Skimmer

Skimmer swimming pools usually have a water level which is below the finished pool surround finished floor level. Skimmers remove any surface debris from the pool water and take it back to the plant room for filtration and treatment. Below is a selection of Skimmer swimming pool projects completed by Brookforge.

Round Column Pool

Posted by on February 8, 2012 at 5:10 pm
Round Luxury Swimming Pool

Unique Luxury Round Swimming Pool

This in one our more interesting pool projects, a 9.6m diameter round pool with 8 columns (0.5m dia) coming from within the pool.

The pool benefited from 16 led underwater lights with the surface kept clear by 4 stainless steel skimmers in the pool wall.

The pool plant room was fully automated with Besgo backwash systems and poolwise chemical dosing backing up an ozone water treatment system. Read more >>

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Private School Refurbishment

Posted by on January 9, 2012 at 9:36 am
School pool being refilled after refurbishment

School pool being refilled after refurbishment

A complete refurbishment of an existing liner pool at a private school in Oxford. The pool needed updating with a new commercial grade liner, stainless steel skimmers and handrails.

A completely new updated automated plantroom was installed with the ability to cope with the heavy bather load.

Brookforge worked directly with the on-site maintenance team to quickly get this pool back up and running

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22m Outdoor Pool Refurbishment

Posted by on August 24, 2011 at 3:57 pm

22m Outdoor Pool

Brookforge were commissioned to provide designs for the complete refurbishemnt of a 22m outdoor concrete pool in the Cotswolds.

Working with the Client’s appointed building company, Brookforge provided design, consultancy and engineering services, repiping and supplying new swimming pool equipment in the plant room.

Previously the swimming pool relied on a manual reel type thermal cover – Brookforge gave full structural designs for the construction and supply of a fully automatic slatted cover, built on to the end of the existing pool wall, in a “letter-box” type flooded pit.

We installed a Besgo automatic backwash valve to save space, water and reduced weekly maintenance requirements. We also advised on and supplied high quality mosaic pool tiles.

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6m Deep Submarine Testing Tank

Posted by on July 3, 2011 at 3:19 pm
Submarine Tank

Submarine Testing Tank

One of the more interesting projects that Brookforge has taken on recently was a Submarine Test Tank. The tank is over 6m deep and contains over 700 cubic metres of water.

As the tank is for testing new pieces of under water equipment, provisions had to be taken for the possibility of oil leaks within the pool. Brookforge developed a sluice system using custom made skimmers that would remove the top layer of water quickly with minimal wastage. Read more >>

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Independent School 25m Competition Pool & Spa Bath

Posted by on May 1, 2011 at 3:44 pm
Indoor Pool & Spas

Indoor Pool & Spas

Brookforge designed, supplied and installed all pool hydraulics and equipement for a 25 metre competition pool and a huge 16 seater spa bath at Queen Ethelburga’s College, North Yorkshire.  The installation had to be of the highest quality both technically and visually.

The commercial grade installation included five Certikin1600mm diameter commercial filters, 6 high output commercial pumps, stainless steel plate heat exchangers for heating,

We installed commerical Ultraviolet primary disinfection systems backed up with full amperometric automatic chemical dosing systems,

Swiss Besgo automatic backwash valves, and six multicyclone pre-filtration units, were installed to reduce water consumption and maintenance overheads.

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High End Indoor Pool

Posted by on April 20, 2011 at 4:06 pm
Alderdale Indoor Pool

Alderdale Indoor Pool

This Luxury high end indoor swimming pool in Alderley Edge was constructed in the basement of a new build house.

Brookforge worked along side the high-end developers Huntsmere Projects to achieve a modern luxurious finish.

It benefitted from LED lights, stainless steel fittings throughout and an automatic slatted cover system which was hidden away in a cave at the far end of the pool, thus preventing heat loss when not in use.
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Outdoor Solar Heated Insulated Pool

Posted by on December 14, 2010 at 4:30 pm
Insulated swimming pool by night

Insulated swimming pool by night

A new build fully insulated outdoor swimming pool installed in the cotswolds.

Built using the Quadlock Insulating Concrete Formwork (ICF) pool shell, insulated on both internal and external faces of all walls.

The pool benefitted from:

  • Fully insulated pool floor, walls and piperuns
  • Automatic remote control insulated slatted cover
  • Colour changing fibre optic lights
  • High spec stainless steel shell fittings
  • Counter current swim jet unit
  • Twin hydrotherpay water jets

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22m Child friendly play pool

Posted by on November 1, 2010 at 3:55 pm

The client is extending a refurbishing large period dwelling to become a 52 bedroomed community residence for friends and family. When the client’s project manager went on holiday days before a concrete pour and pool materials had not been ordered, the client turned to Brookforge for help Read more >>

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Classic Swimming Pool and Steam Room Refurbishment

Posted by on September 24, 2010 at 3:54 pm
Refurbished Pool

Refurbished Pool

Upgrade and refurbishment of a classically designed pool.

  • Design & Consultancy: pool shell, filtration, disinfection & plant room equipment
  • Re-tiling of pool shell with Bisazza mosaic tiles
  • Installation of new stainless steel fittings
  • Installation of new counter-current swim unit
  • Installation of new LED colour changing lights
  • Installation of ozone water treatment system with de-gas unit
  • Installation of semi-automatic chlorine and pH dosing system
  • Installation of automatic backwash system

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High Specification Basement Pool

Posted by on July 15, 2010 at 4:09 pm
Huntsmere Aldereley

Pool in basement

Brookforge were asked to design, specify and install a swimming pool in the basement of a townhouse in Alderley Edge, Cheshire.

The developer – Huntsmere Projects – was setting out on their first project that included a swimming pool. Brookforge were able to provide all of the knowledge and experience that Huntsmere lacked, with regards to the swimming pool, allowing them to concentrate on what was a challenging build.
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