Swimming Pool Slide

Swimming Safety

A slide might just be the best thing you can put next to your pool, other than swimming pool diving boards.

Most slides are intended for moderate to heavy use. With proper anchoring, they offer countless hours of fun and excitement for you and your family.

If you want your kids to go to bed early, get one of these goodies and take them swimming. They'll be in bed by 8pm.

Water Park Fun In Your Backyard

A slide is pretty straight forward. You climb up the ladder and go down the slide that's covered with water. Many are available in both right and left curve design and have a thick and durable acrylic runway. The underside of the slide should be reinforced by an acrylic frame to have maximum strength, safety, and durability.

Some slides can be mounted on swimming pool decks that are not level, although I would recommend getting the ground as level as possible before installing your swimming pool slide.

The handrails of pool slides should be shaped and formed to give the swimmer secure points to hold while entering the top platform and slide.

Your pool slide should provide a constant flow of water from the top to the bottom. Most swimming pool water slides will fit a normal outdoor water faucet and some may even fit your pool circulation system, but is usually not recommended.

Some pool slides have a water flow of up to 35 gallons per hour.

You need to be sure the water flow is constant and the connections won't clog up the water system and unfiltered water doesn't return back into the swimming pool.

Swimming Pool Slide Safety Concerns

Pool slides can by fun for the whole family, buy as with anything around the pool, something that seems funny can lead to injury or death.

Before buying your pool slide, you should check these swimming safety concerns:

1. Be sure the pool slide is mounted and secured per the manufacturer's instructions. Professional installation is recommended. You can go to the Consumer Product Safety Commission to find all about swimming pool slide specs. and safety.
2. If you have a child under the age of 6 or less than 3' tall, it would probably be better if they stay with you. I know they think it's fun, but remember it's safety first.
3. Absolutely no horseplay near or on the swimming pool slide. The ladder is for climbing, not pushing. Only one person at a time.
4. Wait until the person has cleared the bottom of the slide before the next person slides. Nobody want to get a heel in the nose.
5. Slide feet first. Don't try any "new and improved" styles of sliding.
6. Just use water to make the pool slide slick. Never put oils or lotions on the pool slide to make it "slicker". Water is just fine and you're not going to get much more speed going down the slide anyway, so why bother?
7. Your buddy doesn't need to go with you, so one person at a time. And that also goes for dogs.
8. You've gone down the slide, you're in the water, you turn around and BAM, you get nailed in the face because someone thought it would be fun to launch an object down the slide after you.

   Not so funny, so let's keep objects out of the way. A swimming pool slide is for people and nothing else.

Let's keep it fun and safe.

And remember you can have the best pool in the world, but be sure you know and understand proper swimming pool care.

Sizes And Prices of Swimming Pool Water Slide

There are as many slides, styles, and colors as there are thoughts of pool slides. This list will give you a broad idea of what's out there in swimming pool slide world.

Any slides for swimming pools need a professional to install it. There are things that must be done and safety issues that need to be addressed to be sure your pool slide is ready for your family.

So there you have a pretty good run-down of your next swimming pool slide. Just remember it's always safety first.

You're the adult and kids needs proper supervision when they are on a swimming pool water slide so don't take any chances and don't allow your kids to take too many risks. It could be a very painful experience, for everyone.

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