Equipment selection

Most aquatic projects go wrong at selection, not at supply. A client falls for an attraction, a designer draws it in, and then somebody discovers the plot will not take the run-out, or the height allowance rules out the tower, or the plant room cannot deliver the flow. Fixing that late is expensive.

Selection is free and takes us a day or two.

What we need from you

• Plot dimensions. A dimensioned sketch is fine. A site plan is better.
• Height allowance. Any planning, aviation or view restriction.
• Age group. Toddlers, families, teenagers, or a mix — this changes the answer more than budget does.
• Existing pool, if there is one: dimensions and depths.
• Budget range. Even a wide one. It stops us proposing something irrelevant.
• Plant room location and available electrical supply, if known.

What you get back

• A shortlist of equipment that physically fits, not a catalogue
• Footprint, height, power and flow figures for each option
• The clearances to allow around each — queue, run-out, access, fall zones
• An honest view on what your budget will and will not reach
• Where relevant, a note on what your municipality is likely to require

We will tell you when the answer is no

If your plot will not take what you have in mind, we will say so at this stage rather than quoting something that disappoints later. If your budget does not match your brief, same. A supplier who tells you a 400 m² plot can host a funnel slide is not doing you a favour.

To be clear on scope: this is equipment selection, not design or engineering. We tell you what fits and what it needs. Your architect, engineer and contractor design and build the facility around it.

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