Stop first if
- Anyone feels a tingle or shock in or near the water.Get everyone away from the water and keep them out. Call a licensed electrician, and emergency services if anyone is hurt.
- There is a strong chlorine smell, or acid and chlorine products were mixed.Leave and do not go in to look. Keep others out. Call emergency services.
- A low or closed room holds CO2 or ozone equipment and the air is in doubt.Do not enter. Keep others out. Call a trained specialist or emergency services.
- You smell gas at the pad or in the room.Leave the area. Call the gas utility or emergency services from a safe distance.
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Ask on the call
6Homeowner? These are the questions a good technician will ask you. Having the answers ready makes the first visit count.
- Is everyone out of the water and away from the pool now?
- Has anyone been hurt or had trouble breathing?
- Where were they, and what were they touching?
- Did anything change recently, like new equipment or a storm?
- Has heater or other metal equipment pitted early?
- What chemicals are stored in the room, and are they sealed?
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Bring
4- Flashlight
- Phone for photos
- Chemical inventory sheet
- Gloves and eye protection
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Check on site
5- Make sure nobody is in the water before any work starts.
- From outside, trace a solid copper bond wire from each pump and heater lug.
- List any equipment with no visible bond.
- A licensed electrician tests continuity with the power off.
- From outside the room, see whether acid is sealed and exhaust is running.
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Keep on the record
4- Time, place and what the person touched
- Photos of bond wires and lugs
- List of equipment with no visible bond
- Chemicals in the room and how they are stored
General guidance for a qualified person, not a finding about any home. The person on site decides.