You don't want to go to sleep and wake up with a lake in your backyard. Do a little bit of homework to avoid needing to damage-control in the end. Connect one or more garden hoses to available spigots and drop them into the side of the pool. Turn them on. If your pool was newly plastered for example, you probably want to tie on some socks to the spout of the hose and secure with a couple rubber bands. That way, the force of the water doesn't mess with the plaster. Water should not be expensive. If you need to, call your city and inquire about how much they charge. You're almost there. All you need to do now is test the alkalinity of the water, pH, and calcium hardness. After you've performed these tests, adjust the alkalinity, pH, and hardness of the water appropriately before adding chlorine, CYA (Cyanuric Acid), or salt.

Summary: Estimate the amount of time it will take to fill the pool with your current pumps. Fill up your pool. Wait for the water to settle a few hours before adding any chemicals or additives.

. If someone has a head injury, you should call 911 and have them checked out by medical professionals. Even minor concussions should be checked out by a doctor. If you choose not to call emergency services after a minor head wound, you still need to watch for severe symptoms. If you notice any of these symptoms, call 911 immediately: Vomiting Having pupils of unequal size Being dizzy, confused, or agitated Being unconscious Seeming drowsy Having neck pain Having slurred or difficult speech Having trouble walking Having seizures After a head injury, check the person. Look for loss of consciousness first. Then, check their mental awareness. Don't move them unless it's absolutely necessary. To check for mental awareness, ask the person their name, what day it is, how many fingers you're holding up, and if they remember what just happened. If they are unconscious, check their airways, breathing, and circulation to make sure they're breathing, and immediately call emergency services. After someone suffers a blow to the head, they need to rest. If the head wound isn't major, the person can sit up. Make sure they are in a comfortable position. Cover them with a blanket if one is available. If the head wound is severe, or you believe the person has neck or back damage, don't move them unless necessary. If the injury is not bleeding, apply ice to any swollen areas. Make sure not to put ice directly on the skin. Instead, place a cloth between the ice and the swollen area. You can use a bag of frozen vegetables if you don't have an ice pack or ice available. If the wound is bleeding, apply pressure to it to stop the bleeding. Use a towel, article of clothing, or other piece of cloth to staunch the bleeding. If at all possible, make sure the cloth is clean, but if you don't have access clean cloth, use the cleanest piece of cloth you can find. Don't press too hard; you want to stop the bleeding, but not cause any additional pain. Gently press the cloth to the wound. If at all possible, keep your hands away from the wound. Only touch the wound with the towel to avoid transferring bacteria into the wound. If you believe there is a serious injury, don't move the person's head or remove the debris from the head. Wait for emergency services to arrive. If the person loses consciousness while you wait for help, you will need to monitor their breathing and pulse. Watch for obvious signs of breathing (such as the rise and fall of their chest) or see if you can feel their breath on your skin by placing your hand near their nose and mouth. Check their pulse by placing your index and middle fingers against the groove in the neck, just beneath the jaw and to the right or left of the voice box or Adam's apple. If the person throws up, carefully turn them on their side, making sure their head and neck do not twist. Clear their mouth of debris so they do not choke on their vomit. If at any time the person stops breathing or has no pulse, begin CPR. Continue until emergency personnel arrive.

Summary: Call emergency services Check the person over. Make the person rest. Apply ice. Apply pressure. Be prepared to administer first aid if necessary.

Never drag a brush straight down from the roots if your hair is all knotted and tangled. Work in small sections instead, starting from the ends. Brush out the ends of your hair first. Once you can run your brush smoothly through them, brush from the mid-lengths down, then finally from the roots-down. Don't brush or comb your hair when it is wet. Detangle your hair before you wash it, then wait until after it dries before brushing it again. Wearing your hair up can protect it from getting damaged by the environment. Opt for loose braids, ponytails, and buns and use cloth-covered elastics or bobby pins to secure the styles. Avoid tight braids and sleek ponytails. If you feel tension on your roots, your style is too tight. Wearing your hair in tight styles will damage the hair shaft further. Your goal is to minimize damage while your hair repairs itself. An old, but clean T-shirt will work great. You can also use a microfiber towel, but take a pass on regular towels. Regular towels are too harsh on your hair, and they will only make it more coarse than it already is. If you must use a regular towel, lightly pat your hair with it to soak up the excess moisture, then let your hair air dry. If you have curly hair, consider using the scrunching method. This is where you wrap a long-sleeved T-shirt around your hair, and take it off once your hair dries. This includes curling irons, straighteners, hair dryers, and hot hair rollers. Let your hair air dry instead. If you want to add curls into your hair, try a no-heat method, such as foam rollers or braids. Some people are able to straighten their hair using large hair rollers. Apply a water-soluble heat protectant to your hair while it is still wet. Allow your hair to completely dry before styling it with a curling iron or hair straightener. Avoid using temperatures higher than 320F (160C). Wait until your hair is damp (not wet) before you start to blow dry it. This will limit its exposure to heat. Limit your heat styling to once per month. All of these will damage your hair further. If you try to relax, bleach, or color your hair, you will have to treat it for chemical damage in addition to heat damage. Give your hair a break and leave it natural for a few months. If you need to color your hair, go for gentle semi- or demi-permanent hair dyes, which won't damage the hair as much as fully permanent ones.

Summary: Brush your hair starting from the ends. Wear your hair in loose, pulled-back styles while it recovers. Dry your hair using a T-shirt. Skip or limit the heat styling. Use heat protectants and low temperatures when you do heat style. Hold off on the relaxers, bleach, and hair dye.

It might sound counter-intuitive but getting your hair trimmed will help your hair from breaking off and this will result in your hair growing faster. With time, the strands of hair will begin to split at the ends. These split ends tangle and are more likely to be pulled out when brushed. Keeping your hair trimmed will minimize split ends. Your hair can catch on the threads of a cotton pillowcase. A silk pillowcase reduces this friction, thus reducing breakage. Wrapping your head in a silk scarf could be used as an alternative to a silk pillowcase. Wrapping your hair in a towel on top of your head after a shower can also cause breakage. Instead, gently squeeze or blot excess water out of your hair. You may also consider using a microfiber towel to wrap your hair since these are gentler than regular cotton towels.
Summary: Get your hair trimmed. Use a silk pillowcase. Avoid wrapping your hair in a towel.