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Pa'u le pa o le vaita'ele i luga o le eleele po'o lologa fa'afuase'i alavai

E eseese numera o fa'alavelave fa'afuase'i ile atunu'u. O lenei itulau e fa'aaoga ai le 911, le numera mo le Iunaite Setete ma Kanata. O le tele o isi atunuu e faʻaaoga le 112, 999, poʻo se isi numera. Su'e le numera mo lou atunuu.

O le vaita'ele i luga a'e o le eleele e iai le va o le 19,000 ma le 76,000 lita (5,000 ma le 20,000 kalone) o vai e oo atu i le 76 metric tone (167,000 pauna). Pe a vaeluaina se puipui uamea pala, o se lagolago sa'o, pe matala se laina vinyl, o lena voluma atoa o le vai e sau i le 15 i le 90 sekone e pei o se galu lologa leaga i tuafale. O lenei oso fa'afuase'i e mafai ona salu ai tamaiti ma fagafao i totonu o le lotoa i totonu o pa po'o auala, fa'afefeteina uaea pamu vaita'ele 120-volt po'o le 240-volt, malepe fa'amalama o fafo o le pito i lalo, ma pa'u i lalo puipui puipui.

Fai nei loa

  1. ** Fa'amatalaga mo tagata aau uma, tamaiti, ma fagafao i le taimi lava lena ma siitia atu i le eleele maualuga**: O le pa o le vaita'ele ua malepe e maua vave ai le 0.6-i-1.2-mita (2-i-4-futu) vai e toso ai tagata aau i le u'amea masaesae ma fa'amau i pa puipui, pou fa'amau, po'o puipui fa'amama. Alaga e fa'amama le fanua, toso tagata uma e fa'asaga i le tafega o le vai i luga o se fa'apaologa si'itia po'o totonu o le fale, ma 'aua ne'i la'a i le ala vai fealua'i.
  2. Aua ne'i la'a i totonu o le mutia lolovaia, vaivai, po'o se fo'i susū i lalo e lata ane i meafaigaluega vaita'ele: E masani ona saeia e le vai tafe le pamu faamama o le vaita'ele, afi eletise masima, ma le fa'avevela eletise mai o latou papa fa'apipi'i a'o malosi pea le ta'amilosaga. O le la'a i totonu o vai vaita'ele malosi po'o le vao susu i totonu o le 10 mita (33 futu) mai se pala'a pamu po'o se uaea fa'alautele e mafai ona malemo pe fa'aeletise ai se oti.
  3. Tape le eletise o le fale ma le vaitaele na'o le pa'u matutu atoa: Afai e mafai ona e oo atu i lau vaega autu o le auaunaga faaeletise i totonu o le fale e aunoa ma le laa i luga o le fogafale i lalo susu po o le sima susū, susu'e le va'a va'ava'a fa'apitoa (po'o le fale Main Service Disconnect breaker) i le tulaga OFF. Afai o le fogafale i lalo ua uma ona lolovaia mai le galu vaita'ele, nofo i fafo o le fogafale i lalo atoa ma valaau le eletise ma le afi afi mai fafo.
  4. Valaau lau numera faʻafuaseʻi i le lotoifale pe a manuʻa se tasi, tafi ese, pe maileia: Valaau lau numera faʻafuaseʻi i le lotoifale (911 i le Iunaite Setete ma Kanata, 112 i Europa atoa, 999 i Peretania, poʻo 000 i Ausetalia) pe siaki le matou numera fa'afuase'i fa'atonuga. Lipoti se faiga vaita'ele i luga a'e o le eleele ua pa'u i lalo e ono motusia ai u'amea, laina eletise i lalo, po'o le maileia i lalo.
  5. ** Aveese vave fo'i potu i lalo ma potu i lalo o le vasega**: O se si'itaga e 40,000-lita (10,500-gallon) e taia ai le itu o se fale e fa'atumu ai vaieli fa'amalama pito i lalo i ni sekone, feula i fafo tioata tioata i lalo o le mamafa o le vai ma liliu ai se potu i lalo o le vasega i se mailei malemo ma fa'aeletise. Ave tagata uma i luga o le fogafale i lalo a'o le'i taumafai e fa'afefe vai.
  6. Lapata'i i lalo i lalo ma tuaoi lata ane: I luga o fanua mafolafola o fale, e fia sefulu afe lita o vai chlorinated o le a sasaa atu i laina pa i lotoa tuaoi, i lalo o le vasega taavale taavale, totolo, ma alavai alavai i totonu ole 1 i le 2 minute. Valaau pe alaga atu i tuaoi tuaoi ma lalo ifo o le mauga ina ia mafai ona latou aveese tamaiti, fagafao, ma taavale mai le ala tafe.

