For many Canadians, the Victoria Day long weekend is the unofficial start of the cottage season (Statutory Holidays, 2017, para.1). For pool owners, “A general rule of thumb is to wait until the May long weekend to open the family pool”. (Northumberland News, 2015, para. 2.) The reason this weekend is commonly used for both cottage and pool openings is, the warm weather allows for friends and family to enjoy outdoor activities. What is more relaxing than enjoying the sun and warmth on your skin as you float around a lake or pool in an inner tube supporting your weight? It sounds great until you find yourself slowing dipping below the surface of the water as your tube is leaking the air that took you so long to fill. To to relaxing you have
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You will need to get a spray bottle, cement glue, scissors, inner tube, water, rubbing alcohol, sand paper, patch and duct tape. Many pool inner tubes when purchased would have come with an extra piece of material that can be used to fix leaks. If you weren’t supplied this material to be used as a patch, look online. Remember to buy a patch the same material as the inner tube otherwise use duct tape. The first thing that you will need to do to fix the leak is identify where the leak is coming from. This is done by taking your spray bottle and filling it with water and then adding soap to it, any soap will work. Next with your spray bottle you will begin to spray the mixture on the inner tube and look for bubbling. the bubbles will look like they are foaming or frothing from the source. Also, you need to ensure that there is air already in the tube when you begin spraying so that you can see the bubbling. Once you find where the bubbling is coming from, place a piece of tape on top of the hole so that you know where the leak is. Next you are going to want to dry the tube. When you go to glue the patch to the inner tube if it is not dry, it will continue to leak out and you will have to start again. Once it is dry, remove the tape from the leak and use sandpaper to buffer the area. It needs a flat surface to seal. Now with the rubbing alcohol, rub it on the leak to clean it of any fibers or
You will need to get a spray bottle, cement glue, scissors, inner tube, water, rubbing alcohol, sand paper, patch and duct tape. Many pool inner tubes when purchased would have come with an extra piece of material that can be used to fix leaks. If you weren’t supplied this material to be used as a patch, look online. Remember to buy a patch the same material as the inner tube otherwise use duct tape. The first thing that you will need to do to fix the leak is identify where the leak is coming from. This is done by taking your spray bottle and filling it with water and then adding soap to it, any soap will work. Next with your spray bottle you will begin to spray the mixture on the inner tube and look for bubbling. the bubbles will look like they are foaming or frothing from the source. Also, you need to ensure that there is air already in the tube when you begin spraying so that you can see the bubbling. Once you find where the bubbling is coming from, place a piece of tape on top of the hole so that you know where the leak is. Next you are going to want to dry the tube. When you go to glue the patch to the inner tube if it is not dry, it will continue to leak out and you will have to start again. Once it is dry, remove the tape from the leak and use sandpaper to buffer the area. It needs a flat surface to seal. Now with the rubbing alcohol, rub it on the leak to clean it of any fibers or