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newsSafetySam says check your fenceOlympic champion and motherof three Sam Riley has joinedforces with ARC Fences andRLSSA to encourage Australianpool owners to do an annualsafety check.As part of the campaign,ARC has supplied a handy safetycheck list for pool owners.Step One: The pool fence• It should be at least 1200m high•Boundary fence should be atleast 1800mm• The space between the highestlower horizontal rail and thelowest upper horizontal rail is aminimum of 900mm• Spacing between vertical rails isnot more than 100mm•The gap under the fence isnot more than 100mm fromthe groundStep Two: The pool gate• It must only swing outwards• The gap under the gate isnot more than 100mm fromthe ground• The gate must be self latchingand closing from all positions•The latch is a minimum of1500mm above the ground• The latch is mounted on theinside of the fenceStep Three: Check the condition• Footings and posts shouldbe firm in the ground andnot removable• All fixtures and fittings aretight and secure• Posts and gates are solid andfree from excessive corrosion• Check welds on panels: ensurethey are secure, unbroken andcorrosion-freeStep Four: Pool surroundings• Trees, chairs, rocks, toys shouldbe stored in a safe area awayfrom the pool• Clothes lines, barbeque, treesor shrubs should be awayfrom fencing• A resuscitation sign shouldbe displayed in the immediatevicinity of the pool areaOlympic champion Sam Rileyis fronting a campaign forpool owners to check thecondition of their fencesLitigationAustralian manufacturer fighting for paymentGold Coast based manufacturerCompu Pool Products hasfound itself in a legal battle inthe United States over nearlyhalf a million dollars owed by anAmerican distributor, Aqua-Comfort Technologies.Compu Pool began legalaction in November last year,but the story has developed alife of its own since US tradepublication Pool & Spa Newsran a story including imagesof melted chlorinators whichAquaComfort has used as abasis to refuse payment.Nick Millar, owner of CompuPool, says that as the courtcase it has yet to be resolved,he doesn’t want to go into toomuch detail. However, he saysthey’d been selling the unitsto AquaComfort for about 18months, then in Septemberlast year the distributor saidthey had defect issues andwouldn’t pay.The units are not Compu Poolbranded units, but AquaComfort’sown brand made to Aqua-Comfort’s own specifications.“It’s got nothing to do withCompu Pool in Australia – it’svery removed,” he says.AquaComfort had sold morethan 1500 Compu Pool brandedchlorinators in 2010, but in 2011came to Compu Pool with theirown specifications for a privatelybranded product. Approximately450 units were manufactured anddelivered to AquaComfort.However, the units werenot paid for, and legal proceedingsensued.“If you had a few units thatdidn’t work, you wouldn’t refuseto pay for the whole consignment,”says Millar, who adds thathe believes the number of defectiveunits has been exaggeratedby AquaComfort.Millar claims the melting ofthe units was to do with faultyinstallation leading to gas traps.“Even so, there was never anydanger of the units catching onfire as they are made with flameretardants. They might look awfulbut they can’t catch on fire.”He also says that the firsttime he saw the images shownin the US magazine was whenit was published, and cannotverify them.Compu Pool attempted to getthe list of purchasers of the unitsto they could talk to each customerand determine an accuratefailure rate, but AquaComfortrejected that offer.“I’m reluctant to say toomuch until we’ve gone to court,”says Millar. He expects thecourt case to be resolved by theend of the year.Keep informed bysubscribing to the freeonline newsletter.Top five online news storiesThe most popular online news stories at splashmagazine.com.au were...1. Poolrite to license poolequipment technologyAustralian pool equipmentmanufacturer Poolriteplanned to license itstechnology and appointedan equity investment firmto facilitate the process.2. Australian pool ownercharged with manslaughterover toddler drowningA 61-year-old Armidaleman was charged withmanslaughter followingthe drowning death of atwo-year-old child.3. Paralympic swimteam and TV coverage announcedAustralia’s 35-strongParalympic swim teamwill be going to Londonand the ABC announcedthe on-air line-up to covertheir endeavours.4. Poolstore Internationalup for saleJohn Dick’s company,one of the two remainingfull-line Australian manufacturers,was offeredfor sale.5. Interim WaterborneInflatables StandardpublishedThe interim standard forconstant airflow inflatablesin swimming poolswas published.14 SPLASH! October/November 2012
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