Hi all, this is CJ. I work for the City of Blair, in Nebraska. I have about 16 years pool experience. My current project is the ageing pool that the city has, it was originally built in the 1930's. With a patchwork of renovations since then, I have a pool that requires lots of TLC. I have been working with a committee to renovate the pool, we are looking at building a small/family aquatic center. Any tips on what things to do or not do, or to add or stay away from would be appreciated.
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Big turnover. The capitol cost is miniscule in comparison to the overall project cost and pays off in spades with operational costs. Look at 4 hours on main pools, maybe an hour on leisure and 10 minutes on hot tubs. Sand filters with a 10 gpm per sq.ft. filtration rate, maybe 12 but no more. And big single filters work better than multiples but in event even plumbing and in even numbers. Floor inlets are almost a no brainer and if you can afford it a gutter system.
Liquid Chlorine and Acid feeders and automated controllers. And you dont need fancy ones, most dont use the features and capabilities of the extreme high end ones and they are quite expensive. Possibly one with a time clock and data recording, really great for completely understanding what your water is doing ALL day and also troubleshooting.
Add a proper Ozone system to this and you have a golden system. Please ensure you have great contact tanks and by this I also mean at least 4 minutes contact time. Don't put in yet another inferior Ozone system for people to pick at. Bigger generators with lower contact times may work in the math but it doesn't work in reality. You need the correct dosage to work in those tanks for the required time and not have Ozone going back to the pool or out your offgas lines.