Ta'e le pa o le vaita'ele ma fa'ai'uga o tafega i tuafale

Mulimuli i le fa'asologa lenei pe a fa'aoso malosi le puipui o le vaita'ele, mavaevae, pe fa'amalo se galu lolo i luga o lau fanua.

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Fa'aletino o se vaita'ele i luga a'e o le eleele ua pa'u i lalo: O uta vaita'i ma lamatiaga u'amea

Homeowners frequently underestimate the destructive potential of a backyard pool because the water stands only 1.2 to 1.37 meters (48 to 54 inches) deep. However, water weighs 1 kilogram per liter (8.34 pounds per US gallon), meaning a standard family pool stores the kinetic equivalent of two to three loaded semi-trailers held back by a thin band of rolled steel or vinyl-coated mesh.

Pool Size and Type Ole Voluma ole Suavai ile Lita (US Gallons) Total Water Mass in Metric Tons (Pounds) Peak Flood Wave Depth at 3 Meters (10 Feet) from Breach Primary Mechanical and Structural Hazards During Rupture
4.5-meter (15-foot) Round Soft-Sided or Frame Pool 16,800 to 19,000 L (4,400 to 5,000 gal) 16.8 to 19.0 metric tons (37,000 to 41,800 lbs) 25 to 40 cm (10 to 16 in) Top rail tubular poles whip outward; toddlers knocked off feet and carried into yard obstacles; window wells closest to pool fill and overflow.
5.5-meter (18-foot) Round Steel-Wall Pool 29,000 to 32,500 L (7,600 to 8,600 gal) 29.0 to 32.5 metric tons (64,000 to 71,700 lbs) 40 to 60 cm (16 to 24 in) Corroded steel wall seam unzips like a tin can; razor-sharp galvanized sheet metal whips outward at 30+ km/h (19+ mph); wooden privacy fences snap off at post bases.
7.3-meter (24-foot) Round Steel-Wall Pool 51,000 to 55,000 L (13,500 to 14,500 gal) 51.0 to 55.0 metric tons (112,500 to 121,000 lbs) 60 to 90 cm (24 to 36 in) Massive hydraulic bore displaces patio furniture, gas grills, and storage sheds; shatters basement egress windows; washes out soil under concrete slabs and AC condensers.
4.5-by-9.1-meter (15-by-30-foot) Oval or 8.5-meter (28-foot) Round Pool 62,000 to 76,000 L (16,500 to 20,000 gal) 62.0 to 76.0 metric tons (137,000 to 167,500 lbs) 75 to 120 cm (30 to 48 in) Catastrophic structural inundation; attached wooden pool decks collapse; retaining walls fail; parked cars shifted on driveways; severe basement flooding within 45 seconds.

The guillotine hazard of tearing steel pool walls

Hard-sided above-ground pools use a continuous coil of 0.4-to-0.7-millimeter-thick galvanized steel or aluminum sheet metal joined at a vertical bolt bar (the closure seam). When rust weakens the bottom rim or the vertical bolts shear under hydraulic load, the hoop tension stored in the circular wall releases instantaneously:

  • Sheet-metal whip and arterial lacerations: As 50 metric tons of water blasts through the split, the two torn ends of the thin metal wall whip outward like giant scythes. Anyone standing near the pool perimeter or swept through the gap by the rushing water faces deep, limb-threatening lacerations to the legs, abdomen, and femoral arteries.
  • Suction vortex inside the collapsing ring: If swimmers are inside the pool when the wall splits or a large liner seam rips, the rapid pressure drop creates a violent horizontal current exceeding 16 to 24 kilometers per hour (10 to 15 miles per hour). Swimmers are dragged feet-first or head-first directly through the jagged metal opening and slammed into whatever lies downstream (fences, air conditioning units, brick walls, or firewood piles).
  • Attached wooden or composite deck collapse: Many above-ground pools are surrounded by elevated wooden decks built flush with the top coping rail. When the pool wall bursts, the rushing water scours out the soil around the deck's shallow concrete piers or slams directly into the vertical 10-by-10-centimeter (4-by-4-inch) support posts, dropping the elevated deck and anyone standing on it into the debris field.

Danger

Never try to brace, push back, or hold together a bulging pool wall, leaning support post, or splitting seam with your body, ratchet straps, or wooden boards while the pool is full. No rope, ratchet strap, or human effort can hold back 30 to 70 metric tons of hydrostatic water pressure, and standing beside a stressed steel wall places you directly in the path of whipping sheet metal when the seam shears.

Life-threatening secondary hazards in the first 5 minutes

Once the initial wave passes across the yard, the emergency shifts immediately from physical trauma and drowning to electrical, structural, and gas hazards inside and around your home.

1. Submerged pool pump wiring and outdoor electrical outlets

Above-ground pool filter pumps, saltwater chlorinators, ozonators, and heat pumps sit on ground-level pads within 1 to 2 meters (3 to 6 feet) of the pool wall. During a wall collapse or skimmer-port blowout:

  • Torn conduit and submerged cords: The hydraulic surge rips flexible PVC plumbing hoses from the skimmer and return ports, dragging the wired pump motor and its 120-volt or 240-volt electrical cord directly into the standing water.
  • Faulty or missing GFCI / RCD protection: While modern electrical codes (such as National Electrical Code Article 680 in the United States) require Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) or Residual Current Device (RCD) protection on all pool equipment, many older installations, DIY extension-cord setups, or weathered outdoor receptacles have corroded or non-functioning trip mechanisms.
  • Voltage gradients across wet grass and concrete: If an energized 120V or 240V wire contacts wet soil or pooled chlorinated water (which is highly conductive due to dissolved salts and minerals), a dangerous voltage gradient radiates outward across the yard and into metallic chain-link fences. Do not touch metal gates, chain-link fencing, wet concrete patios, or the pool frame until the main house breaker or pool subpanel breaker has been switched OFF from a dry indoor location. For deeper electrical water rescue protocols, see our guide on swimming pool drain entrapment and electric shock drowning.

2. Basement window well blowout and below-grade entrapment

If your home has a basement or below-grade living space, a ruptured pool acts like a localized flash flood directed squarely at your foundation wall:

  1. Hydrostatic glass failure: Standard single-pane or double-pane basement hopper and slider windows are designed to keep out rain and wind, not 0.6 to 1.0 meters (2 to 3.3 feet) of standing water. When a corrugated metal window well fills to the rim with pool water in 5 seconds, the water exerts 300 to 600 kilograms (660 to 1,320 pounds) of inward force against the glass, shattering the window inward like an explosion.
  2. Stairwell waterfall effect: If anyone is in the basement when the window blows out, trying to climb the basement stairs while thousands of liters of water pour down the stairwell or through the window opening can sweep them off their feet, while floating furniture blocks the basement door.
  3. Submerged electrical outlets and furnace/water heater pilot lights: Just 15 centimeters (6 inches) of water on a basement floor reaches power strips, chest freezer motors, washing machines, and furnace control boards. For full below-grade safety procedures, consult our lologa i lalo emergency guide.

3. Propane tank displacement and natural gas meter shear

A 30-to-70-metric-ton wall of water easily lifts and rolls 9-kilogram (20-pound) BBQ propane cylinders, 45-kilogram (100-pound) pool heater propane tanks, and outdoor patio heaters, slamming them into house walls or snapping rigid copper and iron gas lines connected to pool heaters or house gas meters:

  • Listen and smell for gas immediately after the wave subsides: If you hear a loud hissing sound near your pool heater, outdoor kitchen, or house gas meter, or smell the rotten-egg odor of mercaptan, evacuate the house and yard upwind immediately.
  • Aua ne'i fa'aogaina ki fa'aeletise: Afai ua sele se laina kesi, aua ne'i luelue ki molī po'o motumotu, aua e mafai e le ac laiti o lo'o i totonu o le ki ona mu ai le kesi masa'a. Valaau lau kesi ma le matagaluega fuimu mai lalo o le auala. Va'ai la matou gase gase ma propane tank leak guides for step-by-step isolation rules.

Fesoasoani muamua mo manu'a pa'u ile vaita'ele

Pool wall failures produce a specific combination of blunt impact, near-drowning in heavily chlorinated or debris-filled water, and severe sheet-metal or broken-glass lacerations.

