The swimming pool industry has never been busier, with many pool builders fully booked for the next six to eight months. In fact, demand has never been higher.
A properly planned pool will bring years of enjoyment for your family and guests as well as increase the value of your property. For the optimum outcome, however, there are several things that must be considered and incorporated at the planning stages.
Essential Planning Stage Considerations
The right location is one. What’s the access point from house to pool? This is important if you don’t want dripping kids and friends walking through your house. Also think about when and where the sun will be hitting your pool. You want some sunlight to keep the pool water warm and to make swimming enjoyable (generally four hours per day is ideal), so consider a north-facing location that gets plenty of sun.
Solar heating can extend the swimming season a bit — if you get sun, that is. But a heat pump gives you real control to choose the temperature you want, when you want it, any time of the year. And with a modern variable-speed heat pump from Davey, the average pool user can save up to 80 per cent on LGP heating, 50 per cent on natural gas-fuelled heaters, and 500 per cent on electric heating.
The right size is another key consideration. Think about how big you want your pool to be. Will it accommodate your needs as your family grows yet still leave room for the kids to kick a ball around in the yard? Will it be too much work to maintain?
Davey’s Range of Solutions
There is nothing better than coming home from a long day at work and enjoying a dip in clean, healthy, swimmable water and to help pool owners manage that, Davey’s new Wi-Fi-enabled pool chemistry controller, called the ChloroMatic Lifeguard, is just the thing.
Lifeguard offers simple pool water management, right from your phone. With Lifeguard, sanitisation, pH, acid dosing and pool temperature can all be automated, and the app will let you know if you are running low on salt or minerals and when you need to check the acid drum. No more surprises when you go to use your pool.
Another boon from Davey is the robust ProMaster full variable-speed pump. This allows you to control the speed at which the pump operates according to your water flow needs. In the cooler months where you tend to not use the pool as much, this can be quite cost effective. In the summer months, you can choose which of the 10 speed settings that is most appropriate to maximise its use while balancing costs.
Another plus is that it features a unique water-cooled motor that captures noise and vibrations, allowing for super-quiet operation. Also, the ProMaster pump was one of the first on the market to introduce wireless technology, with the pump Bluetooth-enabled to allow set and control functionality from your smartphone.
Davey is an iconic Australian business that has been delivering innovative pool products for more than 88 years. From heat pumps to chlorinators and a range of heavy-duty pool pumps, if you are looking for a brand you can trust to deliver the best pool experience you can depend on Davey. Davey also has an extensive dealer network in metro and regional areas right around the country.
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Image credit: photos courtesy of Franklin Pools Australia