Blade Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 other water features such as a big water collecting tank that we have - it is about 2 or 3 metres deep and takes all of the rain water from one of our barns which is adjacent to our house? thanks in advance for any advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 Hi Blade, I ve been reading all the commentary about these new pool laws and Id like to add my bit. I come from Australia where pools are a common addition to a home - not an accessory. We HAD the highest rate of child drownings in the world UNTIL it became law for everyone with a pool, tank, pond or dam, to fence it in. High, vertical fencing, no rungs, horizontal bars or hedges allowed for a child to get a foothold on. A tank of water or a hole in the ground, be it a pool or a pond, is a potential death trap. Yes, parents are responsible for supervising their own children but accidents will always happen and a pool is a most tempting thing for a child. Personally we have decided not to build a pool for our auberge and we have filled in the old fish pond. . Parents, everywhere, are not as diligent as they should be and, to tell you the truth, Ive seen a child pulled blue and unconscious from a water hole. Use common sense and take all the measures you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poolguy Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 BladeAt present the law does not require you to fence your tank. I am not a lawyer and so cannot give you a legal opinion. However in my viewthe law of 'due diligence' would certainly be evoked should a child (or anyoneelse for that matter) fall into your tank and drown as they were unable toclimb out. You would not be fined but certainly prosecuted I would guess. Inthe eyes of the law I am certain that your tank should have a lit on it orrendered impossible for any person to fall in. I can only suggest that youmight explore those type of measures even if you not required under the'Raffarin Law' to install a security device.I might applaud your foresight to recoup the rain water nevertheless, as itwill become vital this year as the water restriction now in place will remainand become wider reaching and more strict. Anyone with a pool should be takingwhat measures they can to stock water to top up their pool as its will beforbidden in more than half of France to do so from the tap very soon.WenThanks for your input, its heartening that France is gradually coming into linewith exemplar countries such as Australia which has had this law (stricterversion) for more than 30 years.Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Thanks Andrew, yes, well, Ive just read that in the last 24 hours yet another toddler has drowned in a pool in Australia and this child could swim it seemed. This time at his grandmothers property and the pool was only partially fenced. He slipped out while they all slept in.a Anyway, with regards to water tanks, Ive seen the type, very common in Australia, where the tanks are set very high up on towers and they are too high to be tempting for a child to try to climb. I'm talking 12-13 feet up at least. And they are enclosed as well. Enclosing them also stops any birds ending up in your water supply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerino Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Andrew Are you saying you can collect rain water to put into your pool. Sorry for being so thick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirpy Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 where do you think the rain goes when it falls directly into your pool?unless it is always under cover you have free top up.seriously it is clean and free of any man made additives apart from what it picks up from the air and this is negligible unless you live next to a chemicalplant etc.the chance of filling a new pool by this method is very difficult if it with a liner that should beinstalled and filled within a few days-i had this problem and had 2 giant paddling pools to fill before a liner could be installed as i only had well water with insufficint capacity to fill 60000 litre in 2-3 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerino Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Now I really feel stupid I'll go and get back under the stone I crawled our from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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