1. Sheet-metal and shattered-glass lacerations

Torn galvanized steel pool walls and shattered basement windows cause deep, clean cuts that can sever major blood vessels in the calves, thighs, forearms, or abdomen:

  • Move the victim onto a dry, non-energized surface first: Confirm the victim is not lying in water connected to a live pool pump cord before touching them.
  • Apply immediate, firm direct pressure: Place a clean bath towel, folded T-shirt, or sterile gauze pad directly over the wound and press down firmly with both hands. Do not lift the cloth to check if bleeding has stopped, as this pulls away forming blood clots; if blood soaks through, stack another towel on top and press harder.
  • Use a commercial tourniquet for life-threatening limb hemorrhage: If bright red blood is spurting rhythmically or pooling rapidly from an arm or leg wound and direct pressure does not control it, apply a windlass tourniquet 5 to 7 centimeters (2 to 3 inches) above the wound (between the cut and the torso, never directly over a joint) and twist the rod until all bleeding stops. Note the time of application and call your local emergency number immediately. Review our ogaoga le tafetoto guide for full hemorrhage control steps.

2. Aspiration of chlorinated pool water and debris

Children or adults tumbled across a yard by a collapsing pool often inhale a mouthful of heavily chlorinated water mixed with diatomaceous earth (DE) filter powder, filter sand, grass, and mud:

  • If the person is unresponsive and not breathing normally: Begin CPR immediately, starting with rescue breaths if trained (or continuous chest compressions at 100 to 120 beats per minute to a depth of 5 to 6 centimeters / 2 to 2.4 inches for an adult) while someone else calls emergency services. See our malemo first aid guide.
  • Watch for delayed respiratory distress (secondary lung injury): Even if a child or swimmer walks away coughing and appears fine after being swept by the wave, aspirated pool chemicals, filter media, or dirty yard water can irritate the alveoli over the next 2 to 24 hours. Seek urgent medical evaluation at an emergency department if the person develops persistent coughing, rapid or shallow breathing, wheezing, chest pain, unusual lethargy, or bluish lips.

Pre-collapse warning signs: How to spot an imminent pool failure before it bursts

Above-ground pools almost never fail out of nowhere. In the vast majority of structural collapses investigated by structural engineers and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), visible mechanical warning signs were present for days, weeks, or months before the final rupture.

Early Warning Sign Underlying Mechanical Failure Risk of Sudden Catastrophic Collapse Manaomia Fa'agaioiga Fa'anatinati
Rust blisters, flaking metal, or pinhole weeping along the bottom 15 cm (6 in) of the steel wall Internal and external corrosion (accelerated by salt chlorine generators or acidic water) has eaten through the structural steel thickness where hydrostatic pressure is highest. Extreme (Imminent unzipping) Keep everyone out of the pool and yard immediately; begin an emergency controlled drain down to 30 cm (12 in) before the rusted seam splits under load.
Vertical bolt seam (closure bar) bowing outward or missing/sheared bolt heads All hoop tension of the circular wall is concentrated on the vertical row of 20 to 30 bolts. Once two or three corroded bolts pop, the remaining bolts shear in a chain-reaction zipper effect within seconds. Extreme (Seconds to hours) Evacuate the pool and surrounding yard immediately; do not touch or tighten the bolts while full; drain the pool immediately via a remotely placed siphon or pump waste line.
Pool wall out-of-level by more than 5 cm (2 in) from one side to the other Ground settlement, gopher/mole burrows, or a slow liner leak has washed out the compacted sand/soil base on the low side, shifting thousands of kilograms of lateral thrust onto the downhill wall panels and uprights. ** Maualuluga (Fa'agasolo i luma)** Taofi vave uma le aau (oso'o po'o le galu e mafai ona fa'aoso ai le fa'ai'uga mulimuli); fa'amama uma le vaita'ele ma toe fa'avasega le fa'avae o le palapala taupou a'o le'i fa'atumu.
Ua kiki i fafo le nofoa afi pito i lalo po'o le puipui u'amea o lo'o fa'aoso i fafo i lalo ole pito pito i lalo O le fa'afefeteina o le aisa, fufuluina o le eleele, po'o le fa'apipi'iina le sa'o na mafai ai ona se'e ese le pito pito i lalo o le puipui u'amea mai le ala fa'apipi'i, ma totoe ai na'o le lino manifinifi e taofia ai le mamafa pito i lalo. Tino (Ave vave) Fa'amama se sone saogalemu e 15 mita (50-futu) i le itu fa'afefete; amata se alavai fa'atonutonu vave mai le isi itu o le vaita'ele.
** Vinyl liner na toso ese mai le pito i luga o lo'o fa'apipi'i pe fa'alo'i pepa manifinifi i luga o se avanoa** Afai e tu'ia e se ma'a ma'ai, a'a, po'o se iniseti le vinyl fa'aloloa lea e fa'apipi'i ai se avanoa e le'i lagolagoina i le oneone, e vave ona sosolo le loimata i le lautele atoa. ** Maualuluga (Liga o lo o tafe mai lologa)** Aua le taumafai e toso pe fa'amau i tua le ie a'o tumu i vai; fa'aititia le maualuga ole vai ile itiiti ifo ile 50 i le 70 pasene a'o le'i taumafai e toe fa'aleleia le laina.
O vae vaivai o le vaita'ele e fa'ata'atia i tua atu o le 10 tikeri po'o le fa'alava pito i luga fa'apa'o O le eleele vaivai pe a uma timuga mamafa ua mafai ai ona goto pou vae ta'itasi i le tasi itu i le palapala, ma faasipa uma ai le vai i le itu e goto. Maualuga (Tafe lologa) Taofi tamaiti mai le vaitaele ma mamao mai le itu maualalo; fa'asusu le vaita'ele i lalo i le 30 cm (12 in) ma fa'apipi'i fa'alava fa'ato'aga sima malō fa'atasi ma le palapala i lalo o vae fa'asa'o uma.

