Indoor pool users thanked

USERS of the Makino Aquatic Centre’s 25m indoor pool have been thanked for their patience as work continued on locating a leak that has been hampering the pool’s operational capability during the past two months. 

Manager Nick Mannix said a temporary solution had been found - following some “kiwi ingenuity” by staff and specialist tradesmen – that allowed the pool to be returned to its full capacity and normal operating temperature of 28 degrees. 

The pool was closed for three days as its balance and filtration tanks, boilers and heat exchanger were checked and tested, with the leak’s possible location now narrowed down. 

Mr Mannix said the pool would operate normally until its annual closure in the summer when it would be emptied and the source of the leak located. 

“The patience of our users in the past few weeks was good to see,” he said, “and it’s great to see them coming back to the pool.”