Uhi ʻauʻau ʻauʻau a i ʻole Puʻu wela i uhi paʻa i ka makani hoʻāla a i ʻole ka hāʻule ʻana o ka hau a me ka hāʻule ʻole o ka pauma uhi submersible.¶

I ka wā e hoʻolei ai ka ua nui a i ʻole ka hau hau nui i ka 2,000 a i ka 6,000 kilokani (4,400 a i 13,200 paona) o ka wai kū, ka lepo, a me ka hau nui ma luna o kahi ** uhi ʻauʻau (automatic vinyl track cover, winter tarp, or mesh/solid safety cover)** a i ʻole ** uhi paʻa paʻa ʻana o ka pahu wela nui**, ʻelua mau pōʻino weliweli e ulu ana ma kou kua i loko o nā hola. ʻO ka mua, i ka manawa 120V/230V submersible pool cover pump (Little Giant, Wayne, or Rule) paʻa me nā nila paina, maloʻo i ka slush, a hele paha i kona puka GFCI, he 30 a 60 kenimika (1 a 2 kapuaʻi) ka uhi wai i loko o ka wai puna ma lalo a hōʻiliʻili i ka loko waena o ka wai ua: e like me ka 10 a 15 kenimika (4 a 6 iniha) o ka wai kū ma luna o ka wai punawai a i ʻole 6 ʻohana e hoʻomoe i ka wai ma luna o ka wai ʻīlio. kekona ʻoiai ʻaʻole nahae ka uhi ponoʻī, no ka mea, ua uhi ka lole vinyl maʻalahi i luna a puni ka maka o ke keiki e like me ke one wikiwiki a hiki ʻole ke kolo i waho. ʻO ka lua, ʻo ke kī ʻana i ke kua o ka paia e hoʻihoʻi i kahi ** uhi ʻauʻau kaʻa kaʻa ʻakomi** ʻoiai 1,500 lita (400 galani) o ka wai e noho ana ma luna o ka lole vinyl e haehae ai i ka pahu alumini ma mua o nā ala ʻaoʻao, e ʻoki i nā kaula hao kuhili ʻole, a i ʻole ke puhi ʻana i ka 240V/120V kaʻa kaʻa kaʻa ma luna o 7-5 km/h. ʻaʻole i kāʻei ʻia ** ʻo ka pahu wela EPS-foam uhi paʻa** mai ka pūpū spa, e ʻoki ana i ka hinge waena a hōʻike i ka wai spa 40-degere Celsius (104-degere Fahrenheit) i nā keiki kaiāulu. Inā paʻa ke keiki a holoholona paha i ka uhi wai ʻauʻau, e kelepona i kou wahi helu pilikia koke, a nānā i kā mākou ka hoʻopakele ʻana a me ke alakaʻi CPR, ko makou hāʻule ka pā ʻauʻau a me ke alakaʻi nahaha liner, a me kā mākou ʻauʻau kemika a me ka mālama ʻana i nā pilikia pilikia.

Mai hele i waho ma luna o ka uhi wai ʻauʻau i uhi ʻia i ka hau (or climb onto a sagging hot tub hard cover) e koʻi i ka hau a i ʻole e kiʻi mai i ka pauma uhi pani. ʻO ka piʻi ʻana ma luna o kahi uhi wai vinyl mākū a i ʻole uhi wai mesh e hoʻokumu i kahi puʻupuʻu hohonu hohonu e holo koke i kēlā me kēia lita o ka wai kū i luna pololei i kou mau wāwae i ka wā e paʻi ana i kou mau wāwae i loko o ka lole vinyl pelu.

E hana i kēia i kēia manawa¶

1. ** INA KE KEIKI A PIPI MALUNA O KA PILI POLO ALOHA: E kelepona koke i ka 911/112/999, e moe palahalaha ma luna o ka papawai pa'a pa'a, a e lalau aku me ka pou loko fiberglass paa (shepherd's crook). ʻAʻole ʻoe e holo i waho o ka uhi.** Ke holo ʻana ma luna o kahi kāwele hoʻoilo e lana ana a i ʻole ka uhi ʻana i ke ala ʻokiʻoki e huki i nā kihi i loko (or tears the aluminum track bead out of the coping) a hoʻopili iā ʻoe a me ka mea i pepehi ʻia i loko o ka enveloppe vinyl e pohō ana. Inā pono ʻoe e komo i loko o kahi wai i hoʻopuni ʻia ai kekahi kanaka, ** ʻoki i ka uhi vinyl a ākea ma ka ʻaoʻao o ka papa me ka pahi pono a i ʻole e huki i ke kihi o ka tarp a pau ma luna o ka papa lepo** no laila e kau ke kanaka i ka wai hāmama ma mua o lalo o kahi pepa ʻiʻo e hoʻohāinu ʻia.
2. **MAI ʻole e hoʻohuli i ke kī kī pā a i ʻole ke kuapo hoʻololi no ka wehe ʻana i kahi uhi ʻauʻau ʻauʻau i ka wā e kū ana ka wai, ka lepo, a i ʻole ka hau e noho ana ma luna o ka lole. 5 x 10 meter (16 x 32 foot) ʻO ke kaumaha o ka uhi wai ʻauʻau 4,000 kilokani (8,800 paona). ʻO ka hoʻā ʻana i ka mīkini uhi uila e kūʻē i kēlā nui wai e ʻako i nā pine torque-limiter mechanical, hoʻopaʻa i nā kaula Dacron/stainless drive, hoʻopōloli i ke kaola alumini i ke ʻano V, a huki i ka pūnaewele vinyl mai loko mai o nā ala alumini.
3. E hoʻopaʻa i ka mea hoʻomaha kaapuni no ka Pump Submersible Cover Pump MAMUA o ka hoʻopā ʻana i ke kaula paʻa, hose kīhāpai, a i ʻole ka wai kū ma ka uhi. Noho pololei ka pauma uhi i loko o ka puddle uhi wai ma 120V / 230V. Wehe mau i ke kaula pauma mai ka pahu puka GFCI/RCD (or flip the pool subpanel breaker to OFF) ma mua o ka huki ʻana i ka pamu i ka ʻaoʻao o ka ʻauʻau me kona puʻu kīhāpai i hoʻopili ʻia (never pull a pump by its black electrical cord, which rips the waterproof epoxy cord seal open and electrifies the puddle).
4. Inā make a maloʻo paha ka pauma uhi uwila, e hoʻomaka i ka Gravity Garden-Hose Siphon manual mai ka puddle uhi a hiki i kahi pā iho a i ʻole ka ʻauwaha alanui. E hoʻoheheʻe i 15 mika (50 kapuaʻi) wili puʻupuʻu māla i loko o ka puddle uhi wai (or fill the hose from an outdoor spigot until all air bubbles are purged), e hoʻopaʻa paʻa i ka hopena o ka hoʻokuʻu ʻana me kou manamana nui, e kauo i kēlā hopena i kekahi kuapaʻa, alanui kaʻa, a i ʻole ka wai ʻino i loaʻa ** ma kahi liʻiliʻi he 30 kenimika (12 ʻīniha) haʻahaʻa ma mua o ka pae wai loko**, a hoʻokuʻu i kou manamana nui: hoʻokahi. 19-millimeter (3/4-inch) nā siphon hose kīhāpai 1,000 lita (265 galani) i kēlā me kēia hola me ka leo ʻole me ka uila ʻole.
5. ** MAI hoʻohana i ka ʻōʻō hau metala, ka mea ʻoki hau ʻoi, a i ʻole ka uhi ʻana o ke kaupaku ma luna o ka uhi ʻauʻau vinyl a i ʻole ka loko vinyl-lined.with the wooden handle held parallel to the cover). Inā noho ka hau mākū nui a i ʻole ka hau ma luna o ka uhi wai, mai hoʻāʻo e ʻōʻō a ʻokiʻoki paha: kali a heheʻe ia a pau ka wai hoʻoheheʻe wai (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. Ma mua o ka makani nui (65+ km/h / 40+ mph) e hōʻea mai, e kāʻei iho i kāu uhi paʻa wela me ʻelua mau kaula 50-milimeter (2-ʻīniha) Kaumaha Uwelewele Hurricane (not just the 4 small plastic corner pinch-buckles). Kūlana 25-millimeter (1-inch) hoʻokuʻu ʻia nā kiʻi paʻi kiʻi ma luna o ka uhi ʻauʻau wela e paʻi ana ma lalo o ka hāpai ʻana o ka makani, e hoʻohuli ana i ka uhi 30-kilogram (66-paona) ma ka pā a nahā i ka polystyrene i hoʻonui ʻia i loko (EPS) nā ʻūhā.

lāʻau hoʻoholo: Hoʻoholo i ke kahe ʻana o ka uhi ʻauʻau, ka hau hau, nā ala ʻakomi paʻa, a me ka hāpai ʻana i ka makani pā wela.¶

E hoʻohana i kēia lāʻau hoʻoholo no ka hoʻokahe pono ʻana i kahi uhi wai i hoʻopiha ʻia, wehe i kahi ala huki me ka ʻole e haehae i ka liner vinyl, a hoʻopaʻa i kahi uhi ʻauʻau wela i ka wā ʻino.

