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Zodiac Vogue Discovery Above Ground Swimming Pool, Paramount Discovery Above
Ground Pool, How to insulate the side walls of an above ground swimming
pool. One client's project to insulate the side walls of their Zodiac Vogue
Paramount Discovery Above Ground Swimming Pool with Grey Expanded
Polyethylene Foam, Gain-N-Keep® Bubble
Insulation and "Clip-Behind" insulation retaining clips. Above ground
swimming pool insulation products all available from use-it-more.com.
 
Hi Chris
Sending you some photos of the
pool insulation as promised. Left them at full resolution so you can see
close up detail. Will send three at a time so they don't take ages to
download.
As you can see, the pattern on the walls is
still quite visible through the bubble insulation. Six panels done in
bubble and six (you don't see easily) in foam.
I cut (with small nail scissors) two rows of
bubbles off the end of each piece of bubble wrap which we then tucked
behind the legs. It was a very time consuming job but well worth it as
it gives a very neat finish...not seeing any edges. Also the wind can't
get behind the bubble either.
Paul found some pipe insulation in the
garage roof (terrible hoarder he is) but hasn't finished all the
insulation on the pipes yet.
Still a lot of decking to do too.
Eventually he's going to make...what he
described to me as...like half a dustbin with a lid to encase the
skimmer box. Oh...and a bridge to go over the pipes so they won't get
damaged by people accidently falling or standing on them
Thanks for your help again, I'm so pleased I
found your site!
Sally
Pool illustrated is an 18 foot diameter pool manufactured by the
French/Canadian firm Zodiac/Vogue distributed in the U.K. by Paramount Pools
Ltd. The pool has resin legs and top rail. This pool is fitted with a
Fabrico Sun dome, which shields the bathers from rain and wind in the
Summer. Its limitations for winter use are its ability to deal with snow
loading, the entry system, the difficulty of using a surface cover, and the
uncovered pool side-walls.
Does the side wall insulation make a difference ?
On 10th Aug Sally wrote
"The insulation I believe, has definitely made a difference. We were
waking up to temperature's of as low as 27 degrees last week, even with
the heater on all night. I know it was a pretty sun-less week and it
didn't get much heat through the dome. This week we've been getting
between 31½
to 33½
degrees. Paul goes swimming around 6:30am every morning".
A surface cover used inside the dome would also make a very considerable difference to heat efficiency. One possible solution for use with the Fabrico dome would be a cover made out of the Gain-N-Keep bubble material. This material is fairly lightweight, bends and packs together fairly easily. A cover made from this material could be pushed away from the bather on entry to the pool and held in a bundle on a mesh ledge at the far end of the pool and held in position by shock-cord. On leaving the pool the bather pulls the cover back into position behind them.
The owners of this pool use a large thermostat-controlled electric heater in
the Summer running overnight on off-peak electricity to maintain a water
temperature above 30° C.
They are however thinking of adding a heat-pump, which
would be more cost-effective, especially in warmer weather.
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