Hi, this is Jim from MyWaterEarthandSky.com. Today I wanted to talk to you about confined
space and the issues, the dangers it presents in a swimming pool. When you're clean in the
pool and it's over your head, it creates what they call the dangers of confined space. Chlorine
and any kind of cleaner are normally heavier than air. It can affect you down here at the
pool walls, say all over your head. This pool is 10 foot deep and I'm 6 foot 2, so this
is going to present a danger if I'm using a muriatic acid to etch the wall before I
paint or some kind of scrubber that we can use to clean the walls or even chlorine. A
little bit of chlorine that's in the water here or reacts with humidity can create a
pile. But especially muriatic acid, it is definitely dangerous. You shouldn't be taking
it lightly. You should never try to clean these walls or come down to a pool that's
over your head, even 8 foot, where you couldn't get out. You always should partner up and
bring somebody with you. I even may tie myself off with a rope if I use chlorine chemicals
to etch the walls. Because once you get down here, you put yourself into where your predisposed
to these dangers that you would never think that it should happen. But even alcohol bleaches
and ammonias and chemicals like that can create this kind of danger. So please, don't ever
do this alone and don't ever try to take advantage of a nice day like it is today thinking that
nothing can happen. It is dangerous. It is over your head. This is what we call a compliance
state. So the first reasonable thing to do is come down with a partner. Secondly, you're
going to be doing patchwork, little pieces at a time, and then walk yourself out. You're
going to be aware of humidity, which reacts with some of these chemicals like muriatic
acid. And be aware, that's all. Just be aware of everything because it could be a dangerous thing