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No ke aha i hāʻule ai ka uhi wai ma lalo o ka hau a me ka ua: ʻO ka hewa huna "Low Pool Water Level".¶

Manaʻo ka hapa nui o ka poʻe nona ka hale e hemo ka uhi wai mai kona mau ala ʻauʻau a paʻi paha i kona mau pūnāwai keleawe i ka wā hoʻoilo no ka nui o ka hau i hāʻule ma luna o ka uhi. ʻO ka ʻoiaʻiʻo, kahi uhi vinyl ʻakomi a i ʻole ka tarp hoʻoilo e noho pololei ana ma luna o ka wai puna wai hiki ʻole ke hoʻopili ʻia ma lalo o ia:

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. ʻO ka Archimedes Float Principle (Why the Pool Water Underneath Must Support the Cover)¶

• Ma nā Uhi Track Automatic (Coverstar, Pool Cover Specialists, Aquamatic, Latham) a me klzzwxh:0067, ua hoʻolālā ʻia ka lole vinyl e **hoʻomaha pololema ka ʻili o ka wai loko e like me ka papa lily**.
• ʻOiai ka lōʻihi o kou pae wai wai ma lalo o ka uhi i kona kiʻekiʻe maʻamau (10 to 20 centimeters / 4 to 8 inches below the top concrete coping stone), hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻolei 3,000 kilokani (6,600 paona) o ka hau a me ka hau ma luna o ka uhi a ʻo nā ala alumini ʻaoʻao e lawe kokoke ** ʻaʻohe manaʻo **, no ka mea, hoʻoneʻe wale ka ukana hau i ka paona like o ka wai puna ma lalo o ia (floating hydrostatically).
• He aha ke kumu o ka huki ʻana o ka ʻāʻī ʻino: Ua hoʻokahe ka mea hale i ka wai loko 45 a 60 kenimika (18 a 24 iniha) haʻahaʻa loa i ka hāʻule, A i ʻole ua ulu ka uhi vinyl i kahi pinhole waimaka a ʻo ka pauma uhi i hoʻopaʻa ʻia e noho ana ma luna o ka uhi i hoʻoinu ʻia i ka wai mai ka wai ma lalo o ka ʻauʻau ma lalo o ka ʻauʻau wai. maloʻo. Ke hāʻule ka pae wai loko 40 centimeters (16 inches) Ma lalo iho o ka uhi, e kau ana ka ukana hau he 3,000 kilo ma luna o ka uhi i waena o ka lewa e like me ka hammock, e huki ana i loko me 2,000 kilokani (4,400 paona) o ka ikaika ʻoki ʻaoʻao a hiki i ka wā e hemo pono ai ka peʻa vinyl i waho o nā ala alumini.

2. Pehea e ʻike ai inā e hoʻoheheʻe malu ana kāu Pump uhi i ka loko wai ma o ka waimaka (And How to Save the Cover During a Blizzard)¶

• Ka Hae Ula Puʻu ʻAʻole Hoʻopau: Inā pau ka ua i nā hola he 12 i hala aku nei a ʻo kāu pāpaʻi uhi i lalo e ʻimi mau nei i kahi kahe mau o ka wai ma waho o ka uhi** ʻoiai ke poʻo hohonu a hohonu ka uhi i loko o ka lua loko wai, ** WEHE KOE I KA PAPA UHI**. He puka kou uhi i loko, a ʻo ka pauma uhi e noho ana ma ke poʻo waena e paila ana i kou wai ʻauʻau i waho o ka lau nahele.
• ** ʻO ka hoʻopakele "Hoʻohui i ka wai ma lalo" no nā uhi i hoʻopiha ʻia i ka hau:** Inā kanu ka ʻino hau nui i kāu uhi wai puna (or solid winter cover) a ʻike ʻoe i nā ala alumini ʻaoʻao e kūlou ana i loko a i ʻole ka uhi e hohola ana i ka pahu ma kahi ākea hohonu no ka haʻahaʻa haʻahaʻa loa o ka wai wai ma lalo, ʻAʻole e hoʻāʻo e ʻohi i ka hau. Akā, e hoʻoheheʻe i ka wēlau o ka paipu kīhāpai MA KA lihi o ka uhi ʻauʻau a e hoʻā i ka wai paipu e hoʻokiʻekiʻe i ke kiʻekiʻe o ka wai puna ma lalo o ka uhi a hiki i ka hoʻopili ʻana o ka wai puna wai i ka ʻaoʻao o lalo o ka uhi a lana i ka haʻawe hau, e hoʻomaha ana i ka 90 pakeneka o ka haʻalulu ma nā ala.

