U-Veronica Graham ube yintatheli cishe iminyaka engu-15 ebhala yonke into kusukela ekubeni umzali kuya kwezombusazwe kuya emdlalweni we-playoff. I-byline yakhe ihlanganisa i-Washington Post, Parents, SheKnows, kanye ne-Family Handyman, futhi uqongelele amasiginesha yamaphephandaba nawomagazini angaphezu kuka-2,000 kuwo wonke umsebenzi wakhe. UVeronica uneziqu azithola eNyuvesi yaseTexas e-Austin.
Sihlola ngokuzimela zonke izimpahla namasevisi anconyiwe. Singathola isinxephezelo uma uchofoza isixhumanisi esisinikezayo. Ukuze ufunde kabanzi.
Ichibi elingaphezulu komhlaba liyindlela enhle yokuphola ehlobo ngengxenyana yenani lechibi elingaphansi komhlaba. Ngaphezu kwalokho, amachibi angaphansi komhlaba angafakwa esikhathini esingangehora, eze nezinto zokuhlunga ezidla amandla amancane, futhi eze ngosayizi ohlukahlukene ukuze afanele noma yiliphi igceke.
Ukukusiza ukuthi ukhethe ichibi elingcono kakhulu elingaphezulu komhlaba endaweni yakho yangaphandle, sibheke izinketho eziningi ngokucabangela usayizi, impahla kanye nomthamo wemodeli ngayinye. Siphinde sabonisana noMalina Brough, uMongameli weBlackthorne Pools & Spas.
Kungani kufanele uyithole: Ihlanganisa iphampu yokuhlunga isihlabathi esethiwe ngaphambili ukuze ungakhumbuli ukuyiqala. Ngaphezu kwalokho, awekho amathuluzi adingekayo ukuze kuhlanganiswe.
Ukuze uthole inketho eqinile okulula ukuyifaka, cabangela i-Intex Rectangular Ultra XTR In Ground Pool Frame. Ukuhlanganisa akunamathuluzi njengoba uhlaka kanye nesistimu yesihlungi kushintshana futhi kukhiyeke endaweni. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kudingeka abantu ababili kuphela ukuze bahlanganise idivayisi.
Ngokungeziwe kuladi, ikhava yechibi, nesihlungi sesihlabathi, ichibi linezindonga ezingamayintshi angu-52 ukuze ukwazi ukuchaphaza ngamamitha amane amanzi, okulenze libe yisinqumo sethu sonke sechibi elingcono kakhulu elingaphezulu komhlaba. I-liner inokuphrinta kwethayela eliluhlaza futhi ifakwe isiphetho esimhlophe, ikunikeza okunye ubuhle bechibi langaphakathi.
Uhlaka lwenziwe ngensimbi futhi amashubhu angenalutho ohlaka ambozwa ngempushana ngaphakathi nangaphandle ukuze kuvinjelwe ukugqwala. I-triple liner yenziwe nge-polyester mesh ne-PVC, inhlanganisela i-Intex ethi inamandla angu-50% kunamanye amalayini. Ngaphezu kwalokho, isihlungi sesihlabathi esifakiwe sinezinga lokugeleza elingaphezu kwesilinganiso esingu-2,100 gph.
Nakuba intengo yaleli chibi iphezulu kunabanye abakulolu hlu, sicabanga ukuthi ikhwalithi nezinsiza ezifakiwe ziyifanele imali. Uhlaka, ulayini kanye nephampu yokuhlunga nazo zimbozwa iwaranti yomkhiqizi weminyaka emibili, ngakho-ke leli chibi lizohlala isikhathi eside.
Ubukhulu: 24 x 12 x 52 amayintshi | Umthamo wamanzi: 8,403 amalitha | Izinto zokwakha: insimbi, i-polyester ne-PVC.
I-Bestway Power Over Ground Rectangular Steel Frame Swimming Pool inamashubhu kazimele wensimbi angagqwali ahlanganayo ukuze ahlanganiswe kalula futhi adinga amathuluzi amancane. Amachibi angcono kakhulu angaphezulu komhlaba anezesekeli afika namaphampu amakhemikhali, amaphampu okuhlunga isihlabathi, izakhi zokuhlunga, izitebhisi nendwangu yaphansi ukuze ube nakho konke okudingayo okuhlanganisiwe.
Ichibi elingaphezulu komhlaba linesikhumba esiphindwe kathathu esine-lithography, elenza libukeke njengechibi elingaphezulu komhlaba. Ingamayintshi angu-52 ukuphakama, kodwa qaphela ukuthi idinga amanzi amancane kunezinye izinketho ezifanayo. Ifakwe ipompo yokuhlunga isihlabathi enamandla angamalitha ayi-1500 ngehora.
Ikhithi ihlanganisa neladi lephuli kanye nesembozo, kanye ne-chlorine dispenser yamakhemikhali exhunywe echibini. Kodwa-ke, kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi i-Bestway ayiwenzi i-canopy ehambisana namachibi ayo angama-rectangular, ngakho-ke kuzodingeka uyeke umthunzi.
Ubukhulu: 24′ x 12′ x 52′ | Umthamo wamanzi: 7.937 amalitha | Izinto zokwakha: insimbi, i-vinyl nepulasitiki
Kungani kufanele uyithenge: Ishibhile kunezinye izinketho futhi itholakala ngamasayizi ahlukahlukene ukuze uthole engcono kakhulu yegceke lakho.
Ngezakhiwo ezingemuva kwegceke ezihlala unomphela, ichibi eliphefumulayo njenge-Intex Easy Set liyinketho enhle. Ichibi elingaphezulu komhlaba ligcwala umoya emizuzwini engama-30 futhi lingamumatha abantu abangu-8 noma ngaphezulu.
Ukuze ufake ichibi, uzodinga iphampu yomoya kanye ne-screwdriver ukuze ufake isistimu yokuhlunga. Ama-drain plug angaphandle ukuze ukwazi ukukhipha amanzi ukuze ulungise ukujula njengoba kudingeka. Ifakwe iphampu yokuhlunga i-cartridge enamandla angu-1500 amalitha ngehora.
I-Lining iyi-vinyl ephindwe kathathu futhi akufanele ibhobozwe, kodwa njengoba indandatho ephezulu ikwazi ukuphefumula, kusafanele ugcine izilwane ezifuywayo kude nazo. Ungase futhi udinge ukungeza umoya owengeziwe ngezikhathi ezithile ukuze ugcine ichibi ligcwele umoya.
Amachibi angaphezulu komhlaba afika nesembozo samanzi, okokumboza phansi kanye nezitebhisi ukuze uwagcine evuthelwe umoya isikhathi eside ngaphandle kokwakhiwa kwemfucumfucu. Kodwa uma ufuna ukulikhipha, ungakwazi ukuxhuma ipayipi lengadi yakho kupulaki yokudonsa amanzi bese ubeka enye ingxenye yepayipi eduze komsele wesiphepho noma eduze nendawo yegceke lakho ekwazi ukuphatha lelo nani lamanzi.
Kungani kufanele uyithenge: Izindawo zokubala ze-resin zihlala zipholile uma uthintwa, futhi olayini abagqagqene bahle kakhulu ekungezeni ukudeka eduze kwechibi lakho.
Ichibi le-Wilbar Weekender II eliyindilinga elingaphezulu komhlaba iyichibi elinemiphetho eqinile nezindonga zensimbi. Ungakwazi ukungcwaba leli chibi phansi (elihle kakhulu kumagceke angemuva) futhi i-vinyl liner iyagqagqana, efanelekile uma ufuna ukubeka ideski elizungezile.
Kuyaqapheleka ukuthi amachibi angaphezulu komhlaba awanazo izitebhisi nesembozo, noma kunjalo, ungafaka izitebhisi hhayi ezinhlangothini, kodwa ngezansi. I-Weekender II iza nephampu yesihlungi sesihlabathi esingu-45 GPM, iledi ye-A-frame, kanye ne-skimmer egxunyekwe odongeni ukuze ungadingi ukuthenga izisetshenziswa ezengeziwe.
