Halloween Decorations Around Your Pool, Part 2: Inflatables, Cords, and Fog Machines
Halloween decorations around your pool, part two: inflatables, cords, and fog machines. Those giant yard inflatables are basically sails with faces. Use the stakes and tethers that came with them, choose a flat spot, and bring them in when strong wind is coming. If one blows into the pool, it can cover the skimmer and block the water coming in. That makes the pump work harder, and no decoration is worth equipment trouble.
For plug-in decorations, keep cords and appliances away from the water, at least six feet when possible. Use outdoor rated cords and ground fault circuit interrupter protection.
Fog Machines and Dry Ice
A fog machine is an electrical appliance with a hot nozzle and liquid inside. Put it on a flat, dry surface, aim it away from faces, and keep the machine, its cord, and the fog juice out of the pool.
If dry ice joins the show, use insulated gloves or tongs. Keep the area ventilated, and never leave it where children, pets, or curious swimmers can grab it.
The Easy Swap
The easy swap is battery powered candles, lanterns, and string lights at the water's edge. You still get the glow without a cord anywhere near the water. So the rule from part one still works. Decorate the deck, not the water. Spooky belongs on the dry side.
Key Takeaways
Anchor giant inflatables with their stakes and tethers on a flat spot, and bring them in when strong wind is coming; one in the pool can cover the skimmer and make the pump work harder.
Keep cords and plug-in decorations away from the water, at least six feet when possible, with outdoor rated cords and ground fault protection.
Put fog machines on a flat, dry surface, aimed away from faces, with the machine, cord, and fog juice out of the pool.
Handle dry ice with insulated gloves or tongs, keep the area ventilated, and never leave it where children, pets, or swimmers can grab it.
Battery powered candles, lanterns, and string lights at the water's edge give the glow without a cord near the water: decorate the deck, not the water.
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