Water neutral pools
Story Title: Water neutral pools.
Episode: Ten.
Date: January 30th 2010.
Presenter: Trevor Cochrane.
Pools can be a significant water user in the backyard but there is a terrific new program, the Water Neutral Pool Program, which has been developed by The Swimming Pool and Spa Association (SPASA) to conserve water.
What is a Water Neutral Pool?
Owning a Water Neutral Pool will not only save water, it will minimise cost through reduced chemical, energy and water use. A Water Neutral Pool is one that creates a new standard for swimming pools utilising both water saving and water harvesting devices to ensure that it is “water-wise” by minimising mains water use.
A Water Neutral Pool delivers a range of benefits including:
- Reduced water use – delivering water savings, energy savings and cost savings while reducing the impost on mains water.
- Reduced chemical use – cuts pool maintenance costs.
- Water collection at site – another way of saving water and money by storing water and diverting it for use in laundries and toilets, and on gardens.
- Enhanced property value.
- Demonstration of the pool owner’s responsible attitude to water conservation.
What are the features of a Water Neutral Pool?
A Water Neutral Pool must, at a minimum, have the following features:
- Water tank, to collect rainfall to top-up the pool as needed.
- Pool cover, to conserve 90% of water lost through evaporation.
- Backwash minimisation system, to prevent excessive backwashing.
- Nylex Water Tank
- Nylex tanks made to Australian Standards by an ISO 9001 quality accredited company. Available in all standard Colourbond colours to blend into any backyard.
- Environmentally friendly – saving water
- Built to Australian Standards.
- Top up pool anytime with fresh water.
- UV stabilised to prevent fading.
- Full 10 year warranty.
- Remco Pool Cover
- Instant total protection for the family, children and pets, at the touch of a button.
- Remco automatic poolcovers stop evaporation and save thousands of litres of water, year after year.
- Keeps pools perfectly clean.
- Remco automatic pool-covers retain heat more efficiently than any other pool-cover and extend your swimming season.
- Splash 'n Save backwash minimization system
- Reduce water consumption.
- Reduce the cost of water bills.
- Save on chemicals.
- Environmentally friendly (not sending dangerous chemicals into our waterways.
- Pool owners can continue to enjoy the benefits of a sand filter, without the water loss, when the Splash 'n Save system is installed.
- Approved by the Smart Approved WaterMark.
- Established over 45 years ago, the Swimming Pool & Spa Association of Victoria is the peak body of the pool and spa industry.
- Its mission is to represent both SPASA members and the broader swimming pool and spa industry to the general public, government and relevant statutory bodies.
- SPASA is keen to be a leader and promote good water management practices as well as to educate consumers on how they can own a pool as well as make real, positive contributions towards water efficiency.
- SPASA is proud of its Water Neutral Pool program and is pleased to work with industry and consumers who are keen to play their part and promote sensible water use and water-wise behaviours.
Contacts
Nylex
Phone: 1300 4 NYLEX (1300 469 539)
Email - nylex@wettechnologies.com.au
Website - www.nylex.com.au
Remco
Address: 1/19 Gatwick Road Bayswater Victoria 3153
Phone: Freecall 1800 652 962 or 03 9720 4858
Fax: 03 9720 6297
Website: www.remco.com.au
Splash 'n Save- installed by Stacey Brothers Plumbing
Address: 32 Wests Road, Maribyrnong VIC 3032
Phone: Melbourne- Graham 0417 380 031 Country - Norm 0438 1741 93
Email: staceybrosplumbing@bigpond.com
Website: www.splashnsave.com
SPASA Victoria
Address: Unit 55, 41-49 Norcal Road, Nunawading VIC 3131
Tel: 03 9872 4502
Fax: 03 9872 4201
Email: info@spasavic.com.au
Website: www.spasavic.com.au
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