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THE AMERICAN CLUB
JAN / FEB 2017
THE AMERICAN CLUB
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT UPDATE
This information is accurate at time of printing, but is subject to change.
See the progress we’ve made over the past several months condensed into less than a minute. You’ll see the demolition of the Scotts Road building, Poolside and Linkway as well as the site hacking and removal of debris.Click onto our microsite at
redevelopment.amclub.org.sgor check out the video playing in the Lobby.
CHECK OUT OUR FIRST REDEVELOPMENT
TIME-LAPSE VIDEO!
THE NEW SWIMMING POOLS
Our new poolside area will have three swimming pools: a 25m lap pool, a 15m training pool, and a baby pool that graduates from 2” to 12”.
As part of the due diligence around designing the new pools, The Club considered a conventional chemical chlorinator system (similar
to the system in our old pool), a saltwater chlorinator system, and a copper/silver ionizer system.
After exploring all the systems and the pros and cons associated with each one, The Club has decided to move forward with a
conventional chemical chlorinator system for several reasons:
It is the easiest to treat and maintain within NEA
guidelines. The treatment of a saltwater chlorinator pool
requires more work due to The Club’s very high usage
level and the fact that the pool is outdoors and subject
to UV rays and the haze, both of which negatively impact
the chemical levels in a saltwater chlorinator pool.
2
The sanitization process is effective. In a copper/silver
ionizer system it takes considerably longer to sanitize the
pool, as the process is slower-acting in nature; this could
be an issue due to our high usage rates.
3
It is the most economical option. The procurement and
installation costs for a saltwater chlorinator are 3.5 times
as expensive and 7 times as expensive for a copper/
silver ionizer.
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* As decided by the Youth and Family committee, a children’s water play area will be incorporated into
the baby pool instead of standing external to the pool as shown to the left.