Here we go...
Solved the kid-safe-pool-chemical-storage issue. All plastic except the lock. I don't keep it locked all the time, but my daughter wanted something for when her friends with kids are in the pool. Now the only deck boxes accessible anywhere in my backyard are the two with the pool toys.
It would have been simpler to run something out the side, but I chose to go through the bottom to keep the box water proof (-ish).
The chain unhooks and stows below out of the way when I don't need it.
The MA storage box contents and the
Save-a-Deck® Pour'n'Run®, all nice'n'tidy.
Deck box holds five gallons of MA and all the dispensing/safety gear. Open gallon lives in the all plastic
Save-a-Deck® Carrier.
On my way to the pool... one handed. My stone guy recommended the bucket trick. He doesn't carry any chemicals over client surfaces without a second layer of protection. Wish I had thought of that sooner. Check out the deck below the bucket. Look closely. Uh huh. I Dirked it a while back, and have been on this quest since. My stone guy assures me that we are going to be able to get those stains out. I'll own it. I'll take one for the team here to illustrate the care required of this stuff, and how badly I've mishandled it so far.
The
Save-a-Deck® Pour'n'Run® and Save-a-Deck® Carrier in place on the coping.
Unfolding the
Pour'n'Run®. This would have been a considerably simpler project without the collapsibility. But I needed it a certain length to do its thing, and I wanted it to be easy to carry and to be able to fit in that little deck box. So it folds up. It's constructed of all PVC, nylon and plastic, and I'm hoping it'll survive the MA atmosphere. There is lead in it, but it is sealed off, and I believe lead and MA together is a very little reaction should the two manage to meet somehow. I can always store it in the other deck box if it becomes an issue.
The
Save-a-Deck® System deployed.
Adding MA (simulated, pool already had its dose today). Gloves optional. I'll probably use them regularly, as I have been. The MA jug comes out of the bucket, right over the water. I unscrew the lid and pour right into the measuring cup, already in place. It's super fast now, to pour and measure. One handed, one breath hold. Then the cap goes right back on the jug, the jug right back into the bucket. The jug is never directly over the deck. Then I just walk away, and take a breath. The measuring cup, which cost almost as much as all the other material combined, was too good to pass up. It's OXO. It has a nice sturdy handle and a very cool feature that allows you to see the amount poured from
above. Pretty much perfect for this application. It holds two cups, which is my typical chlorine dose, and I've never poured more than about 6 ounces of MA into my pool at any one time.
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now????
