Pool cleaning in the middle of winter Why now? Maintenance inspection for summer/Hyogo/Tanba City
Midwinter pool cleaning taking place in a pool full of dirt. After cleaning, pouring water and inspecting the machine = January 13, 2022, 10:18 am, Narimatsu, Hikami-cho, Tamba City, Hyogo Prefecture
Pool cleaning is being done at elementary and junior high schools in Tanba City, Hyogo Prefecture. Even on the 13th, when it was extremely cold with ice and snow remaining on the roof of the building, a contractor was cleaning the swimming pool at Chuo Elementary School. Pool cleaning is usually an "event" that teachers and children do in early summer before the season. Why in winter, why a contractor. "The impact of the new coronavirus," said the city's board of education. Last year and the year before, elementary and junior high schools in the city suspended swimming classes because of the coronavirus. The reason is "avoid the closeness of the changing room". Two years have passed since the pool was not cleaned and filled with water. During this time, the pool's purification facilities, pumps, motors, etc. have not been used, and they are doing maintenance for the summer to see if the machines are working properly. It wasn't a preparation for winter swimming. If the pool is very dirty, there is a risk that it will be damaged if the machine is operated, and it is difficult to check the operation status. . At Central Elementary School, the bottom of the pool where the water was dropped was filled with soil from the ground. It seems to have flew in the air with dust and fell into the pool. The soil was collected with a drain wiper, and the soil clogged in the drain pipe was washed with high pressure. After cleaning, fill the pool with water and check the machine again at a later date. According to Hideki Nishiyama, 54, representative of the school's pool maintenance and inspection company Nishiyama (Nishiwaki City, Saitama Prefecture), maintenance and inspection periods are from April to June, before swimming lessons begin, and from August to September, after lessons end. So, it is said that there is basically no involvement in the school pool in winter. Also, cleaning is done by the school in class, so there was no cleaning by a contractor. Mr. Nishiyama said, "Although there is a difference in degree, every school is muddy. Before the start of the season, teachers and children will clean up the finishing touches, and I hope that the children will enjoy swimming." A cheerful voice is waiting for me to return to the pool."
