Safety tips for above ground pool owners

Not everyone wants, or can afford, an in ground swimming pool. Above ground pools are more affordable for many families and they are also ideal for those families who don’t plan to stay in one home for decades. In some cases, an above ground swimming pool can be dismantled and taken with you if you move.  The swimming pool contractors from Advanced Pools, Inc. in Memphis, TN offer safety tips for above ground pool owners because safety is paramount for all swimming pool owners.

Whether you work with a pool contractor to install your above ground pool or if you do it yourself, there are still safety measures you will need to follow and adhere to, which may be regulated by law where you live. Regardless of the minimum safety standards set forth, pool owners should amp up any safety measures to make the pool the “safest room in the house.”

Safety tips for above ground pool owners

Here are tips for above ground pool safety.

1. 1. All pools should have a fence. With an above ground pool you will want a fence installed around the top edge of the pool and along the stairs leading to the pool deck. The pool fence can be both functional and aesthetically pleasing.
   2. The stairs should be retractable and/or gated. The pool ladder can be of the A-frame style or drop in steps.
   3. The pool should have hand rails and the handrails on the ladder need to be installed and inspected to assure no one falls or slips on the steps.
   4. Make certain no one sits on the sides of the swimming pool and that they don’t run on the edge. Your pool fence should keep anyone from getting into the pool from the site of the pool, either.
   5. A swimming pool alarm is a great addition to any pool — above ground or in ground. These devices float on the top of the water and when the surface of the water is broken, they will sound an alarm. There are also alarms you can get for the pool ladder. Infrared alarms will sound if the light wave is broken by someone, or something, falling into the water. Motion activated cameras are also helpful to assure no one is in the pool when they aren’t supposed to be.
   6. If you have a deep end in your above ground pool, you will want to mark that with a rope with buoys attached to keep people safe.
   7. Basic safety equipment that should be kept poolside includes life vests, a shepherd’s hook to pull a swimmer to safety, a phone for emergency use and a life ring.

   Give us a call if you’re looking to enhance your pool safety measures or if you want to get a pool this season.