Many of the advancements in swimming pool design and construction have come from the Paddock organization, a leader in the swimming pool industry.
Years ago, swimming pools were made using poured in concrete. Poured in concrete did not allow builders to make pools in the variety of shapes you see today. Poured in concrete expands when it dries and does not hold up well over time. Paddock developed a new technique for building the exterior of pools called guniting. Gunite is a substance made up of concrete and sand mixed together. It is applied to the pool exterior using a hose that is under pressure. Gunite allowed pools to be made in a variety of free form shapes and holds up better over time.
Not only did Paddock revolutionize pool building, they also made huge advancements in water sanitation practices. Back when floating debris was a common site on the surface water of pools, pool owners would have to use poles with nets to clean the surface water. Another method used to clean surface water was to simply put it to waste. A Paddock service technician came up with the idea of using the pool’s existing filtration system to clean surface water. The recirculating filtration system soon became an accepted practice among pool builders.
There is one drawback to the new filtration system: it requires the installation of perimeter piping. Installing piping around the perimeter of the pool is expensive. Over time, this piping will break down and need maintenance. To resolve this issue, Paddock Pools developed the pipeless perimeter system, which is installed by a commercial swimming pool builder. This system uses stainless steel gutters at the water level of the pool. Water that flows over the lip of the pool is carried through the gutters for filtration. These gutters are very durable and often last the entire life of the pool.
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