tension no na fa bead no san fa flared track feeder guide a ɛwɔ mechanism box no awiei no mu.

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Hot tub hard cover ntɛmpɛ: Gale-force mframa ahama ne EPS foam core a nsu ayɛ mu ma no bubu¶

Nsu a ɛyɛ hyew a wɔtra mu ( .spa) wɔde polystyrene a wɔatrɛw mu ( ) fã abien a ɛyɛ teateaa na ɛyɛ kataso a ɛyɛ den.EPS) foam a wɔatoto mu wɔ plastic vapor bag a wɔde ɔhyew ayɛ mu na wɔde zipper ahyɛ po so vinyl jacket mu:

HOT TUB HARD COVER STORM ANCHORING AND SNOW-LOAD FAILURE:

      [80 km/h (50 mph) Gale Wind Uplift]
              ^                 ^
              |                 |
   +----------+-----------------+----------+
   |  [EPS Foam Core] || [EPS Foam Core]   | <-- Center Hinge Tears If
   +==================++===================+     Lifted Without Straps
      ||                                ||
      ||  <== Wrap Two 50mm (2-in)  ==> ||
      ||      Webbing Wind Straps       ||
      ||      OVER the Top of Cover     ||
   +==||================================||==+
   |  ||       [HOT TUB CABINET]        ||  |
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1. Gale-Force Mframa a Ɛma Kɔ soro (Why the 4 Corner Clips Fail at 65 km/h / 40 mph): Sɛ mframa bɔ fa 2.1 x 2.1 mita (7 x 7 anammɔn) hot tub cover wɔ 65 to 90 km/h (40 to 55 mph), aerodynamic lift twe kɔ soro wɔ anofafa a mframa bɔ no so de ahoɔden kilogram 80 kosi 150 (nkaribo 175 kosi 330). Baanan no 25-millimeter (1-inch) plastic pinch buckles a wɔpam wɔ ase skirt no yɛ mmofra apon, na ɛnyɛ mframa ankora. Ansa na ahum bɛtu no, bobɔ dade Cover Lifter bar no mu a wɔato mu na tu mmirika abien a emu yɛ duru 50-millimeter (2-inch) polyester a wɔanwene Spa Mframa Nhama (or two automotive ratchet cargo straps with folded towels under the ratchets) koraa WƆ hot tub a wɔato mu no atifi (perpendicular to the center hinge). Mfa kɔnkrit a ɛyɛ den a wɔde ayɛ cinder block anaa birikisi nhyɛ afiri a wɔde kata nsu a ɛyɛ hyew so tẽẽ da (which tears the vinyl and can fall into the acrylic shell).
2. Nea Enti a Nsu a Ɛma Hot Tub Kataso Agu Wɔ Awɔw Bere Mu Sukyerɛmma Ase (The 70-Kilogram Sponge): Bɛboro mfe 3 kosi 5 no, chlorine, bromine, ne ozone nsuonwini a ɛkɔ soro a ɛyɛ hyew no ma polyethylene vapor-barrier bag a ɛyɛ tratraa a wɔde abɔ styrofoam ntini a ɛwɔ mu no ho abubu na ɛpaapae. Sɛ wobu mu wie a, nsuo a ɛyɛ hyew no yɛ nwini wɔ styrofoam nhwiren no mu, na ɛde nsuo a ɛkyere kilogram 40 kɔsi 65 (nkaribo 90 kɔsi 140) ka ho a ɛbɔ mfimfini no kɔ fam, ɛporɔw dadeɛ C-channel beam a ɛwɔ mu no, na ɛtwa katasoɔ no mu fã wɔ aseɛ 15 centimeters (6 inches) a ɛyɛ sukyerɛmma. Fa soft-bristle push broom brush sukyerɛmma fi hot tub kataso so katee, na sesa kataso biara a nsu ayɛ mu ma ansa na awɔw bere adu.

