Pool Shutdown

Pool shutdown is an important part of the annual preventative maintenance cycle of our Aquatic Facility. This cycle keeps your pool healthy and functional and helps reduce maintenance related service impacts throughout the year.

Regular pool shutdown work includes deep cleaning the pool basins, steam room, showers, and change rooms, replacing chipped tiles and regrouting deteriorated sections, applying fresh grip paint to the pool deck and railings, and servicing pumps.

Annual passholders automatically receive an additional month on their pass upon purchase which covers the pool shutdown period.

  1. Pool Shutdown 2025
  2. Previous Pool Shutdowns

This year’s closure will take place from September 2 to October 14, 2025. 

This scheduled shutdown is an important part of maintaining a safe and high-functioning aquatic facility. Planned work includes: 

  • Deep cleaning of pool basins, showers, and change rooms
  • Replacing worn tiles and applying fresh grout
  • Recoating safety grip paint on decks and railings
  • Servicing pumps and mechanical systems
  • Installing a brand-new aquatic climbing wall

This proactive approach reduces the risk of unscheduled service interruptions and helps keep the facility in top condition for the rest of the year.

  1. Annual Aquatic Tasks
  2. Annual Maintenance Tasks
  • Move and store all deck equipment
  • Sanitize all deck drains
  • Drain Hot Tub & Play Pool
  • Apply grip paint to pool deck & railings
  • Clean cells for all 3 basins
  • Clean pH and ORP probes for all 3 basins
  • Clean & organize Aquatic Shift Office
  • Clean & organize Water Testing Room
  • Clean & organize Mechanical Room
  • Service acid pumps
  • Clean & organize salt storage
  • Clean & organize Chemical Storage Room
  • Clean & inventory emergency evacuation bins
  • Clean, organize & inventory First Aid Storage Room
  • Update SDS binders & inventory all chemicals on site
  • HEPA vacuum pipes in Mechanical Room
  • Clean & organize First Aid Room and Staff Locker Room
  • Deep clean both Changerooms
  • Deep clean Steam Room & deck shower
  • Re-vamp pin boards
  • Organize & file First Aid Room cabinets
  • Descale shower heads
  • Scrub & sanitize all garbage cans and recycling bins
  • Organize & replenish swimming lesson supplies
  • Scrub & disinfect all pool toys
  • Disinfect & inventory PFDs
  • Disinfect & inventory flippers
  • Disinfect & inventory Aqua fitness supplies
  • Clean & organize Blue Storage Room
  • Wash blue wall
  • Clean & soak skimmer baskets and float valves
  • Fix broken float valve assemblies
  • Clean & organize First Aid stations and bag
  • Scrub diving blocks and rewrite block numbers
  • Clean hexagon windows
  • Filter Flo sand vessels
  • Fix A-frame signs
  • Update chemical addition charts
  • Disinfect hallway walls
  • Disinfect Viewing Gallery and railings
  • Disinfect Meeting room
  • Disinfect all benches and chairs
  • Disinfect shoe rack
  • Scrub Main Pool seam
  • Wash & refinish deck whiteboard
  • Revamp signage
  • Relabel JLC manikins
    Inspect & inventory JLC equipment
  • Update pool specific emergency response procedures
  • Swim Fit program development
  • Disinfect & inventory all First Aid course equipment
  • Dusting of HVAC
  • JLC critical path update
  • Safe Work Practices converted to new template
  • JLC program development
  • ActiveNet Pass/Fail transfer
  • Flush & replace acid lines
  • Drain and acidize all 3 basins
  • Remove, inspect, and replace Mermade filters
  • Clean and organize Acid room

Pool Cleaning & Maintenance Images (2018)

  1. 1 Once all the filters are in place, and the main pool basin has been inspected, we can start filling
  2. 2 Lifeguard preps the change room floor surfaces to buff off hard water stains and calcium build up.
  3. 3 Lifeguard inspects the inside of the play pool sand filter.
  4. 4 Scaffolding and ladders up to clean and paint the exterior of all the duct work. The insides were cl
  5. 5 Filters are then tightened and secured in place.
  6. 6 Lifeguards restring and crimp lane ropes.
  7. 7 Time to add sand into our sand filters. Here a lifeguard cuts the first bag to be added. These two v
  8. 8 Lifeguard(s) prepare acid solution to de-scale the pool bottoms. 2
  9. 9 Time for the buffer!
  10. 10 All deck drains must be removed for cleaning and flushing. This procedure is performed twice through
  11. 11 Care is taken when placing the filters into their holders - a filter that sustains a crack can be de
  12. 12 A Lifeguard passes filters down to a maintenance worker.
  13. 13 Preparing to acid wash the play pool basin as main pool drains.
  14. 14 Lifeguard(s) prepare acid solution to de-scale the pool bottoms.
  15. 15 Main Pool drained and ready to be acid washed. The seam will also be inspected and replaced. Some ti
  16. 16 Two lifeguards spread the acid solution as two others scrub to remove scale.