Kungani kufanele uthenge: Ngaphezu kwesimiso samanzi anosawoti, ichibi lihlanganisa isembozo, izitebhisi, iphansi, isisefo sesihlabathi, isethi yokulungisa, kanye nesethi yamabhola evoli.
Khumbula: izihlungi zamanzi olwandle kanye nezinhlelo azikwazi ukusetshenziswa namachibi amakhulu uma unquma ukwandisa usayizi esikhathini esizayo.
Uma ukhetha amachibi anamanzi anosawoti kunezinhlobo ze-chlorine, cabanga nge-Intex Ultra XTR Frame ene-Saltwater System, ukukhetha kwethu amachibi amanzi anosawoti angaphezulu komhlaba. Uhlelo lwamanzi olwandle ludala ukubhukuda okuthambile kwamehlo akho nezinwele.
I-Intex pool ifakwe iphampu yesihlungi sesihlabathi esingu-1600 GPH. Ukushintshwa kwesihlabathi kuyadingeka kuphela njalo eminyakeni emihlanu, ukonga isikhathi nomzamo. Kodwa khumbula ukuthi lolu hlelo lokuhlunga alukwazi ukusetshenziswa kumachibi amakhulu.
Ichibi elingaphezulu komhlaba, elinamandla amakhulu amanzi kunamanye amachibi, lenziwe ngensimbi eqinile enomugqa we-PVC futhi lingakwazi ukumumatha ababhukudi abayi-12 ngesikhathi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, umenzi uthembisa ukuthi ichibi lingafakwa futhi lilungiselelwe amanzi ngemizuzu engama-60 nje. I-pool iza nakho konke okudingayo ukuze uyigcine ihlelekile, okuhlanganisa amakhava, izitebhisi, izihlungi, izinto zokulungisa izinto, okokusibekela phansi, ngisho ne-volleyball esethelwe ukudlala ngayo.
Ukhathazekile ngosawoti? Amachibi amanzi anosawoti ayingxenye eyodwa kweshumi enosawoti njengamanzi olwandle, ngakho-ke akufanele unambithe, uhogele, noma uzizwe sengathi usolwandle.
Uma ufuna indawo yokubhukuda engaphezulu ehlala isikhathi eside futhi ethengekayo, i-Bestway Steel Pro Max Frame Pool Set inikeza indawo eyanele yababhukudi abayisishiyagalombili ngentengo ethengekayo. I-pool ye-18ft iza neladi, iphampu yesihlungi se-cartridge kanye nekhava ye-pool ukuze ungachithi imali eyengeziwe ukuze uhlomise iphuli yakho ngalezi zinto. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ishibhile kunezinye izinketho ezikhona.
Awekho amathuluzi adingekayo ukuze kuhlanganiswe le pool engaphezulu komhlaba. Amapayipi ensimbi axhunywe kanye nezikhonkwane ezifakiwe ukuze enze ifreyimu futhi izisekelo eziseceleni zifakwe ngokugcwele kuhlaka. Amashubhu ozimele aqale ajijwe ku-liner bese exhunywa, okugcina isikhala. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ulwelwesi lwenziwe nge-3-ply vinyl ukuze luqine ngokwengeziwe ngokumelene nokuklebhuka okungase kube khona kanye nokubhoboza.
Iphampu yesihlungi se-cartridge inezinga lokugeleza elingamalitha ayi-1500 ngehora futhi lingasetshenziswa kabusha ngemva kokufafaza i-cartridge ngepayipi. Kodwa-ke, kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi umenzi usancoma ukushintsha ama-cartridges njalo, ngakho-ke kuzodingeka ukhokhe imali eyengeziwe kumasha.
Kungani kufanele uthole eyodwa: Ukujula okungajulile nezindonga eziqinile kukwenza kube ukukhetha okuphephile emindenini enezingane ezincane.
Ichibi elinefreyimu yensimbi ye-Intex linezindonga eziphakeme ezingu-30″, ezinikeza ukujula okunethezekile kwezingane ezisafunda ukubhukuda ngokwazo. Ngokusho kwe-CDC, isilinganiso sobude bengane eneminyaka engu-3 ubudala singama-intshi angu-37, ngakho-ke ekujuleni okungaphansi kwamasentimitha angu-30, ingane yakho kufanele ikwazi ukufinyelela phansi ngaphandle kokucindezela ikhanda ukuze igcine ikhanda layo ngaphezu kwamanzi. Nokho, izingane kufanele ngaso sonke isikhathi zigadwe umuntu omdala lapho zisebenzisa ichibi.
Ububanzi obungamafidi angu-12 futhi bubanzi ngokwanele ukuthi izingane zikwazi ukuthatha amahithi ambalwa ngaphandle kokuthola ibanga lisabisa kakhulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izindonga eziqinile zilungele ukugoqa ngaphandle kokuzamazama ichibi, okwenza izingane zizizwe ziphephile.
Uhlaka lwensimbi luyimpushana embozwe ukuvimbela ukugqwala, kuyilapho ingaphakathi limbozwe nge-3-ply vinyl ukuze kuqine ukuqina. Izingcezu zefreyimu ziyashelela ndawonye futhi zixhumeke ngezikhonkwane ezifakiwe ukuze zihlanganiswe kalula, futhi imilenze ishuthekwa ezindongeni ukuze ihlale iqondile kunokuba iphumele ngaphandle nge-engeli ongakwazi ukukhubeka ngayo.
Leli chibi lihlanganisa iphampu yokuhlunga i-cartridge engu-530 GPH futhi iyahambisana nezinhlelo zamanzi olwandle ze-Intex. Nokho, khumbula ukuthi alikho iladi elifakiwe, ngakho-ke kuzodingeka ulithenge ngokwehlukana.
Kungani kufanele uthenge: Leli paki lamanzi eline-inflatable linamaslayidi, inkambo yesithiyo, kanye nomdlalo womjaho odluliswayo ongagcina izingane eziningi zijabulile ngesikhathi esisodwa.
Uma ufuna izingane zakho zijabule futhi zipholile, Bestway H2OGO! Amakilasi e-Splash yiwona okudingayo. Inodonga olukhuphukayo, amaslayidi amabili ahlangene kanye nenkundla yesithiyo enodonga lwamanzi, amathini afuthayo kanye nezikhwama zokugwedla ukuze izingane zidlale usuku lonke ngaphandle kokucikeka.
Ichibi elingaphambi kwesilayidi likhulu ngokwanele ukuthi izingane zikwazi ukuhlala futhi zizipholise, kodwa qaphela ukuthi le modeli ayinikezi ukujula kwechibi elivamile elingaphezu komhlaba.
I-blower efakiwe ifuthe ukuchaphaza ngaphansi kwemizuzu emibili yokuzijabulisa okusheshayo, futhi isikhwama sokugcina ipaki lamanzi sifakiwe uma singasetshenziswa. Ulwelwesi lwenkantolo oluvuthela umoya lwenziwe nge-PVC ehlanganiswe i-polyester futhi luqiniswe ngokuthunga kabili ukuze ingane yakho idlale ngokuthula kwengqondo.
Sekukonke, sincoma i-Intex Rectangular Ultra XTR Frame ngenhla kwechibi elingaphansi elinephampu yesihlungi sesihlabathi njengechibi elingcono kakhulu elingaphezulu komhlaba. Amachibi kulula ukuhlangana, anomthamo omkhulu wamanzi futhi angakwazi ukuhlalisa ngokunethezeka abantu abadala abaningi ngesikhathi esisodwa, okuwenza alungele ukuzijabulisa.
Ngaphezulu kwamachibi angaphansi komhlaba ngokuvamile aqukethe izingxenye ezimbili eziyinhloko: ifreyimu kanye ne-liner. Uhlaka lungenziwa nge-aluminium, insimbi, noma inhlaka, okuwuhlobo lwepulasitiki. I-resin imelana kakhulu nokugqwala kunensimbi futhi ayishisi elangeni lasehlobo. Uma ukhetha ifreyimu yensimbi, ebhekwa njengento ehlala njalo yohlaka, qiniseka ukuthi iyimpushana eboshwe ukuvimbela ukugqwala.
