Putting In a Dive Pool.....Suggestions??

[Dive Right In Scuba]

Alright, Im going to be putting in an indoor/inground dive pool in the store in the next couple of months....I have about a 50x50ft area that Im going to put a 16x30ft pool. Im planning on have 7 feet of the length around 4 1/2ft shallow and the remaining 23ft will drop straight down to 12ft. This will give a nice big and deep swimming area for divers.....Any suggestions on the design from past experience or has onyone done this before?? This is going to be a very fun project and the completed pool......drool

 

[1_T_Submariner]

Hey Mike,

http://www.nemo33.com/index_en/gallery.html

We can only dream.....

 

[Dive Right In Scuba]

OH MY!!!!! If only I had unlimited space and budget!!! Thats amazing!! It even has corridors to swim thru......Now Im definetly drooling

 

[ScubaMilo]

Just a thought is 7ft of shallow end enough for a row of students and the instructor having his back to the deep end to fit comfortably?
Remember a good portion of the teaching is done in the shallow end.
We are in the process of aquirng a pool with similar setup and the shallow end can get a little crowded.
Hope it works out for you,
Good luck,
Milo
P.S. That is one amazing pool!!

 

[Dive Right In Scuba]

Thats one of my concerns, but 7x16 Im thinkin will be enough......but im debating

 

[ScubaMilo]

All in all it sounds like it will be a nice pool and I'm sure a nice addition to your store.
It's good to see the dive store community grow.
I wish you the best of luck.
Milo

 

[Dive Right In Scuba]

Forgive my lack of design skills, but this is also under consideration...Light blue being shallow, dark blue deep. The area that sticks out would be for the instructor to demonstrate to the class

 

[Doc Intrepid]

Coupla quick thoughts...

See how much more expensive it would need to be to have the deep end go to 18' or 20'. You may be able to obtain significantly more utility (e.g. rescue classes, peak performance bouyancy, technical skills, etc.) for what turns out to be not that much more upfront cost (amortized out over the life of the pool).

Check ventilation requirements. Indoor pools add amazing amounts of moisture that can impact storage of stock, computers, maintenance areas, compressors, etc. You'll want to be able to control humidity pretty well.

Put more lights in it than you think you'll need (or include skylights in the ceiling above it). One of the best ways to teach in some of your advanced classes is to videotape your students - which is often better with more light. They see their own screw-ups and there is no need to go into gory detail regarding things they need to do to improve...

FWIW. YMMV.

 

[Dive Right In Scuba]

Great Idea with the depth, as for moisture we will be putting in a ventilation system........you definetly have my gears turning about being deeper

 

[Kev's First Mate]

Alright, Im going to be putting in an indoor/inground dive pool in the store in the next couple of months....I have about a 50x50ft area that Im going to put a 16x30ft pool. Im planning on have 7 feet of the length around 4 1/2ft shallow and the remaining 23ft will drop straight down to 12ft. This will give a nice big and deep swimming area for divers.....Any suggestions on the design from past experience or has onyone done this before?? This is going to be a very fun project and the completed pool......drool

Our local dive shop has a pool like you are describing. The shallow part is 4' deep, and the remaining part of the pool drops down to 12' deep.

In my opinion, I would not add the jut-out section for the instructor in the shallow end. Our instructor was always in the deep end showing us skills, and this worked fine. I think having the deep end a normal rectangle would work better than having the jut-out.

Good luck and congratulations on the new pool!