Kaʻanuʻu-a-ʻanuʻu: Hoʻoponopono i kahi pauma uhi ʻauʻau i hāʻule ʻole (And starting a zero-power garden hose siphon)¶

Ke hoʻokomo ʻia ka 1,000 a i ka 4,000 lita (260 a 1,050 galani) o ka wai ua ma kou uhi a ua pau ka pauma uhi uila i ka puhi ʻana, e hahai i kēia kaʻina diagnostic ma hope o ka ** wehe ʻana i ke kaula mana pauma mai ka puka GFCI**:

1. Hoihoi i ka Pum Pono (Pull by the Garden Hose, NEVER the Power Cord): E kū ma ka ʻauʻau ʻauʻau maloʻo maloʻo a huki mālie i ka pauma hoʻoheheʻe ʻia ma luna o ka uhi vinyl ma ka ʻaoʻao ma ka huki mālie i ka paipu kīhāpai (never tug the electrical power cord, which pulls the internal copper conductors loose from the potted waterproof motor seal). ʻO ka hoʻonohonoho ʻana i ka pamu uhi i loko o ka pahu waiu ʻiʻo i puka ʻia a i ʻole ka hīnaʻi mesh i hoʻopaʻa ʻia me ka pale pukaaniani e pale ai i ka pani ʻana o nā lau i ka ʻai.

Pehea e hoʻomaka ai i kahi siphon māmā wikiwiki ke pau ka mana (Or If the Pump Is Broken)¶

Inā loaʻa i kou pā hale kahi ʻāina, ala kaʻa, pā alanui, a i ʻole ka wai ʻino ma lalo o ke kiʻekiʻe o ka wai e noho ana ma ka uhi ʻauʻau, ʻaʻole pono ʻoe i ka pamu uila: 1. E wili i ka hope wahine o a 15-meter (50-foot) 19-millimeter (3/4-inch) paipu kīhāpai ma luna o ka spigot wai o kou hale waho, a waiho i ka wēlau kāne hāmama i lalo i ka puddle hohonu loa ma ka uhi wai (weighted down inside a clean plastic bucket so the hose tip stays submerged without sucking up the vinyl cover fabric). 2. E ho'ā i ka spigot hale o waho no 60 kekona a hiki i ka puka ʻana o ka wai i loko o ka puddle uhi wai (purging 100 percent of the air out of the hose). 3. E hoʻohuli i ka spigot hale OFF, e ʻoki/pepe i ka paipu ma kahi kokoke i ka spigot i hiki ʻole ke ea ke komo, e wehe i ka paipu mai ka spigot, e hele i ka hope pipili a hiki i kahi lalo o kou pā (at least 30 to 60 cm / 1 to 2 ft lower than the pool puddle), a hoʻokuʻu i ka crimp: e kahe ka wai mai loko mai o ka hose ma 15 a 20 lita o ka minuke (4 a 5 mau galani i ka minuke) a maloʻo ka uhi wai.

He aha kāu e hana ai i ka uhi ʻana o ka loko wai ʻakomi a huki ʻia paha mai kona ala¶

Ina i hahau hewa kekahi i ka OPEN e hoʻololi i ka wā e noho ana ka wai ua ma luna o ka uhi pūnāwai maʻemaʻe a ʻo ka ʻaoʻao mua o ka aluminika ua hili ʻia ma ka ʻaoʻao a i ʻole ka pahu kaula vinyl i huki ʻia mai kahi ala alumini ʻaoʻao:

1. E hoʻokuʻu koke i ka Rocker Switch a e hoʻohuli i ka mea wāwahi uhi ʻakomi i OFF: Mai hoʻoluliluli i ke kua i hope a i waho (OPEN / CLOSE) e ho'āʻo ana e hoʻoikaika i ka uhi ʻakomi skewed. I kēlā me kēia manawa āu e paʻi ai i ka hoʻololi i ka wā e paʻa ana kekahi ʻaoʻao o ka ʻaoʻao alakaʻi, hoʻopili ka pulley hoʻokele i ke kaula lohi a puni ka pahu i ka pahu mīkini (kinking the drive ropes).
2. Pūmi 100 pākēneka o ka wai ma waho o ka uhi mua: ʻAʻole hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻoponopono hou i kahi uhi ʻakomi i ka wā e kaumaha ana ʻo 500 kilokani wai ma waena o ka lole vinyl.
3. Nānā i nā Nylon Gliders ma nā ʻaoʻao ʻelua o ka Aluminum Leading-Edge Bar: Ma ke ala luna a ma lalo o nā uhi ʻakomi (Coverstar, Pool Cover Specialists, Aquamatic), holo ka alumini Leading-Edge Tube i loko o nā ala alumina ʻaoʻao i hoʻokuʻu ʻia ma luna o Nylon Slider Guides (Gliders). Ina ua skewed ka uhi e 5 to 10 centimeters (2 to 4 inches) a ʻaʻole ** huki ʻia ka peʻa vinyl mai ke kahawai ala, hiki i ʻelua mau kānaka ke wehe i ka hopena pulley kaʻa ʻole (or loosen the mechanical torque-limiter collar on the drive shaft), hoʻokuke i ka hope lohi o ka pahu alumini i mua a hiki i ka huinahā (90 degrees), a e hoʻopaʻa hou i ka paʻa. Inā huki ʻia ke kaula kaula vinyl mai loko aʻe o ka slot track, e hoʻokuʻu i ka ʻenehana lawelawe i ka hoʻopaʻa paʻa pahu a hoʻihoʻi i ka pahu ma o ka ** alakaʻi hānai track flared ** ma ka hopena o ka pahu mīkini.

ʻO nā pilikia ulia paʻa paʻa paʻa wela: ʻO nā kaula makani ikaika a me ka hāʻule ʻana o ka puʻu EPS i wai.¶

He wai wela hale noho (spa) ua hana ʻia ka uhi paʻa mai ʻelua ʻāpana liʻiliʻi o ** polystyrene i hoʻonui ʻia (EPS) huʻa** i hoʻopaʻa ʻia i loko o kahi ʻeke mahuka i hoʻopaʻa ʻia me ka wela a hoʻopaʻa ʻia i loko o kahi ʻeke vinyl ʻano moana:

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. Ke hooki nei i ka hookiekie ana o ka makani ikaika (Why the 4 Corner Clips Fail at 65 km/h / 40 mph): Ke pā ka makani ma luna o ka uhi ipu wela 2.1 x 2.1 mika (7 x 7 kapuaʻi). 65 to 90 km/h (40 to 55 mph), huki aerodynamic i luna ma ka lehelehe makani me 80 a 150 kilokani (175 a 330 paona) o ka ikaika. ʻO ka ʻehā 25-millimeter (1-inch) ʻO nā puʻupuʻu paʻi kiʻi i humuhumu ʻia ma ka ʻaoʻao lalo he mau laka keiki, ʻaʻole nā heleuma makani. Ma mua o ka ʻino, e pelu i ka metala Uhi Lifter bar pani ʻia a holo ** ʻelua hana kaumaha. 50-millimeter (2-inch) ʻO nā kaula poliester Spa Wind Straps (or two automotive ratchet cargo straps with folded towels under the ratchets)** holo loa MA luna o ka uhi ipu wela i pani ʻia (perpendicular to the center hinge). Mai kau pono i nā poloka cinder a i ʻole nā pōhaku lepo ma luna o ka uhi ipu wela (which tears the vinyl and can fall into the acrylic shell).
2. No ke aha e hiolo ai ka uhi wai wela ma lalo o ka hau hooilo (The 70-Kilogram Sponge): Ma luna o 3 a 5 mau makahiki, ʻo ka piʻi wela ʻo chlorine, bromine, a me ka mahu ozone e hoʻomāliʻi a nahā i ka ʻeke poliethylene vapor-barrier ʻeke i ʻōwili ʻia a puni nā core styrofoam kūloko. I ka wā i haki ʻia ai, hoʻokuʻu ka mahu i loko o nā pahu styrofoam, e hoʻohui i ka 40 a 65 kilokani (90 a 140 paona) o ka wai paʻa e kūlou ana ke kikowaena i lalo, e ʻānai i ka pahu kila C-channel i loko, a paʻi ka uhi i ka hapalua ma lalo. 15 centimeters (6 inches) o ka hau. E holoi pono i ka hau mai ka uhi ipu wela me ka pui pulupulu palupalu, a pani i ka uhi wai ma mua o ka hoʻoilo.