Amachibi amarimu aqinile anezindonga zensimbi noma ze-polymer ezinesembozo se-vinyl esihlukile. Amafilimu avikelwe ngamafreyimu agqagqene yiwona alula ukuwasusa nokuwashintsha, okuwenza alungele amachibi anemiphetho eqinile kanye nokudekhiswa okuzungezile.
Amachibi amarimu athambile anesinye se-vinyl esisebenza njengodonga kanye nomugqa. Lapho ichibi ligcwele amanzi, amanzi aqinisa ukwakheka kwechibi ukuze isinye singanyakazi lapho sibhukuda.
Ngaphezulu kwamachibi angaphansi komhlaba angaba ngama-intshi angu-20 noma ajule njengamafidi angu-4.5. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi, kuzohlale kukhona amayintshi ambalwa phakathi komugqa wamanzi nangaphezulu kwechibi, ngakho gcina lokho engqondweni lapho ukhetha ukujula kwechibi lakho.
Uma ukhetha ichibi elingcono kakhulu elingaphezulu kwendlu yakho, khumbula ukuthi lesi sitayela asinazo izinyathelo ezakhelwe ngaphakathi noma amabhentshi njengakumachibi angaphansi komhlaba. Ngokuphambene, amachibi angaphezulu komhlaba ngokuvamile anezitebhisi zokungena nokuphuma echibini. Ungakwazi futhi ukuthenga iladi elinerung ohlangothini olulodwa ukuze ungene kalula.
Amachibi angaphansi komhlaba asebenzisa isistimu yokuhlunga efanayo njengamachibi angaphansi komhlaba, ngaphandle kokuthi emandleni ayingxenye axhumeka ezindaweni zakho ezivikelekile ze-GFCI ezikhona. Izinhlobo ezimbili eziyinhloko zezihlungi izinhlelo zokuhlunga isihlabathi kanye nezinhlelo zokuhlunga i-cartridge. U-Bro uthi alukho uhlobo lwesihlungi olulungile, kodwa izinhlelo zokuhlunga i-cartridge zivame ukuthengiswa ngamachibi amancane.
Isistimu yesihlungi se-cartridge iqoqa udoti ku-cartridge ekhiphekayo nesebenzisekayo. Uhlelo lokuhluza isihlabathi luvalela imfucumfucu esihlabathini esiphothayo. Izihlungi zesihlabathi kulula ukuzihlanza kodwa zidinga ukugezwa. Izihlungi ze-Cartridge zinzima kakhulu ukuzihlanza kodwa azidingi ukuhlanzwa njalo, kusho u-Brough. Zonke izihlungi kufanele zisebenze isikhathi eside ngokwanele ukuze zihlunge umthamo wonke we-pool ngosuku.
Izintengo ze-ground pool ezingaphezulu ziyahlukahluka kuye ngesitayela, usayizi, izinto zokwakha kanye nezinsiza. Zonke izinketho ezisohlwini lwethu lwamachibi angcono kakhulu angaphezulu komhlaba asukela ku-$500 kuya ku-$1,900, kuye ngosayizi nosayizi owufunayo. Nokho, ungakwazi ukonga imali uma ukhetha ichibi elincane noma inketho inflatable. Ukwakha ithala elizungeze ichibi elingaphezulu komhlaba kungabiza noma yikuphi ukusuka ku-$15 kuya ku-$30 ngonyawo lwesikwele. Intengo yokugcina isengaphansi kwesilinganiso esingu-$35,000.
Uma uhlala endaweni ebandayo eneqhwa elivamile, izinga lokushisa elibandayo kanye neqhwa, ukudiliza nokugcina ichibi elingaphezulu komhlabathi ebusika kuyindlela engcono kakhulu yokugwema ukulimala kwesakhiwo sakho sechibi.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Apr-17-2023