Question:
The drain cover came off, it is in the deep end and I need to get down
and screw it back on. I am foolhardy to even consider this but could I
dive down and use a garden hose to breathe through?
Answer:
Pay a neighbor kid 5 bucks... am I misunderstanding this, or could you
do this if you were a decent swimmer who could hold your breath for a
30 seconds or so to screw it back on..
In all seriosness.. make sure you put it back as I have read of
accidents where the suction in pool drains that are not properly
covered can actual hold a person underwater...
Since 1980, CPSC knows of 18 incidents, including five deaths,
involving children between the ages of two and 14 who were injured or
died due to body part entrapment involving the drain of a swimming
pool, wading pool, or spa. In addition, last week, a 16-year-old New
Jersey girl drowned when her body was sucked down against a drain on
the bottom of a spa. Her body apparently formed a vacuum seal against
an outlet for circulating water and she was held underwater. Hair entanglement occurs when a bather's hair becomes entangled in a
drain cover as the water and hair are drawn through the drain.
