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Swimming Pools in France
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 21/05/2008, 7:43
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vervialle
Joined on 30/04/2005
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Out of interest has anybody had their pool security checked yet,two years down the road and there are lots of pools in our area without fences or covers, so maybe most people are just installing alarms,but what happens when they are not there?
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21/05/2008, 15:05
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Hagar
Joined on 28/10/2004
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Never heard of any private pool being inspected .
In fact as I understand it there is no mechanism/authority that is responsible for such inspections.
At the time the law was passed the minister responsible said there would be no random/regular inspections. The authorities would only act if somebody complained and then only following an incident. (i.e you can't just 'phone up and say my neighbour's pool doesn't meet the security regs.)
Despite a lot of scare-mongering by pool security equipment suppliers have yet to hear of anybody being prosecuted.
rgds
Hagar
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21/05/2008, 22:19
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Hagar
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Dave,
Posted a long reply to this and somehow it dissappeared.
Essence was that the pool security legislation is NOT about public safety - it is about child security in the home environment.
That is why alarm systems on their own comply - and also why there is no inspection or enforcement regime in place.
rgds
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22/05/2008, 11:42
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Stu-le-brew
 
Joined on 23/08/2004
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As I understand it you would have to comply if you sold the house, this is the only check
Personally I still think this is a stupid law, what if you lived next to a river/lake/the sea no alarm is neccessary - you would have to apply common sence I am sure this has already been said before
I do not have an alarm and have no intension of getting one, thought I would use my winter cover (which does comply) if I were to leave the house unattended for a long time.
Stu the brew
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23/05/2008, 10:13
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Hagar
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 Stu the Brewer wrote: | As I understand it you would have to comply if you sold the house, this is the only check
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Something like electricity regulations. You can fit what you like inside your own home/garden whther compliant or not. Nobody is going to come and inspect it or enforce the current regulations on you. Until you want to sell the property ..............
rgds
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24/05/2008, 7:43
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chrish
Joined on 04/04/2008
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Not wanting to get into another war on security
this is the section which you should think about when you have an alarm and you are not on site.
l’avertissement suivant : « cette alarme est un dispositif de protection qui signale un danger (ou risque de
danger). L’intervention rapide en moins de 3 min d’un adulte responsable est obligatoire lorsque le signal
d’alerte retentit» ;
Make your own mind up, this is info not my opinion.
If you want the full regs in French please pm
Piscine-plus.com
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24/05/2008, 9:21
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mayday
Joined on 26/11/2007
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| Hagar wrote: |
| Stu the Brewer wrote: | As I understand it you would have to comply if you sold the house, this is the only check
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Just arranged the sale of a house for a client with an obviously non-compliant pool. I was present for all the diagnostique and the fosse inspection. No-one looked at the pool and it was not even mentioned. Who told you that they are checked when a house is sold?
Something like electricity regulations. You can fit what you like inside your own home/garden whther compliant or not. Nobody is going to come and inspect it or enforce the current regulations on you. Until you want to sell the property ..............
rgds
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