2023 Parks and Recreation Aquatics Master Plan

Aquatic Facilities Master Plan FACILITY AUDIT

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Mechanical The pool equipment room relays on natural

ventilation, there is a small circulation fan and a wall mounted exhaust fan that provides exhaust to the chemical storage room. The restrooms are open to the outdoors on each end and each restroom has a roof mounted exhaust fan. All exhaust fans in the building appear to have exceeded their life span. Mechanical recommendations include:

› Replace exhaust fans.

Electrical The pool house has a 120/208V electrical service to the right of the entrance to the building (Figure E23) . The main pool pump power cabinet shows a large amount of corrosion (Figure E24). NEC 680 requires a minimum #8 solid copper wire to be run from the vicinity of the pool pump motor to the equipotential bonding grid under the pool deck. We didn’t find this bonding wire but note the test results on the equipotential grid indicate an increasing loss of bonding. Electrical recommendations include: › Remove the pool apron around the perimeter and within 3 feet of the inside wall of the pool to expose the equipment cups, the reinforcing steel, and the equipotential bonding means. Install a new bonding with a bare #8 solid copper conductor. Extend the bonding wire to inside the pump room and adjacent to the pool pump. Install new equipment cups and bond to those cups to supplement the equipotential bonding grid. Then repair the apron. › Replace the existing electrical main panelboard. Provide new ground and new branch circuits in Pool Equipment room. Provide new feeder to pool panel. › Provide a new feeder and combination starter for pool pump.

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