ABOUT THE CLIENT
LEISURE CENTRE IN ENGLAND
Waves Leisure Centre in Whitley Bay, England, is a public swimming facility serving a broad mix of leisure and community users. During a focused 3-week shutdown, FT Leisure’s Service Team completed a full plantroom refurbishment to improve overall reliability and water quality, while maintaining pool temperature to support a smooth reopening.
The efforts made here included upgrades to filtration, monitoring, chemical dosing, and the replacement of the UV system with updated pipework designed to simplify future maintenance.
WHAT THE CLIENT NEEDED
STABLE WATER QUALITY & OPERATIONAL RELIABILITY
As part of the refurbishment, the site required a robust secondary disinfection barrier that supports consistently low combined chlorine levels and improves the bather experience.
In pool environments, UV is widely used to reduce chloramine-related issues (odour, irritation, and air quality challenges) while complementing chlorine-based disinfection. The solution also needed to fit efficiently into the existing hydraulic layout and be straightforward to operate and maintain for long-term day-to-day performance.
THE SOLUTION
CHLORAMINE CONTROL & SMART OPERATION
Following the sizing based on the client’s requirements, a ULTRABLUE 2-4000SS DN250 UV system was supplied to the client.
The ULTRABLUE series is designed specifically for swimming pools, using medium-pressure UV technology to continuously photolyse organic combined chlorine compounds and support consistently low chloramine levels. This effectively provides a barrier against chlorine-resistant microorganisms such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia.
Additionally, to help minimise operating costs, the system can be configured to maintain a minimum UV dose.
Following installation and commissioning at Waves, the UV performance has been stable and the pool has maintained combined chlorine levels around <0.2 ppm, meeting the site team’s expectations.
