Kilbirnie spray pools to close for spruce-up
8 August 2013
Kilbirnie spray pools to close for spruce-up
The children’s spray pools at Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre in Kilbirnie will be closed for six weeks from Monday 19 August while a much needed spruce-up is completed.
Now five years-old, the spray pools, children’s area and changing rooms will be closed for the first scheduled five-yearly maintenance of these facilities, reopening on Saturday 28 September.
Julian Todd, Wellington City Council’s Recreation Wellington Manager, says there will be major servicing work done on the pool pumps, valves and filters which keep the pool operating 24 hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week, and the heating and ventilation plant.
“We’ll also be checking and repairing the membrane on the bottom of the pools, as well as floors and tiles, cleaning the ceiling and beams that hold up the roof and finishing off with a fresh coat of paint all round.”
All Council pools undergo an extensive five-yearly maintenance check, which means they must be closed to the public while this is carried out.
The café and all other pools at the Aquatic Centre will remain open as usual.
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