Nā helu ulia pōpilikia, nā kānāwai palekana loko, a me nā kūlana pale¶

• ** ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa a me Kanada**:
• Hoopakele ulia (911) a me nā Kūlana (ASTM F1346 / ISPSC 305.4 / NEC Article 680): E kelepona koke iā 911 no nā keiki a mea hoʻopaʻa holoholona paha ma ka uhi wai. Ma lalo o ASTM F1346, pono e kākoʻo kahi uhi palekana i ka 220 kilokani (485 paona), ʻaʻohe āpau āpau e ʻae i kahi 114-millimeter (4.5-inch) e hala, a (no ka uhi paʻa) e hoʻohana i kahi puʻi hoʻoheheʻe ʻakomi (UL 778) ma kahi puka puka pale-GFCI (NEC 680.22)** e kū mau ana ka wai ua ma lalo 13 millimeters (1/2 inch). Pono e kau ʻia nā kī uhi ʻakomi/huaʻōlelo me ka ** ʻike maka ʻole o ka loko holoʻokoʻa**.
• United Kingdom a me European Union:
• Nā lawelawe ulia pōpilikia (999 UK / 112 EU): Ma Palani (Loi Raffarin) a ma waena o EU (NF P90-308 / EN 13451), nā uhi palekana i hōʻoia ʻia (couvertures de sécurité / volets roulants) pono e kākoʻo a 100 kg (220 lb) makua me ka luu ole aku oi 10 cm, a malalo o BS 7671 Pauku 702, pau 230V pono nā pumps uhi submersible 30 mA Ka pale RCD.
• Australia, New Zealand, a me Asia-Pacific:
• Australia a me Aotearoa (000 / 111 - AS 1926.1 a NZS 8500): Ma lalo o AS 1926.1, ʻo ka uhi ʻauʻau ʻaʻole ** ʻAʻole loa he mea kū i ke kānāwai no ka pā palekana ʻauʻau ʻauʻau he 1.2 mika (4 kapuaʻi) kūpono a me ka puka paʻa ponoʻī** a puni kahi wai ʻauʻau ma Australia. No nā puna wela liʻiliʻi ma luna o ka honua ma lalo o NZS 8500 (New Zealand) a me nā kānāwai mokuʻāina kikoʻī, pono e loaʻa i kahi ** uhi spa ʻoʻoleʻa hiki ke paʻa i nā keiki ma nā ʻaoʻao ʻehā a me kahi lepili hoʻolaha mau.
• Asia-Pākīpika (119 Iapana, Kōlea Hema, Kina / 995 Singapore): Nā uhi paʻa ma luna o ka hale heleuma a me nā kīhāpai kīhāpai me nā ʻehā ʻehā a i ʻole nā kaula ratchet i kēlā me kēia manawa e hoʻopuka ʻia ai ka ʻōlelo aʻo ʻino.

Nīnau pinepine¶

Hiki i ke keiki a i ʻole ka ʻīlio ke poho maoli ma luna o ka uhi ʻauʻau paʻa inā ʻaʻole nahae a hemo paha ka uhi?¶

ʻAe: e like me ka **U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)**, he mau kakini o nā keiki ʻōpio a me nā holoholona ʻohana i piholo **ma luna o nā uhi ʻauʻau paʻa** me ka hāʻule ʻole i loko o ka wai puna ma lalo. Ke loaʻa ʻole ka pauma uhi paʻa i ka tarp hoʻoilo paʻa a i ʻole ka uhi vinyl track maʻalahi, e hōʻiliʻili ka wai ua i waenakonu o ka uhi. He 10 a 15 kenimika wale nō (4 a 6 iniha) o ka wai ua e kū ana** ma luna o kahi uhi vinyl maʻalahi e hoʻopololei ai i kahi kamaliʻi: ʻo ka manawa e piʻi ai ke keiki i ka uhi, hana ke kaumaha i kahi ʻeke hoʻohene hohonu kahi e holo ai ka wai ua a puni ko lākou alo, ʻoiai ʻo ka vinyl paheʻe e piʻi i luna a ʻaʻole hiki iā lākou ke kū i waho a me nā wāwae. Mai ʻae i kahi uhi wai paʻa e paʻa i ka wai ua; e mālama mau i ka pauma uhi submersible e holo ana ma ka uhi.

No ke aha i huki ai kaʻu uhi wai ʻauʻau mai kona mau ala a i ʻole i ka wā i hau ai i kēia hoʻoilo?¶

