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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$
Swimm ing $safe ly .................................................................................................................................. 12$
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 $W a ll .................................................................................................................................... $
Cutting$a$Heavy$Concrete$Block............................................................................................................$
Digging$the$Outer$Area$of$the$Pond...........................................................................................!
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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...............................................................................................................................!
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