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Mpɔtam hɔ ntɛmpɛ nɔma, pool ahobammɔ ho mmara, ne akwanside gyinapɛn ahorow¶

• Amerika ne Canada:
• Nkwagye a Ɛho Hia Ntɛmntɛm (911) ne Gyinapɛn (ASTM F1346 / . ISPSC 305.4 / . NEC Article 680): Frɛ 911 ntɛm ara ma abofra anaa afieboa biara a wɔakyere no wɔ ɔtare kataso so. Wɔ ASTM F1346 ase no, ɛsɛ sɛ ahobammɔ kataso boa 220 kilograms (485 pounds), enni perimeter gap a ɛma kwan ma a 114-millimeter (4.5-inch) sphere to pass, na (ma nkataso a ɛyɛ den) fa automatic cover drain pump a ɛyɛ adwuma (UL 778) wɔ GFCI-abɔ ho ban outlet (NEC 680.22) a ɛkɔ so gyina osuo nsuo wɔ aseɛ 13 millimeters (1/2 inch). Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde automatic cover key/password switches si hɔ a wɔntumi hwɛ pool no nyinaa a biribiara nsiw kwan.
• Aman Nkabom ne Europa Aman Nkabom Kuo:
• Nneɛma a Ɛho Hia Ntɛmntɛm (999 UK / . 112 EU): Wɔ France (Loi Raffarin) ne EU nyinaa (NF P90-308 / EN 13451), ahobammɔ akataso a wɔagye atom (couvertures de sécurité / volets roulants) ɛsɛ sɛ ɛboa a 100 kg (220 lb) ɔpanyin a ɔmfa ne ho nhyɛ nsu ase bɛboro 10 cm, ne BS 7671 Ɔfa 702 ase no, ne nyinaa 230V pɔmpɛ a wɔde kata nsu ase a ɛhwehwɛ 30 mA RCD ahobanbɔ.
• Australia, New Zealand, ne Asia-Pacific:
• Australia ne New Zealand (000 / . 111 - . AS 1926.1 ne NZS 8500): Wɔ AS 1926.1 ase no, asuguarebea a wɔde kata so no nyɛ ƐNYƐ mmara kwan so ade a wɔde besi asuguarebea ahobammɔ ban a ne tenten yɛ mita 1.2 (anammɔn 4) a mmofra ntumi nkɔ mu a ɛne mmara hyia ananmu DA ne ɔpon a ɛtumi to ne ho so a ɛtwa asuguarebea bi ho hyia wɔ Australia. Sɛ wopɛ nsuo nketewa a ɛwɔ fam a ɛyɛ hyew/spa atare a ɛwɔ NZS 8500 (New Zealand) ne ɔman no mmara pɔtee bi, ɛsɛ sɛ spa kataso a ɛyɛ den a wotumi to mu nya nhama a wɔde kura fam a mmofra ntumi nkɔ mu wɔ afã anan no nyinaa ne kɔkɔbɔ krataa a ɛtra hɔ daa.
• Asia-Pacific (119 Japan, Korea Kesee Fam, China / . 995 Singapore): Fa dade a ɛnyɛ den turnbuckle anaa ratchet straps a ɛwɔ nsɛntitiriw anan hyɛ ɔdan atifi ne turo mu spa hard covers bere biara a wɔde Typhoon Warning bɛma.

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Nsɛm a wɔtaa bisa¶

So abofra anaa ɔkraman betumi amene ankasa wɔ asuguarebea kataso a ɛyɛ den so sɛ akataso no antetew anaasɛ amfi hɔ a?¶