ʻAʻole i hoʻolālā ʻia kahi uhi ʻauʻau vinyl ʻakomi (a i ʻole ka uhi palekana hoʻoilo paʻa) no ka mālama ʻana i 3,000 kilokani (6,600 paona) o ka hau a me ka hau e kau ana ma waena o ka lewa mai kona mau ala alumini; akā, ua hoʻolālā ʻia ka uhi vinyl e ** lana pololei ma luna o ka wai loko ma lalo o ia** no laila ke kākoʻo nei ka wai ʻauʻau incompressible i ka 100 pākēneka o ka ukana hau mai lalo. Aneane i kēlā me kēia hoʻoilo e hāʻule ka uhi ʻakomi no ka mea ua hāʻule haʻahaʻa loa ka **ʻilikai wai ma lalo o ka uhi** (`more than 25 to 30 centimeters / 10 to 12 inches below the coping stone`), no ka haʻahaʻa loa o ka wai ʻauʻau i ka pani ʻana a i ʻole no ka ulu ʻana o ka uhi i kahi waimaka pinhole liʻiliʻi a ʻo ka pauma uhi i hoʻopaʻa ʻia e noho ana ma luna o ka uhi i puhi malu i ka hapalua o ka wai puna i waho o ka waimaka. Me ka loaʻa ʻole o ka wai ʻauʻau ma lalo pono e lana ai ka uhi, huki pololei ke kaumaha o ka hau i ka vinyl mai nā ala alumini.

Pehea au e ʻike ai inā ua haehae koʻu uhi ʻauʻau a ʻo kaʻu pāpaʻi uhi e ʻume wale ana i ka wai puna ma lalo?¶

E nānā i ʻelua mau hōʻailona hōʻailona maopopo ʻole: (1) Ua pau ka ua a heheʻe paha he 12 a 24 mau hola i hala aku nei, akā naʻe, ʻo ka paipu kīhāpai i hoʻopaʻa ʻia i kāu pamu uhi hoʻoheheʻe ʻia ** hoʻomau mau i ka puhi ʻana i ka wai me ka ʻole o ka liʻiliʻi o ka puddle ma luna o ka uhi; a (2) ʻo ka uhi ʻauʻau holoʻokoʻa ** e poho ana i lalo a hohonu i loko o ka pūpū wai** i ka huki ʻana i ka pahu i nā ʻaoʻao hoʻopaʻa. ʻO ia hoʻi, ʻo ka pauma uhi kaumaha e noho ana ma waenakonu o ka uhi, ua hoʻokuke i ka waimaka ma lalo o ke kahawai wai o ka loko, a e kahe ana ka wai loko i loko o ka waimaka e hānai i ka pamu a mau loa. **E wehe koke i ka pauma uhi**, e hoʻokiʻekiʻe i ka pauma ma luna o ka papa, a hoʻoheheʻe i kahi paipu kīhāpai *ma lalo o ka uhi e hoʻopiha hou i ka wai loko a hiki i 15 kenimika (6 ʻīniha) ma lalo o ka paʻi ʻana ma mua o ka hoʻopaʻa ʻana i ka waimaka vinyl me ka lāʻau hoʻoponopono vinyl lalo wai.

Hiki iaʻu ke hoʻohana i ka hau hau a i ʻole ka uhi ʻana o ka hale no ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻana i ka hau nui mai ka uhi ʻauʻau a i ʻole ka uhi ʻauʻau wela?¶

ʻAʻole: **ʻAʻole loa e hoʻohana i ka ʻōʻō hau metala, ka ʻōpala hau plastik me kahi ʻōpala paʻa paʻa, ka ʻili hau, a i ʻole ka ʻoki ʻoki o ka hale** ma ka uhi wai ʻauʻau vinyl, ka uhi palekana mesh, a i ʻole ka uhi paʻa vinyl. ʻO ke anuanu o ka hoʻoilo ma lalo o 0 degere Celsius (32 degere Fahrenheit) e ʻoʻoleʻa a palupalu ka PVC vinyl, no laila, hoʻokahi ʻeke mai kahi kihi ʻōhi e kuʻi i ka ʻūhā he 10 kenimika (4 iniha) ma ka uhi (`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`). Ma luna o ka uhi paʻa paʻa, e holoi mālie i ka hau me ka hoʻohana ʻana i kahi **palapala paheʻe palupalu** a i ʻole kahi pulupulu kaʻa-hau.

No ke aha i kaumaha nui ai koʻu uhi ipu wela (over 60 kg / 130 lbs) a me ka luʻu i waena?¶

Aia i loko o kēlā me kēia hapalua o ka uhi ʻauʻau wela paʻa kahi papa liʻiliʻi o ka polystyrene i hoʻonui ʻia (`EPS`) styrofoam i wahī ʻia i loko o kahi ʻeke mahuka poliethylene i hoʻopaʻa ʻia. Ma hope o 3 a 5 mau makahiki o ka ʻike ʻana i ka chlorine wela 40-degere Celsius (104-degree Fahrenheit) chlorine, bromine, a me ka mahu ozone e piʻi aʻe ana mai ka wai spa, lilo ka ʻeke mahuʻu i loko o ka ʻeke a māha. I ka wā e haki ai ka pahu mahu, e hoʻopūpū pono ka mahu i loko o nā pahu styrofoam 24 hola o ka lā, e hoʻohui i ka **40 a 65 kilokani (90 a 140 paona) o ka paona wai i paʻa** ʻaʻole hiki ke hoʻokahe ʻia a maloʻo paha (`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`). ʻO ka uhi ʻauʻau wela i hoʻopaʻa ʻia i ka wai e nalowale i ka 80 pākēneka o kona hoʻokaʻawale ʻana i ka waiwai R, haki i nā lima hāpai uhi, a paʻi i ka hapalua ma lalo o kahi haʻahaʻa hau māmā, no laila e hoʻololi i ka uhi ma mua o ka hoʻoilo.