Warning

Suavai masima chlorine generators (SWGs) faʻapipiʻi i luga o vaitaʻele uamea faʻameamea i luga aʻe o le eleele e matua faʻavavevave le ala pito i lalo ma le suʻisuʻi uʻamea ona o le faʻaauau pea o le 3,000-i-4,000-ppm sodium chloride splash-out osofaʻia soʻo se masima microscopic i le paʻu zinc. Afai e te fa'aogaina se vai masima i luga o se vaita'ele uamea e le'i fa'ainisinia fa'apitoa mai le 100 pasene resini, alumini, po'o fa'ama'i u'amea, siaki le ala pito i fafo ma le pa fa'amau fa'atasi ma se moliuila i vaiaso ta'itasi.

Fa'afefea ona fa'atino se alavai fa'afuase'i pe a fa'afefete pe elea le puipui o le vaita'ele

Afai e te va'aia se puipui fa'afefeteina, se su'iga fa'amau, se vae fa'avaa ua goto, po'o se ma'i ele o lo'o sosolo ** a'o le'i pa le vaita'ele, e tatau ona e fa'amama vave le mamafa o le vai e ala i le fa'aitiitia o le maualuga o le vai. Talu ai ona o le mamafa o le hydrostatic e fa'atupula'ia fa'atasi ma le loloto (\(P = \rho g h\)), o le fa'amama na'o le pito i luga o le 50 pasene o le loloto o le vaita'ele e fa'aitiitia ai le malosi i fafo i luga o le puipui tūsa'o i le 75 pasene.

