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PALINTEST LAUNCHES
Combined shower
opens new possibilities
Swedish sauna and steam room
NEW PHOTOMETERS
manufacturer Tylö has developed
an independent combined door Water analysis expert Palintest
The new Palintest products are more
and shower column that turns a Limited has developed new accurate using narrow band filters
normal shower into a fully Pooltest 3 and Pooltest 6
functioning steam room. It is photometers for on-site pool
available in the UK from Golden water quality testing. The new
Coast and follows its recently products are more accurate
launched ‘Impression’ steam- using narrow band filters with a
shower cubicle range, wavelength tolerance of +/-2
The new ’60-G’ shower column nm. The instruments also offer
has been produced with an increased path length for
integral steam generator and full measurement, enabling greater
shower functions, used as part of resolution at low
the steam bathing experience. concentrations for better
Designed for those wishing to precision. A 4-button interface
create their own bespoke shower also makes the instruments
and steam room or having limited easy to use, with an LCD screen
space for a modular unit, the for the menu and results, and a
column creates the ‘fourth wall’, universal symbol set that spans
requiring the customer to have the all language barriers.
remaining walls built to suit their The information allows
design requirements. This also disinfection, pH control and
opens up the possibility of chemical levels to be adjusted
providing steam within a ‘wet for an optimal recreational
room’ environment or providing a environment. The enhanced
shower with steam as part of a performance of these new
swimming pool facility. instruments, coupled with the
ability to take readings more
often, means that the perfect
Leisure body finds balance between safe hygiene
huge support for free and potentially unpleasant
swimming additive levels has never been
A survey of sporta members has easier to achieve. extended range chlorine test for levels for a more in-depth
shown major support for the The Pooltest 3 is designed to when a 0-10 mg/l range is analysis of the water quality.
Government’s £140m free swim be ideal for routine pool desired. The Pooltest 6 tests
initiative. The results come in the monitoring, and can test for those same basic parameters,
PALINTEST
wake of a report into the chlorine levels, pH and cyanuric and can also measure alkalinity,
( 0191 491 0808
: www.palintest.com
Government scheme, which acid, with the option of an bromine and calcium hardness
found that more than 4.4 million
free swims were taken in the first
three months alone, stirring a
renewed push by the DCMS to
Bristol pool goes green to cut CO
encourage local authorities to
2
by 10%
sign up to the initiative. sporta, A combined heat and power annual savings of 129 tonnes of to the National Grid, making
the representative body for unit is to be installed at Bristol CO
2
. Connecting it to nearby the investments financially
leisure and cultural trusts in the South Pool next year and, housing blocks and a primary viable for the first time. “The
UK, asked its members whether longer term, solar panels school would save an council owns about 300
they had signed up to the erected on council building estimated 1,000 tonnes of CO
2
buildings throughout the city
scheme and if they had seen roofs, under a raft of new each year. so there are lots of
major increases in attendance. A initiatives to cut Bristol’s carbon The council’s Assistant opportunities,” he said.
total of 76% of the trusts that emissions. The plant is Executive Member for “Schools often have lovely flat
responded said they were attempting to meet a tough sustainability Neil Harrison said roofs, which are ideal for solar
offering free swimming to people new climate change target that’s the plants were ideal for panels, and we could install
over 60 years old and 60% of the just been signed by Bristol City swimming pools. “In order to mini wind turbines too. Then
trusts were providing it for under Council for next year. The 10:10 get energy efficiency, you want you get a double win because
16 year olds across all their pledge is a national campaign to the plant running all the time,” you’re also teaching the
leisure centres. get everyone – individuals and he said, “and swimming pools students about sustainability.”
South Suffolk Leisure reported organisations – to cut their need to be heated at different However, the council would
the biggest increase. In the first carbon emissions by 10% times to houses, so it works first have to find the funding in
five months of the initiative, in 2010. really well.” order to invest in the solar
Hadleigh Swimming Pool saw The gas-fired engine that Longer term, the council is panels. As part of its Green
100% participation against its produces both electricity and also looking at installing solar Capital City action plan, the
annual target and Kingfisher heat would be installed in panels because new legislation council has already committed
Leisure Centre saw 82% of its Bristol South Pool in means that after April 2010, it to cutting its emissions by 3%
annual participation. Bedminster next year, with will be able to sell energy back next year.
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