He aha kaʻu e hana ai inā kū kaʻu uhi ʻauʻau wai ʻakomi i ka hapalua o ka hāmama a i ʻole ma mua o kekahi ʻaoʻao?¶

E hooki koke i ke kaomi ana i ke kuapo o ka paia a e hoopau i ka mea wawahi kaa kaa: mai hoolele i ke kua i hope a i waho (`OPEN/CLOSE`) e ho'āʻo e hoʻoikaika i ka uhi paʻa, a i ʻole e wili ka motika kaʻa i ke kaula lohi i loko o ka waihona mīkini (`tangling and kinking the stainless-steel/Dacron ropes`). ʻO ka mua, e nānā inā ʻo ke kū ʻana o ka wai ua ma luna o ka uhi i hoʻokumu ʻia ai ka pahu a paʻi i ka 100 pakeneka o ka wai mai ka uhi. A laila, hele i nā ala alumini ʻelua (`top-track or under-track`) e ʻimi ana i kahi ʻiliʻili liʻiliʻi, acorn, lālā, a i ʻole pine cone i wili ʻia ma mua o ka glider nylon keʻokeʻo ma ka hope o ka pahu alumini ma mua, a i ʻole e nānā i loko o ka pahu hana hoʻomaha ma ka hope o ka loko wai e ʻike inā ua neʻe ka uhi vinyl i ʻōwili ʻia i ka ʻaoʻao ("coned") a pā i ka lever hoʻomaha.

Nā alakaʻi pili¶

• ʻO ka luʻu: hoʻopakele wai palekana, hoʻopakele hanu, a me ka protocol CPR
• Hiʻe ka pā ʻauʻau, naha ka liner, a me ka hili ʻana o ka pā hale
• ʻO ka wai kemika a me ka mālama ʻana i nā pilikia pilikia
• Hoʻoikaika ʻia ke koʻokoʻo honua, nā ʻauʻau ʻauʻau ʻauʻau, a me ka pahu hoʻopaʻa ʻauʻau i hele hewa i ka hoʻāʻo ʻana i kēia manawa
• ʻO ka hau nui, nā pā hau, a me ka hāʻule ʻana o ka hale: ka ʻohi hau palekana a me nā hōʻailona hōʻailona
• Papa kuhikuhi helu pilikia

Nā kumu a me ke alakaʻi kūhelu¶

• ASTM International and US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC): ASTM F1346 (Standard Performance Specification for Safety Covers and Labeling Requirements for All Covers for All Swimming Pools, Spas and Hot Tubs: Static Load Testing, Perimeter Gap Limits, and Mandatory Automatic Surface Water Drainage) and *CPSC Pool Prevention Cover Drowts.
• International Code Council (ICC) a me National Fire Protection Association (NFPA): International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC Section 305.4: Powered Safety Covers) a me *NFPA 70 National Electrical Code (NEC Article 680: Swimming Pools, Fountains, and Similar Installations - GFCI Pump Protection for Submers)
• Association Français de Normalization (AFNOR) a me CEN: NF P90-308 (Eléments de protection pour piscines enterrées non closes privatives à hoʻohana individual or collectif - Couvertures de sécurité et dispositifs d'accrochage) a me EN 13451.
• ** Nā Kūlana Australia a me nā Kūlana New Zealand:** AS 1926.1 (Pale ʻauʻau - Māhele 1: Pale Palekana no nā ʻauʻau ʻauʻau) a me NZS 8500 (Nā Pale Palekana a me nā Pa a puni nā ʻauʻau, nā Spas a me nā ʻauʻau wela - Nā Koina Uhi Paʻa Paʻa Paʻa).
• ** Hui Pū ʻIa Wai a me Hot Tub (PHTA / APSP):** ANSI/APSP/ICC-8 Nā Kūlana Kūlana Kūlana Kūlana a me ka Hoʻoponopono Hoʻomalu no ka uhi ʻana i nā Track Aunoa, nā uhi palekana mesh/solid, a me nā uhi Spa EPS-Core.