Tulafono o alavai fa'afuase'i saogalemu

  1. Fa'amama muamua le sone pa'u: Fa'atū se sone fa'asa'o e aua ne'i ulufale i luga o le itu fa'afefete po'o lalo ifo o le vaita'ele e fa'alautele a itiiti ifo i le 15 mita (50 futu) i lalo ifo. Aua ne'i tu i le itu vaivai o le vaita'ele e fa'apipi'i fa'agaau.
  2. Aua ne'i fa'amago atoa le vaita'ele i luga o le eleele i matagi tetele: O le taimi lava e te fa'aititia ai le maualuga o le vai i le 30 i le 45 senitimita (12 i le 18 inisi) i luga a'e o le fola, o le a fa'aitiitia le fa'amata'u fa'afuase'i. Tuu le vai i lalo o le 30 senitimita (12 inisi) i totonu o le vaitaele seia e sauni e talepe; o le vaita'ele u'amea gaogao atoa i luga a'e o le eleele e leai se malosi i totonu ma o le a gaugau i totonu e pei o se pepa malo i se savili e 30-km/h (19-mph), toso i lalo foga fa'apipi'i pe fa'amanu'a ai tagata faigaluega.
  3. Aua ne'i sasaa le fia afe lita o vai i luga o lou lava faavae po'o lou tuaoi po'o le alavai ma'ema'e: O le lafoa'iina o le 40,000 lita (10,500 kalone) vai i luga o le mutia i talaane o lou fale i le silia ma le 4 itula o le a fa'asusu ai le fa'avae o lo'o fa'atumu, solo i lalo puipui o lalo, pe lolovaia lou fale. septic system. Fa'aala lau fa'agaau lafoa'i aga'i i le alavai alavai po'o se alavai fa'apitoa e alu ese mai fale uma.
  4. Fa'aoga se pamu fa'aoga e mafai ona fa'afefeteina po'o se fa'au'au fa'alava fa'ato'aga mai le itu saogalemu:
  5. Afai e fa'aogaina le fa'amama o le vaita'ele "FA'AMA'I" po'o le "FAUFAU": Manatua e na'o le 15 senitimita (6 inisi) le pito i lalo ole pito pito i luga. O le taimi lava e pa'ū ai le vai i lalo o le gutu palasitika, o le pamu autu o le a mitiia le ea, leiloa le maualuga, ma mu ai lana afi i totonu o minute. Tape le fu'a faamama vaita'i vave a'o le'i o'o le vai i le pito i lalo ole gutu o le sima.
  6. Tu'u se pamu sump i le ogatotonu o le vaita'ele mai le itu a'e/maua'i: Fa'apipi'i se fa'agaau e 3.8-i-5-centimita (1.5-i-2-inisi) fa'afefeteina o lo'o fa'asolo atu i le auala, fa'apipi'i le pamu i le GFCI/RCD-puipuia fafo mai le vaita'ele, ma fa'aititia le vai i le 64 inisi.
  7. Afai e leai sau pamu fa'asusu, amata ni fa'agaau fa'a'au'au fa'ato'aga se tolu pe fa: Fa'asusu le fa'agaau fa'ato'aga vili atoa i totonu o le vaita'ele mai le itu a'e saogalemu se'ia o'o uma mata'ina o le ea, fa'amau lou limamatua i le tasi pito, toso le pito pupuni i lalo o le auala taavale po'o le fanua i se mea i lalo ifo o le fola o le vaita'ele, ma tatala lou limamatua. E fa 16-milimita (⅝-inisi) fa'agaau fa'ato'aga e fa'afefeteina i le taimi e tasi o le a aveesea ai le tusa ma le 7,500 i le 9,500 lita (2,000 i le 2,500 kalone) i le itula e aunoa ma se eletise.

Puleaina o lologa fa'afuase'i a'e vaita'ele (tafu fa'afuase'i, fa'agaau mama, po'o le valve ua faaleagaina)

E le o lologa uma o vaita'ele i tuafale e sau mai se pa fa'alavelave fa'afuase'i. O taumafanafana uma lava, e faitau afe fo'i pito i lalo ma iata lata ane e lolovaia pe a tu'u fa'afuase'i se va'a faamama multiport i le tulaga BACKWASH po'o le WASTE, o se fa'agaau fa'afo'i fa'afo'i PVC e feula mai lona fa'alava a'o alu le pamu i se taimi otometi, po'o le pa'u alavai pito i lalo e malepe i le po.

La'asaga ma lea la'asaga tali atu i lologa o le vaita'ele e pamu po'o se fa'agaau

  1. Tape le pamu vaita'ele i le ta'otoga ta'avale i totonu (ae le o le ki susū i fafo): Afai o le fa'agaau fa'afo'i ua feula i fafo le faamama po'o le pamu vai o lo'o sasaa le vai i luga o le mea faigaluega, o le pusa timer i fafo ma le ki kiki pamu ua susu. Alu i le fale ta'e eletise i totonu ma liliu le pamu vaita'ele i le OFF.
  2. Tapuni le sima ma toe fa'afo'i alatoto tapuni (pe fa'apipi'i uafu mai totonu o le vaita'ele):
  3. E tusa lava pe e te tapeina le afi pamu, o le a faaauau pea ona sasaa le vai mai le faagaau gau gau e le gravity siphon ona o le faamama ma le pamu e 1 mita (3.3 futu) i lalo ifo o le vaitaele.
  4. Afai e mafai ona e sao atu ma le saogalemu i le vaita'ele mai le fa'ato'aga mago po'o le itu a'e, liliu le palasitika polo po'o le tipi tipi i lalo o le sima ma toe fa'afo'i le va'a i le tulaga TATAU.
  5. Afai o le vaita'ele e leai ni valve tapuni (po'o le tino o le valve na ma'e ese mai le puipui), aapa i totonu o le vaitaele mai le pito i luga o le nofoa afi ma tulei se pa'u fa'apalapala fa'amalo, se polo tenisi o lo'o afifi i se taga palasitika, po'o se solo ta'ele i totonu o le pu lapotopoto toe fo'i ma le pito i lalo ole pu ato. O le mamafa o le vai i totonu o le a mitiia ai le palaka i totonu o le pu ma taofi ai loa le liki.
  6. ** Aveese le vai tumau mai vaieli o faamalama pito i lalo ma alavai faavae**:
  7. Fa'aoga talone palasitika e teu ai, taga ipu palapala po'o mulch, laupapa plywood fa'apipi'i i poloka sima, po'o kapeta susu ta'avale e fau ai se pa'u fa'a-V le tumau e fa'asa'o ai le vai i tulimanu o le fale agai i le auala po'o le auala.
  8. Afai o lo'o fa'aputu le vai i vaieli o fa'amalama pito i lalo, tu'u se pamu fa'ato'ilalo i totonu ole fa'amalama loloto a'o le'i a'e maualuga le vai e ta'e ai le tioata. Va'ai la matou faaletonu pamu pamu i lologa ta'iala mo le fa'aola maa ma auala pamu siphon.