Yiw: sɛnea **U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)**, mmofra nkumaa ne abusua afieboa du du pii amene **wɔ asuguarebea nkataso a enni dɛm so** a wɔanhwe ase wɔ ɔtare no mu nsu a ɛwɔ ase no mu da. Sɛ awɔw bere mu tarp a ɛyɛ den anaasɛ automatic vinyl track cover nni cover pump a ɛyɛ adwuma a, osu nsu boaboa ano wɔ cover no mfinimfini. Egye **sentimita 10 kosi 15 pɛ (nsateakwaa 4 kosi 6) a osu nsu a egyina hɔ** wɔ vinyl kataso a ɛyɛ mmerɛw so na ama abofra ketewa bi amene: bere a abofra no tiatia nkataso no so no, wɔn mu duru ma funnel kotoku a emu dɔ a osu nsu a ɛwɔ soro no nyinaa tu mmirika twa wɔn anim ho hyia, bere a vinyl a ɛyɛ mmerɛw na ɛyɛ hwerɛma no bobɔw kɔ soro twa wɔn nsa ne wɔn nan ho hyia sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wontumi sɔre gyina anaasɛ wowea fi adi. Mma ɔtare a wɔde kata so a ɛyɛ den nkura osutɔ nsu a egyina hɔ da; bere nyinaa ma pɔmpɛ a wɔde kata so a ɛkɔ nsu ase a ɛyɛ adwuma ankasa no nyɛ adwuma wɔ kataso no so.

Dɛn nti na me automatic pool cover no twee fii ne kwan so anaasɛ ɛtetew bere a sukyerɛmma tɔe wɔ awɔw bere yi mu no?¶

WƆNNYƐ vinyl pool cover a ɛyɛ adwuma ankasa (anaasɛ awɔw bere mu ahobammɔ kataso a ɛyɛ den) sɛ ɛbɛma sukyerɛmma ne nsukyenee kilogram 3,000 (nkaribo 6,600) a ɛsensɛn mframa mfinimfini afi ne aluminium deck tracks so akɔ soro; mmom no, wɔayɛ vinyl katasoɔ no sɛ **ɛsensɛn ɔtare no mu nsuo a ɛwɔ n’ase no atifi tẽẽ** enti ɔtare no mu nsuo a ɛntumi nhyɛ mu no gyina sukyerɛmma adesoa a ɛfiri aseɛ no ɔha mu nkyekyɛmu 100 ano. Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ awɔw bere biara mu no, automatic-cover collapse biara ba efisɛ **pool nsu a ɛwɔ cover no ase no kɔɔ fam dodo** (`more than 25 to 30 centimeters / 10 to 12 inches below the coping stone`), esiane sɛ na nsu a ɛkɔ ɔtare no mu no sua dodo bere a wɔreto mu nti ANAA esiane sɛ kataso no mu tetew pinhole ketewaa bi mu na pɔmpɛ a wɔde kata so a ɛhyɛ nsu ase a ɛte kataso no atifi no de ɔtare no mu nsu fã fii mu wɔ kokoam faa nusu no mu nti. Sɛ ɔtare mu nsu nni ase tẽẽ a ɛbɛsensɛn kataso no so a, sukyerɛmma no mu duru twe vinyl no fi aluminium akwan no so tẽẽ.

Mɛyɛ dɛn ahu sɛ me ɔtare no kataso no atetew na me kataso pɔmpɛ no rebɔ ɔtare no mu nsu a ɛwɔ ase no mu wɔ akwanhyia mu?¶

Hwɛ kɔkɔbɔ nsɛnkyerɛnne abien a mfomso biara nni ho: (1) Osu gyaee anaasɛ ɛyow nnɔnhwerew 12 kosi 24 a atwam ni, nanso turo mu hose a ɛbata wo nsu ase kataso pɔmpɛ ho no **kɔ so bɔ nsu fi mu bere nyinaa** a atɛkyɛ a ɛwɔ kataso no atifi no nyɛ ketewaa biara na (2) ɔtare no kataso nyinaa **rekɔ fam kɔ ​​akyiri wɔ ɔtare no abon no mu** bere a ɛretwe sanku denneennen wɔ coping anoano no. Ɛno kyerɛ sɛ pɔmpɛ a emu yɛ duru a ɛkata so a ɛte kataso no mfinimfini no apia pinhole a ɛtetew mu wɔ ɔtare no nsu no ase, na ɔtare no mu nsu retu afa nusu no mu de ama pɔmpɛ no aduan daa. **Tue katasoɔ pɔmpɛ no ntɛm ara**, ma pɔmpɛ no so kɔ deck no so, na fa turo mu hose *hyɛ* katasoɔ no ase na san hyɛ ɔtare no mu nsuo ma san kɔsi sɛntimita 15 (nsateakwaa 6) wɔ coping no ase ansa na wode nsuo ase vinyl repair adhesive abɔ vinyl tear no mu.

