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The US Consumer Product Safety Commission and
multiple vendors announced a recall of nearly 5
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million swimming pools that the agency believes
are linked to 9 child drownings.
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According to the CPSC, the 48 inch and taller
aboveground pools were manufactured in China
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and have been sold by Best Way, Intex, and Poly
Group since 2002.
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Retail locations that sold the recall pool.
Include Walmart,
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Target, Lowe’s, Home Depot, and Costco, as well
as online at Amazon.
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The hazard involves a compression strap that
surrounds the pool and runs over its vertical
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support legs, which can create footholds and
allow children to access the pool.
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Affected pool models include Best Way’s Power
Steel, NTex’s PRISM frame pool,
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Polygroup Summer waves, and more.
The CPSC.
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believes that 9 children aged 22 months to 3
years drowned between 2007 and 2022 after using
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the compression strap to enter the pool.
The agency added that it knew of three other
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incidents in 2011 and 2012 where children used
the strap to climb into the pool.
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The CPSC instructed owners of the recalled
pools to contact Best Way Intex and Poly Group
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to receive a free repair kit.
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The kit features a rope that attaches to the
support poles at the ground level.
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Consumers should install the repair before
cutting and removing the compression strap.
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Owners can drain the pool until the repair
arrives or ensure the children cannot access
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the pool unattended.
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I’m Nolan Bastein, this is manufacturing now.