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   BossHog | Feb 09, 2003 04:04am | #1

   The 3 most important things to deal with regarding indoor pools is:

   1. Moisture

   2. Moisture

   3. Moisture

   That's all I know............

   Cancer cures smoking.

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   toast953 | Feb 09, 2003 08:14am | #2

   CB,  Nope never done one,,,, but I would make certain your Electrician has, or is real comfortable with the associated wiring involved. Best  of luck out there, Jim J  p.s. put the mechanicals where a person can actually work on them

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   4Lorn1 | Feb 09, 2003 08:16am | #3

   What Boss Hog said.

   I worked on a glass enclosure for a big pool off the back of a house. After it was all done the HO couldn't use it much because it was like Borneo in the summer. Humidity you could cut with a knife. We went back and for an extra $2K installed a large exhaust fan near the ridge. I'm still not sure it cured all the problems. High humidity, lots of single pane glass and freezing temperatures does not, IMHO, make for a pretty picture.

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   fredsmart48 | Feb 09, 2003 11:19pm | #4

   I only know of one person that had a indoor pool. Where he lived the temp. range between -40 f to +100 f.  He has a lot of problems keeping paint on the walls of his house, and mold out.  He said if he had it to do over.

    Pool would be unattached from the house.  It would have a breeze way that stopped 4 ft from the pool house. 

   He would treat it like a steam room.  It would be no wood in the construction of the pool building.  poured concrete walls or block,  inside tile.  

   Every thing would be insulated.

   For the summer a lot of ventilation to move the humidity out of the place.

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   xMikeSmith | Feb 09, 2003 11:37pm | #5

   th e hvac sub had better have some experience in pool enclosures..

   heating the air is not the problem.. heating the pool is not the problem.. controling the humidity is.. if the hvac guy doesn't have the experience or can't hire the experience get another one...

   insulate the bottom and walls of the pool.. design your wall  & ceiling system so it has a complete vapor barrier..

   there are only two ways to control the humidity: either with dehumidification or ventilation.. or both... or one or the other seasonaly

    think about using an air to water heat pump... extracting the moisture out of the air.. dumping the btus into the pool..

   include double sliding doors for your access...one set on the outside, one on the inside... lot's of them .. together with power ventilation.. they can become part of your warm season ventilation

   incorporate an automatic  or manual pool cover into the design..

    write an operating manual for the homeowner so they understand their responsibilities  after you turn over ..

   only use a pool company that has built indoor pools.. if they haven't they'll try to build it just like it was outside.. and it isn't

   put enough money  in your price to hire only the best.. anything less and you'll wish you had never met them and they'll wish they had never heard of you..

   have fun and keep us postedMike Smith   Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore