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Clear skies. Low 52F. Winds NNE at 10 to 15 mph..
Clear skies. Low 52F. Winds NNE at 10 to 15 mph.
In a typical day, the pools at the Lincoln City Community Center are used by approximately 40 lap swimmers; 50-60 seniors for water aerobics; a dozen adults in the arthritis/fibromyalgia exercise classes; 50 swim team kids; 15-25 children in swim lessons; and 30-40 recreational swimmers. During the busy summer months, the number of lap swimmers, swim lesson students and recreation swimmers easily doubles.
With such a wide variety of patrons and activities, it’s a continual challenge to find the most favorable pool temperature.
Oregon Parks and Recreation Association recently hosted an on-line conversation among aquatic facility managers about optimum temperatures for multi-use pools.
The vast majority of facilities keep their multi-use pools between 80-85 degrees, and the consensus among managers was, “If the majority of customers are not happy then we’ve got it right.”
At the Community Center we aim for just the opposite – we want to keep all of our customers happy.
But, as many local swimmers have discovered over the last couple of months, this is easier said than done.
In 2012-13 we kept our fingers crossed as we eked an extra year out of the facility’s original boiler – a 33-year old behemoth affectionately dubbed “Bessie” – while plans were made for a new energy-efficient replacement.
The new boiler, a new hot water holding tank, two new plate heat exchangers and a new central mixing valve were installed in early September of 2013. The $142,000 project was completed on time and with only one small change order, thanks to excellent planning and coordination by a city engineer, a Portland-area design firm, a Wilsonville-based contractor, and the Community Center facility manager.
The new boiler has been operating perfectly; in fact, the cost of natural gas to heat the pool went down 14% in the first two months after installation. The project also qualified for a $7,800 incentive rebate from EnergyTrust of Oregon.
The glitch has been coordinating the new boiler, hot water holding tank and heat exchangers with the Center’s existing operating system. Add a finicky on-line controller to the equation and the result has been inconsistent water temperatures – and some rather chilly pool water.
Community Center employees have been working diligently behind the scenes to get to the source of the problem, pipe by pipe and valve by valve. The engineer, designer and contractor for the boiler project have been consulted, and an expert was recently brought in to check water flows and “balance” the entire system.
Unfortunately, adjusting the temperature in a 220,000-gallon pool is not as easy as turning a dial. But, we are close to a solution and have figured out how to maintain a constant temperature while we fine tune this very complex system.
We strive to keep our main pool between 82-84 degrees and our small instructional pool between 92-94 degrees, which is the temperature range recommended by the American Red Cross. Colder temperatures are hard on the many senior citizens who use our pools; while warmer temperatures are uncomfortable – and dangerous – for serious lap swimmers (swimming laps in an 85-degree pool is like running when it’s 100 degrees outside).
The Community Center staff truly appreciates the patience and understanding of our pool users as we work to resolve our temperature fluctuations. Input and ideas are always welcome at 541-557-1137 or gailk@lincolncity.org.
Gail Kimberling, is the Director of the Lincoln City Community Center. She can be reached at 541-557-1137.
The glitch has been coordinating the new boiler, hot water holding tank and heat exchangers with the Center’s existing operating system. Add a finicky on-line controller to the equation and the result has been inconsistent water temperatures – and some rather chilly pool water.
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