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A movable floor pool is a fantastic innovation. The technology behind the invention is surprisingly simple, as well as being brilliantly effective.
Movable Floor Pool Technology
Wrightfield Hydraulic Moving pool floors are based on a stainless steel platform, driven by hydraulic scissor drives. Importantly the scissor drive is powered by water, which provides a safe contaminant free drive system with excellent load bearing properties. The fluid drive is provided by a locally mounted power pack complete with control panel.
Some movable floor pool mechanisms function through a system of cables and pulleys. These cables and pulleys are located under the floor of the pool and are powered by hydraulic rams, situated in a nearby plant room.
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Movable Floor Pool – Buoyed By Technology
With the hydraulics, cables and pulleys system to do most of the heavy lifting, this role is made a lot easier by the use of buoyant technology in frame of the pool. The extremely durable steel frame of the pool is surrounded by foam buoyancy packs. This aids the pulleys and cables as the floor of the pool is raised. This helps to extend the life span on the hydraulics and reduces maintenance costs.
Controlling Your Pool
Just as the system used to power the moving floor pool is effective, the system of controlling the pool is simple. Generally the pools are controlled externally with a use of a switch or button. The desired depth of the pool can be selected. Some movable pools can be offer the option of a tilted pool, allowing the deep and shallow ends to be alternated.
Why Have a Separate Plant Room?
The separate plant room offers a couple of great benefits. Firstly, in the extremely unlikely event of a problem with one of the rams, access to the affected area will be uninhibited, allowing for easy repairs. Secondly, any grease or oil leaks that may have sprung from the issue will be contained within the plant room, rather than being leaked into the pool.
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