So metumi de sukyerɛmma sofa anaa ɔdan atifi rake ayi sukyerɛmma a emu yɛ duru afi me ɔtare no kataso anaa hot tub kataso so?¶

Dabi: **MFA dade sukyerɛmma sofa, plastic sukyerɛmma sofa a ɛwɔ hard wear-strip, ice chopper, anaa sharp roof rake** nni dwuma da wɔ vinyl asuguarebea kataso, mesh ahobammɔ kataso, anaa vinyl hot tub hard cover so. Awɔw bere mu hyew a ɛyɛ nwini a ɛba fam sen digrii Celsius 0 (digrii Fahrenheit 32) ma PVC vinyl yɛ den na ɛyɛ mmerɛw, enti sɛ wobɔ pɛnkoro fi sɔw ntwea so a, ɛbɔ sɛntimita 10 (nsateakwaa 4) a ɛyɛ mmerɛw fa kataso no mu pɛɛ (`and on a pool cover, you should leave snow sitting on the cover to melt and be pumped off by the cover pump, while making sure the pool water level underneath is high enough to float the snow load`). Wɔ hot tub hard cover so no, fa **soft-bristle push broom** anaa foam car-snow brush nkutoo na fa brush fi sukyerɛmma so brɛoo.

Dɛn nti na me hot tub cover no mu yɛ duru mpofirim saa (over 60 kg / 130 lbs) ne sagging wɔ mfinimfini?¶

Wɔ ɔdan a ɛyɛ hyew a ɛyɛ den a wɔde kata so no fã biara mu no, wɔde polystyrene a wɔatrɛw mu (`EPS`) styrofoam a wɔde abɔ polyethylene plastic plastic vapor bag a wɔatoto mu mu. Bere a wɔde mfe 3 kosi 5 ahyɛ chlorine, bromine, ne ozone nsu a ɛyɛ hyew a ɛyɛ digrii Celsius 40 (digrii Fahrenheit 104) a ɛreforo afi spa nsu no mu akyi no, saa plastic a ɛyɛ hyew kotoku a ɛwɔ mu no mu yɛ mmerɛw na ɛpaapae. Sɛ nsuonwini akwanside no bu wie a, nsuonwini no yɛ nwini tẽẽ wɔ styrofoam nhwiren no mu nnɔnhwerew 24 da biara, na ɛde nsu a akyea mu duru **kilogram 40 kosi 65 (nkaribo 90 kosi 140)** a wontumi nkɔ anaasɛ ɛnyow ka ho (`drilling weep holes in the bottom vinyl only drains a few cups of surface water, because 95 percent of the water is locked inside the closed cells of the foam`). Tub a ɛyɛ hyew a nsu ayɛ mu ma no hwere ne R-value insulation no ɔha biara mu nkyem 80, bubu cover-lifter nsa, na ɛbɛpaapae mu fã wɔ sukyerɛmma a emu yɛ hare ase, enti sesa kataso no ansa na awɔw bere adu.

