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.

Pool Shutdown 2023
Previous Pool Shutdowns

Pool Shutdown 2023

The annual pool shutdown at the Dr. Duncan Murray Recreation Centre is from September 5th to October 2nd, 2023.

During shutdown in 2023, Dr. Duncan Murray Recreation Centre passholders will not be able to use their passes to swim at Jasper Fitness & Aquatic Centre and Edson & District Leisure Centre. Jasper is undergoing a maintenance shutdown in its Aquatic Centre simultaneously, while Edson is in the process of recuperating revenue following the emergency closures of the Leisure Centre due to the wildfire season evacuations. The Town of Hinton appreciates your understanding, and asks that you address any concerns to info@hinton.ca.

Annual Aquatic Tasks
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)

Time for the buffer!
Main Pool drained and ready to be acid washed. The seam will also be inspected and replaced. Some tile and grout touch ups are to follow.
Preparing to acid wash the play pool basin as main pool drains.
Lifeguard(s) prepare acid solution to de-scale the pool bottoms.
Time to add sand into our sand filters. Here a lifeguard cuts the first bag to be added. These two vessels filter the play pool and hot tub.
Care is taken when placing the filters into their holders - a filter that sustains a crack can be devastating to the filtration system.
A Lifeguard passes filters down to a maintenance worker.
All deck drains must be removed for cleaning and flushing. This procedure is performed twice throughout shutdown.
Filters are then tightened and secured in place.
Once all the filters are in place, and the main pool basin has been inspected, we can start filling the filter pit.
Lifeguard(s) prepare acid solution to de-scale the pool bottoms.
Lifeguard preps the change room floor surfaces to buff off hard water stains and calcium build up.
Two lifeguards spread the acid solution as two others scrub to remove scale.
Lifeguard inspects the inside of the play pool sand filter.
Scaffolding and ladders up to clean and paint the exterior of all the duct work. The insides were cleaned as well.
Lifeguards restring and crimp lane ropes.