How does the Safety Turtle work? How is it different from subsurface alarms (traditional pool alarms)?
The Safety Turtle is in a separate class of swimming pool alarms known as immersion detection alarms. Rather than monitoring the pool directly like traditional pool alarms, this type of alarm focuses on the child by having him/her wear a wristband that will sound an alarm when the wristband is immersed in water. Simply put, there is a base station which acts as the receiver and a wristband that acts as the transmitter. Unlike traditional pool alarms, there is only 1 siren. The Safety Turtle does not have a siren at the pool. However, the advantage of this type of alarm is that it is portable and can be used while your child is at a neighboring pool or while you are vacationing near pools or lakes. There is no installation required.
The safety turtle pool alarms work differently than all the others. They use an electronic wristband that locks around a child’s wrist and can only be removed with the special key. There are no on/off switches to worry with. The Safety Turtle is always on! It is not like water motion alarms where you have to adjust the sensitivity to eliminate false alarms. Any time the wristband is immersed in the water; a very loud alarm comes from the base unit located in your home or by the pool.