Lisi siaki su'esu'ega o fausaga, eleele, ma le si'osi'omaga

A uma loa le galu lolo ma fa'amaonia uma ta'avale eletise i le lotoa ma le fogafale i lalo, siaki lau fanua ma fale tuaoi mo le fa'aleagaina o fausaga a'o le'i tu'uina atu se tasi e savali i totonu o le lotoa.

  • Siaki mea fa'a'a'a'a'ele'ele, pamu vevela, ma fa'apapa sima mo le fufuluina o le palapala: O se vaita'ele maualuga le saosaoa e sasaa ai le 15 i le 45 senitimita (6 i le 18 inisi) o le palapala pito i luga ma le iliili i lalo o le HVAC condenser pads i fafo, ma mafua ai ona fa'afefeteina le vaega mamafa o le compressor ma fa'afefe ai laina oomi maualuga. Afai o lo'o fa'alagolago lau iunite AC i le 10 tikeri, tapuni le ta'e AC i le laulau autu a'o le'i ta'e le laina apamemea.
  • Su'esu'e puipui o le mauga ma laina pa tuaoi: E fia sefulu afe lita o vai e sosolo vave i le palapala i tua atu o se laupapa, poloka vaega, po o le puipui sima ua sasaa e faatele ai le mamafa o le palapala i tua o le puipui i le 200 i le 300 pasene. Va'ai mo puipui fa'apipi'i, poloka poloka poloka, po'o ni ta'eta'ei fou i le mutia i luga a'e o se malifa; vaai i tatou le fa'aletonu o le puipui ma le pa'u o le fanua taiala.
  • Siaki pe magoto i luga o tane vai, vaieli mago, ma lua aoga: O le fa'atopetope o le fa'aputuina o alavai o lo'o fa'asolo i tua po'o le fa'amama vai tuai e mafai ona fa'afuase'i ona pa'u le eleele. Taofi tamaiti mai so'o se fa'alavelave i le ga'o tumu.
  • Saogalemu pe punou i lalo u'amea masaesae talatala i le taimi lava lena: Fa'aofuina totini lima pa'u mamafa, seevae mafiafia, ma puipui mata, gaugau pe ufiufi pito puipui u'amea ma'ai ma'ai fa'alatalata i fa'agaau togala'au mavaevae po'o tapoleni mamafa ina ia aua ne'i tipiina tamaiti o le pitonu'u, fagafao, po'o mea fa'ainisiua.
  • Talu le vai masima po o le chlorine mamafa mai laau ma'ale'ale ma pito u'amea: Afai o lau vaita'ele e 3,500 ppm o le masima (mai se vai masima chlorine generator) po'o le taimi nei na fa'ate'ia i le maualuga o le calcium hypochlorite, fufulu i lalo o le alumini, fa'apipi'i HVAC i fafo, ma le fa'atauaina o togala'au moega e le fa'afefeteina le vai masima fou. apa u'amea po'o mu a'a laau.
  • Faamau le tulaga faaletonu a'o le'i tipiina pe tia'i le puipui o le vaita'ele: Pu'e ata manino latalata o le su'isu'i tu'usa'o tu'usa'o vaevae, puipui puipui pito i lalo, po'o le vinyl liner masae, fa'atasi ai ma ata tetele o le ala vai ma fa'aleagaina meatotino, mo tagata e ona fale ma fa'amaumauga tau inisiua.

