|
Owning a building with an indoor swimming pool can be a great luxury or a nightmare depending on what sort of HVAC system it has. Humidity vapors coming off a pool condense into water when they hit cold surfaces such as outside glass windows and doors. The colder the outside temperatures and the warmer the pool water the more severe this problem becomes. Pool room conditions can get so bad that they become health hazards , subject to rust, wet rot, and even structural collapse.
There are two ways to deal with indoor pool air quality. A heat exchanger that exhausts water saturated pool room air and replaces it with dry outside air that has been reheated is one way. The other way is to mechanically dehumidify the pool room air. Air conditioning, if wanted , can be included into either system. Radiant floor warming is an excellent way to keep bare feet warm and to evaporate wet tracking from those feet. We have designed any number of successful indoor pool HVAC systems for our customers over the years. They are expensive and require a lot of attention to details, but they get the job done.
The earlier in the job the HVAC contractor can get us involved the easier it will be to design and install a good system. Building owners need to be advised early of what has to be done to give them a good system. Skylights should not be placed in pool rooms in the northeast. We will be glad to meet with the contractor and his client to resolve issues and explain the process. If you have a chance to do an indoor pool HVAC system don’t walk away. Give us a call. We can help you.
|