Whether you have a permanent swimming pool setup or a child's paddling pool, you might be wondering if you can drain your pool water on to the lawn without damaging it. The easiest solution might also ...

The upside to having a pool in your backyard is that you have a freakin’ pool in your own backyard! As in, steps away from where you live, available for use as often as you want, all summer long. The ...

(NEXSTAR) – The internet is full of useful advice for protecting your home ahead of a hurricane, including FEMA’s guides for retrofitting or reinforcing your doors or windows, or Miami-Dade County’s ...

Having spent 30+ years in residential construction, contracting, remodeling, maintenance and home repair, Deane now contributes DIY, informational and financial content as a freelance writer and ...

It's an exciting time of year — temperatures are on the rise, school is out for the summer and kids are ready to start splashing in the pool. Sometimes a pool owner looks at the water and thinks "It ...

Hurricane Dorian is coming, likely to drop a deluge of water on your home — and into your pool. You might be tempted to drain it, rather than risk an overflow, but experts say that’s a bad idea. The ...

Incidents like the one that severely injured a 6-year-old girl at a wading pool in Minneapolis are unlikely if a newer generation of drain cover is installed, said Tim Shiek, owner of a Fargo pool ...

WASHINGTON (AP / CBSNewYork)-- Eight manufacturers have voluntarily recalled about one million pool and in-ground spa drain covers because of incorrect water flow ratings, and two Connecticut parents ...

Drains in 1 million backyard pools may pose drowning risk, say feds. May 26, 2011 — -- In its largest ever pool drain cover recall, the government's lead consumer watchdog has recalled almost 1 ...

Usher’s 5-year-old son survived a near-drowning incident involving a pool drain, but each year other kids aren’t so lucky. The suction created by the drains can trap children under the surface or ...