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The Aim of this Manual. 7!Introduction . 8!Healthy for our ecology, healthy for us and healthy on our pocket . 9 How Organic Pools work.10!The Structure of an Organic Pool .11!Pool Construction Design Considerations.12!Choosing a site for the pool . 12 Swimming safely . 12 Embodied energy. 13 Warming the water . 13 Solar heating . 14 Slope. 14 Trees . 14 Access . 14 Planning permission . 15 Groundwater . 16 Saving Water . 18 Wildlife friendly . 18 Low Energy Consumption . 18 Bubble Pumps.19!Zooplankton friendly. . 19 DIY suitable . 20 Electrically Safe . 20 How Bubble Pumps Work. 21 Water .24!The Chemistry of the pool. 26 Phosphorous in the pool. . 28 How to Create an Organic Pool .30!Design Considerations for the Plunge Pool. . Tools for pool building . Marking Out the Site . Digging the Swimming Zone. Digging Strategy . Grading Subsoil . The Foundation .!The Bunyip.!Concreting the Foundation.!Building the wall.!Insulating the Wall . Cutting a Heavy Concrete Block . Digging the Outer Area of the Pond.!!OrganicPools.co.uk!!!!!!!!!!!!5!
OrganicPools.co.uk//DIY/Manual/Building a Bank for a Sloping Site .!Sculpting the Subsoil .!The Exit Drain .!Using the Bunyip (to show the pool water level).!Calculating the area of lining materials required .!The Underliner .!The liner .!Paper Folding a Pool. Making Folds in the Liner . The Sandbag Machine . The Regeneration Zone Wall .!Fitting the Bubble Pump pipe into the sandbag wall. Completing the Exit Drain .!Capping the Wall.!The Substrate.!Working on the Pool Edges . Plumbing for the Regeneration Zone Bubble Pump .!Making a Bubble Pool Filter.!Fitting Fabric in the Filter. Connecting up the Compressed air Pipework.!Filling the Pool.!Planting.!Plants for water purification . Commissioning the Pool.!FIN .well not quite. Making a stronger edge . Alternative Pond Edges. .!Making a Surface Skimmer for the Filter.!Making a Jetty .!Making a Large Organic Pool .!Digging a Large Hole.!Animals. .!Appendix .!References: .!More Tea Please. .!!!!OrganicPools.co.uk!!!!!!!!!!!!6!
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