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? Or should I call a
professional. I don't drain the pool so that is not an option.

thanks,
Eric

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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? Or should I call a
professional. I don't drain the pool so that is not an option.

thanks,
Eric

your lungs aren't strong enough to breath through a hose. either get good
holding your breath, or call the pool store to fix it.

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...

FWIW-- This warning was issued by the Consumer Product Safety Comission
a few years ago.. worth keeping in mind if you have a pool or spa

CPSC Issues Warning for Pools, Spas, and Hot Tubs
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
is alerting consumers and public health officials to steps they can
take to reduce entrapment deaths and injuries associated with pools,
spas, and hot tubs.

The main hazard from hot tubs and spas is the same as that from pools
-- drowning. Since 1980, CPSC has reports of more than 700 deaths in
spas and hot tubs. About one-third of those were drownings to children
under age five.

Other hazards include body part entrapment and hair entanglement.

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.

Under normal conditions, pipes leading from a pool's drain, or into the
pool's pumps, draw water from the pool creating suction. If something
blocks the pool drain leading into this pipe, the amount of suction
will increase as the pump draws water past the obstruction. This
increased suction can entrap parts of a person's body, causing the
person to be held underwater. In wading pools, if a child sits on the
drain outlet, the suction can cause disembowelment.

To reduce the risk of entrapment and drowning, current safety standards
require that each spa have two outlets for each pump, lessening the
amount of suction at any single outlet.

Since 1978, CPSC has reports of 49 incidents (including 13 deaths) in
which people's hair was sucked into the suction fitting of a spa, hot
tub, or whirlpool, causing the victim's head to be held under water.
Hair entanglement occurs when a bather's hair becomes entangled in a
drain cover as the water and hair are drawn through the drain. CPSC
helped develop a voluntary standard for drain covers that reduce the
risk of hair entanglement.

CPSC offers the following safety tips when using a hot tub, spa, or
whirlpool:


Always use a locked safety cover when the spa is not in use and keep
young children away from spas or hot tubs unless there is constant
adult supervision.
Make sure the spa has the dual drains and drain covers required by
current safety standards.
Regularly have a professional check your spa or hot tub and make sure
it is in good, safe working condition, and that drain covers are in
place and not cracked or missing. Check the drain covers yourself
throughout the year.
Know where the cut-off switch for your pump is so you can turn it off
in an emergency.
Be aware that consuming alcohol while using a spa could lead to
drowning.
Keep the temperature of the water in the spa at 104 degrees Fahrenheit
or below.
Release # 96-139

Drain the pool and repair it. Or call in help; they'll
have more access fofr water to refill it quickly.
Even if you could breathe thru a hose at that
depth, you'd shortly become light headed and possibly
faint or lose track of your orientation. Unless you
have a scube outfit and knew how to dive, even scuba
would be dangerous.

Call for help; don't take unnecessary chances.
They'll know how to fix it safely.
wrote in message
oups.com...
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?
Or should I call a
professional. I don't drain the pool so that is not
an option.

thanks,
Eric