Tip

Afai e te manaʻo e aʻoaʻoina le pulea o le toto, CPR, ma le laveaʻiina o vai aʻo leʻi tupu se faʻalavelave faʻafuaseʻi, ave se fesoasoani muamua faʻamaonia ma le saogalemu o le vai e ala i le Koluse Mumu a Amerika, St John Ambulance, le Royal Life Saving Society, poʻo lau sosaiete a le Koluse Mumu poʻo Red Crescent.

Fesili e fai soo

Can an above-ground swimming pool really cause serious flooding or structural damage if the wall bursts?

Yes, a typical 5.5-to-7.3-meter (18-to-24-foot) round above-ground pool holds 30,000 to 55,000 liters (8,000 to 14,500 gallons) of water weighing 30 to 55 metric tons (66,000 to 121,000 pounds). When a corroded steel wall panel or bolt seam splits, the entire volume releases in under 60 seconds as a 0.6-to-1-meter-deep (2-to-3.3-foot-deep) flash flood wave that can shatter basement egress windows, flood below-grade rooms, knock down wooden fences, shift parked vehicles, and sweep children across the yard.

What should I do if I see rust holes or a bulge near the bottom of my above-ground pool wall?

Keep all people and pets out of the pool and at least 15 meters (50 feet) away from the rusted or bulging side immediately, as the steel wall can unzip along the rust line without further warning. Never try to brace a bulging wall with straps or boards; instead, lower the water level immediately using a submersible pump or garden-hose gravity siphons placed from the safe uphill side until only 30 centimeters (12 inches) of water remains, which removes the outward hydrostatic pressure so the pool can be safely dismantled.

Why should you never drain a steel-wall above-ground pool completely dry during an emergency?

A hard-sided above-ground pool relies on the outward pressure of the water inside it to hold the thin circular sheet-metal wall upright and rigid. If you drain 100 percent of the water out, even a moderate 25-to-35-kilometer-per-hour (15-to-22-mile-per-hour) wind will blow the empty steel shell inward like a soda can and cause the vinyl liner to shrink and crack; always leave 30 to 45 centimeters (12 to 18 inches) of water in the bottom until you are actively taking the metal wall down.

Does homeowners insurance cover damage from an above-ground pool collapse?

Coverage depends heavily on your specific policy language and jurisdiction, as many standard homeowners policies distinguish between sudden accidental tearing apart of a system and gradual neglect from visible rust or earth movement. If a sudden pool collapse floods a neighbor's basement or damages their fence, your personal liability coverage may apply, whereas damage to the pool structure itself or your own basement often requires a specific pool or water-backup endorsement; photograph the exact failure seam immediately before cleanup and contact your insurer promptly.

Punavai ua siaki

  • Komisi o le Saogalemu o Oloa Fa'atau a le Iunaite Setete (CPSC, Iunaite Setete): Fa'aliga mo le Saogalemu Fausia o Va'a i Luga o le Eleele, Fa'amanatu Fa'atagata Va'a, ma Ta'iala mo le Puipuia o le malemo o Nofo.
  • National Fire Protection Association (NFPA, Iunaite Setete): NFPA 70 National Eletise Code (NEC) Mataupu 680: Ta'ele Ta'ele, Punavai, ma Fa'apipi'i Tutusa (Feso'ota'iga ma Manaoga GFCI).
  • Feterale Pulega Fa'alavelave Fa'afuase'i (FEMA, Iunaite Setete): Ta'iala mo le Toe Fa'aleleia o Fale, Fa'ama'ila Fa'amalama Fa'alalo Uta Hydrostatic, ma Puipuiga o Lologa Fa'alotoifale.
  • Va'a ma Vaivai Vaita'i (PHTA / ANSI, Iunaite Setete): ANSI/PHTA/ICC-4 Fa'ata'ita'iga mo Vai'ele'ele i Luga/Fa'ato'a Nofo (Tagata Fa'atonu, Fa'apalepale Fa'asalaina, ma le Saogalemu Alavai).
  • Koluse Mumu Amerika ma International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC): *Fesoasoani Muamua Taʻiala mo le Mataʻutia o le Toto i fafo, Talosaga Tourniquet, ma le Faʻaolaina o le Malelemo *.

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