Sɛ me automatic pool cover no gyina fã anaasɛ ɔfã biako di ɔfã foforo anim a, dɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ meyɛ?¶

Gyae ɔfasu switch no a wobɛmia no ntɛm ara na dum automatic cover motor breaker no: nwosow switch no nkɔ anim ne akyi da (`OPEN/CLOSE`) sɛ wobɛbɔ mmɔden sɛ wobɛhyɛ kataso a ayɛ basaa, anyɛ saa a drive motor no bɛbɔ slack cable no akɔ mechanism vault no mu (`tangling and kinking the stainless-steel/Dacron ropes`). Nea edi kan no, hwɛ sɛ osu nsu a egyinagyina kataso no so no na ɛmaa nsu no yɛɛ basaa anaa na pompe nsu no ɔha biara mu nkyem 100 fi kataso no so anaa. Afei, nantew aluminium afã akwan abien no nyinaa so (`top-track or under-track`) hwehwɛ aboɔden abo ketewa, acorn, dua, anaa pine cone a wɔde abɔ nylon glider fitaa no anim wɔ aluminium anim-akyi bar no awiei, anaasɛ hwɛ mfiri adaka a ɛwɔ mu a ɛwɔ ɔtare no awiei no mu hwɛ sɛ vinyl kataso a wɔabobɔw no dan kɔɔ nkyɛn ("coned") na bɔ limit-stop lever no.

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Akwankyerɛ ahorow a ɛfa ho¶

• Nsu a ɛmene: nsu a ahobammɔ wom a wogye, ahome a wɔde gye nkwa, ne CPR nhyehyɛe
• Asuguarebea no fasu a bubu, liner a ɛpaapae, na nsu ayiri a ɛyɛ hyew wɔ akyi hɔ
• Swimming pool nnuru ne nsiesie a egye ntɛmpɛ
• Asase poma ahoɔden, tingling shower faucets, ne ɔtare bonding grid ayera mprempren triage
• Sukyerɛmma a emu yɛ duru, nsukyenee a ɛwɔ atare, ne ɔdan atifi a ɛhwe ase: sukyerɛmma a ahobammɔ wom a ɛrebɔ ne kɔkɔbɔ nsɛnkyerɛnne
• Emergency nɔma ahorow ho kyerɛwtohɔ

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Fibea ne aban akwankyerɛ¶

• ASTM International ne U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC): ASTM F1346 (Standard Performance Specification for Safety Covers and Labeling Requires for All Covers for Swimming Pools, Spas and Hot Tubs: Adesoa a Ɛda Hɔ Sɔhwɛ, Anohyeto a Ɛma Atwa Ho Ahyia, ne Nsuo a Ɛma Nsuo a Ɛwɔ Anim a Ɛyɛ Adwuma a Ɛyɛ Adwuma) ne CPSC Pool Cover Drowning Prevention Kɔkɔbɔ ahorow.
• Amanaman Ntam Mmara Bagua (ICC) ne Ɔman Ogya Ahobammɔ Fekuw (NFPA): Amanaman Ntam Asuguarebea ne Spa Mmara (ISPSC Ɔfa 305.4: Ahobammɔ a Wɔde Kata So a Wɔde Tumi Di Dwuma) ne NFPA 70 Ɔman Ɛlektrik Mmara (NEC Ahyɛde 680: Asuguarebea, Asubura, ne Nneɛma a Ɛte saa - GFCI Ahobammɔ a Wɔde Kata Pom a Ɛhyɛ Nsu ase).
• Afekuw Français de Normalization (AFNOR) ne CEN: NF P90-308 (Éléments de ahobammɔ hwie piscines enterrées non closes privatives à dwumadie ankorankoro ou collectif - Couvertures de sécurité ne dispositifs d'accrochage) ne EN 13451.
• Gyinapɛn Australia ne Gyinapɛn New Zealand: AS 1926.1 (Asuguarebea Ahobanbɔ - Ɔfa 1: Ahobanbɔ Akwanside ma Asuguarebea) ne NZS 8500 (Ahobanbɔ Akwanside ne Ban a Atwa Asuguarebea, Spa ne Hot Tubs Ho Ahyia - Lockable Rigid Spa Cover Requirements).
• Pool ne Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA / APSP): ANSI/APSP/ICC-8 Model Barrier Code ne Winterization Nsiesiei Akwankyerɛ a ɛfa Automatic Track Covers, Mesh/Solid Safety Covers, ne EPS-Core Spa Covers ho.