My indoor pool has 3 double doors that lifeguards (1 in particular) insist on opening b/c they are "hot". All the toasty warm air goes out the doors and water temp drops. Generally, our weather here has been in the 60's, windy, cloudy, and allergies are bad. When I asked them to shut the doors, the new excuse is ventilation. An email had gone out weeks ago about the great HVAC system they installed, so I questioned if opening these doors is helping or hurting the HVAC's job. Pool manager then switched to the excuse that "I don't know, just following the recommendations of the Health Inspector." What the? I hate swimming just to stay warm but I'm also concerned about proper ventilation.
Good luck winning that battle.
At one pool that I have used regularly the guards claim that some law/regulation/city-ordinance/blah blah blah states that the doors must be kept open to facilitate EMS in the case of an emergency. I swim in lots of pools around and nowhere else do they follow this "rule". It's never been raised in any of my lifeguard or coach training. It sounds like fabricated nonsense to me. I can see that keeping the doors unlocked might be a good idea, but then again one AG team I know locks them, claiming that it is to protect against child predators.
I suspect the air handling is designed under the assumption that the doors will be closed most of the time. I suppose if you could get proof of that you might make some headway.
I have never gotten the concept that the temperature regulation at a pool should be done for the convenience of the guards.
Good luck winning that battle.
At one pool that I have used regularly the guards claim that some law/regulation/city-ordinance/blah blah blah states that the doors must be kept open to facilitate EMS in the case of an emergency. I swim in lots of pools around and nowhere else do they follow this "rule". It's never been raised in any of my lifeguard or coach training. It sounds like fabricated nonsense to me. I can see that keeping the doors unlocked might be a good idea, but then again one AG team I know locks them, claiming that it is to protect against child predators.
I suspect the air handling is designed under the assumption that the doors will be closed most of the time. I suppose if you could get proof of that you might make some headway.
I have never gotten the concept that the temperature regulation at a pool should be done for the convenience of the guards.
