Pools, the endless ones... any experts?

[Fume troll]

Folks,

We're seriously considering installing a training pool. Does anyone have any experience with endless pools? These are the 8' x 16' ones with the current, making it like a treadmill for swimming. A 25ft lap pool just isn't practical I don't think. Anything we should look out for?

Cheers,

FT.

[Fer]

Can't you just get a normal pool, and install it on a slope?

[Fume troll]

Fer said:

Can't you just get a normal pool, and install it on a slope?

I hadn't thought of that! Like a poolscalator?

Cheers,

FT.

[andy43]

Just get a paddling pool about 9' long, and use a length of rope to tie your ankle to the side of the pool.
Job done.

[Lefty Guns]

Fer said:

Can't you just get a normal pool, and install it on a slope?

Mr Troll, may I point you due East, in the general direction of the North sea?

[Fume troll]

Lefty Guns said:

Fer said:

Can't you just get a normal pool, and install it on a slope?

Mr Troll, may I point you due East, in the general direction of the North sea?

It's a hell of a drive! Think of the Carbon!!

Cheers,

FT.

[kazste]

make sure you get a good one and test it first as know of someone who wanted one but can't find one with a stron enough current to hold him back. he is na nearly olympic standard swimmer to be fair, but thinking if you buy a cheap one then you may have the same problem. also might be worth looking into a combination one which also has a hot tub tacked onto the end to relax in after. if possible get it sunken as will reduce heating cost significantly if being left outside. and remember will need to be hard wired into electrical supply and a proper base laid as with ll the water they get very heavy. hope this helps and enjoy!

[Fume troll]

kazste said:

make sure you get a good one and test it first as know of someone who wanted one but can't find one with a stron enough current to hold him back. he is na nearly olympic standard swimmer to be fair, but thinking if you buy a cheap one then you may have the same problem. also might be worth looking into a combination one which also has a hot tub tacked onto the end to relax in after. if possible get it sunken as will reduce heating cost significantly if being left outside. and remember will need to be hard wired into electrical supply and a proper base laid as with ll the water they get very heavy. hope this helps and enjoy!

Thanks for that. The plan is for an above ground installation, but indoors. I was also hoping to use solar panels to assist with heating.

My thought was that for proper swimming it would be too cold to also use as a hot tub, I don't fancy heating it up and having to let it cool down over and over, once it's up to temp I'd rather just keep it there.

Cheers,

FT.

[kazste]

i have a hot tub in a seperate conservatory heated to 34 degrees so warmer than you would have a pool but costing me about £1.50 per day in heating!!!

I know turn it off when i know i wont be using it for 3 days or more but it will take around 6 hours to heat back up again (8 person hot tub).
you can get solar covers to help keep the heat in but suspect solar water heaters would be a good solution.


seem to remember hotspring doing one with a seperately heated hot tub but buggered if i can find it know!

[Lefty Guns]

Have you got the space for a ground source heating system? They're supposed to be very good for heating pools. A couple of acres is more than sufficient and with the duty required to heat a pool I'm sure it would pay back the investmen pdq.

[Fume troll]

kazste said:

i have a hot tub in a seperate conservatory heated to 34 degrees so warmer than you would have a pool but costing me about £1.50 per day in heating!!!

I was looking at these: http://www.navitron.org.uk/page.php?id=90&catI...

Cheers,

FT.

[Fume troll]

Lefty Guns said:

Have you got the space for a ground source heating system? They're supposed to be very good for heating pools. A couple of acres is more than sufficient and with the duty required to heat a pool I'm sure it would pay back the investmen pdq.

Yeah, that's an option should work well at low temps too I'd guess.

Cheers,

FT.

[Lefty Guns]

I think they are capable of heating water to about 30 deg C.

You do also get the borehole type of gshp but I don't think they are as efficient. Obviously they take up less space but are still pretty dear to install and a to fix if something goes wrong.

[jeff m]

With regard to heating if you approach the lounging type temps 85F and above you start to need to consider controlling the humidity.
That takes up a lot of space. eg. My pool stuff sits on about 10sq ft, my brothers indoor pool, heated de hundified..... is in its own room.

Swimming temps are not much different to indoor temps so you should not have water running down the walls

I don't think these things are cheap, I would really like to try one before I shelled out the folding stuff. (I mean try the exact model)
Some physios have them....note from your doctor maybe