July 1st, 2023Come on in the water’s … warmed by a new boiler system
Kyneton Sports and Aquatics Centre’s pools are scheduled to reopen from today following the installation of a new boiler system that’s now expected to produce more reliable and consistent pool temperatures.
Today’s scheduled pools reopening follows a temporary closure over recent days, that had been required to facilitate upgrades.
The new boiler installation replaces the pre-existing system, which had reached the end of its life. The timing of the replacement has strategic to ensure heating during the coldest months of the year and to minimise impacts on key programs such as Learn to Swim.
The Macedon Ranges Shire Council says it has optimised the temporary closure by also undertaking essential maintenance and painting. Key dates included:
- Monday 26 June – Wednesday 28 June: Full centre closure.
- Thursday 29 June: Centre reopens, except for pools.
- Today, Saturday 1 July: Pools reopen, returning to warmer pool temperatures. It will take some time to adjust the boiler following the changeover (this will potentially take up to a day).
The investment in new gas boilers at KTSAC is an interim measure to maintain services with minimal disruption. A longer-term goal of transitioning from gas to electric heat pumps powered by carbon-zero electricity is outlined in the Council’s Counting Down to Zero plan to target net-zero emissions by 30 June 2030.
