Transcription of DIY Natural Pool Manual free version
1 ! free !Download! version !! ! !!!!!!!!!!!!2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! !!!!!!!!!!!!3!!!!!!!! organic !POOLS!DIY!M ANUAL!!!!By!!David!Pagan!Butler! ! !!!!!!!!!!!!4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Nothing!in! this!publication!should!be!taken!for!gra nted!and!it!is!up!to!the!individual!to!s atisfy!himself!or!herself!that!the!techn iques,!tools!and!equipment!recommended!a re!fit!for!the!purpose.!No!liability!is! accepted!for!any!incident!arising!from!t he!use!of!any!tools,!equipment!or!instru ctions!in!this!book.!The!author!and!dist ributor!are!not!responsible!or!liable!fo r!any!damages,!losses,!or!costs!arising! out!of!the!implementation!of!any!of!the! ideas,!techniques!or!instructions!presen ted!in!this!publication.!E&OE,!
2 All!rights!reserved.!!Copyright:!!All!ri ghts!are!reserved.!Publication,!reproduc tion,!transmission!or!storage!of!the!con tent!of!this!publication!in!its!totality !or!in!part!is!prohibited!unless!the!own er!of!the!proprietary!rights,!the!copyri ghts! !and!all!other!immaterial!rights!explici tly!gives!permission!to!do!so.!! !David!Pagan!Butler!2013! ! ! ! ! ! !!!!!!!!!!!!5!/Table/of/Contents/The$Aim $of$this$ ! !Healthy$for$our$ecology,$healthy$for$us $and$healthy$on$our$ $How$ organic $Pools$ !The$Structure$of$an$ organic $ !Pool$Construction$Design$ !Choosing$a$site$for$the$ $Swimming$ $Embodied$ $Warming$the$ $Solar$ $ $ $ $Planning$ $ $Saving$ $Wildlife$ $Low$Energy$ $Bubble$ !Zooplankton$ $DIY$ $Electrically$ $How$Bubble$Pumps$ $ !
3 The$Chemistry$of$the$ $Phosphorous$in$the$ $How$to$Create$an$ organic $ !Design$Considerations$for$the$Plunge$ $Tools$for$pool$ $Marking$Out$the$ $Digging$the$Swimming$ $Digging$ $Grading$ $The$ !The$ !Concreting$the$ !Building$the$ !Insulating$the$ $Cutting$a$Heavy$Concrete$ $Digging$the$Outer$Area$of$the$ ! ! !!!!!!!!!!!!6!Building$a$Bank$for$a$Slop ing$ !Sculpting$the$ !The$Exit$ !Using$the$Bunyip$(to$show$the$pool$wate r$level)..!Calculating$the$area$of$linin g$materials$ !The$ !The$ !Paper$Folding$a$ $Making$Folds$in$the$ $The$Sandbag$ $The$Regeneration$Zone$ !Fitting$the$Bubble$Pump$pipe$into$the$s andbag$ $Completing$the$Exit$ !Capping$the$ !The$ !Working$on$the$Pool$ $Plumbing$for$the$Regeneration$Zone$Bubb le$ !
4 Making$a$Bubble$Pool$ !Fitting$Fabric$in$the$ $Connecting$up$the$Compressed$air$ !Filling$the$ ! !Plants$for$water$ $Commissioning$the$ !FIN$..well$not$ $Making$a$stronger$ $Alternative$Pond$ !Making$a$Surface$Skimmer$for$the$ !Making$a$ !Making$a$Large$ organic $ !Digging$a$Large$ ! ! !References:..!More$Tea$ !!! ! !!!!!!!!!!!!7! The Aim of this Manual !This!is!a!practical!step[by[step!guide! to!build!your!own! Natural !Swimming!Pool. !It!is!designed!to!accompany!my!film!"Na tural!Swimming!Pools![!A!Guide!to!Buildi ng!your!Own"!which!is!available!on!DVD!f rom! !This!method!of!pool!building!has!been!d evised!for!any!practical!person!to!under take!without!having!to!involve!specialis t!contractors!for!]]]
5 Any!part!of!the!project.!There!are!two!m ain!projects,!a!48m2! organic !plunge!pool !and!180m2!full!size!pool,!both!built!to !the!same!method.!!They!incorporate!reus ed!materials!and!minimise!energy!expendi ture!to!reduce!the!cost!to!us,!and!the!e nvironment.!In!the!first!project!we!will !cover!every!step!of!pool!construction!i n!detail,!from!beginning!the!excavation! to!bubble!pump!circulation,!from!craftin g!a!filter!with!reclaimed!materials!to!b uilding!a!jetty.!Equipped!with!this!know ledge!we ll!see!how!to!go!on!to!make!a!full!size! pool.!There!are!many!ways!of!creating!a! Natural !Swimming!Pool,!but!I!want!to!sho w!you!a!way!that!is!simple!to!construct! and!works!perfectly.!From!there,!you!can !adapt!
6 It!to!fit!in!with!your!own!ideas.!This!i s!a!practical!guide!to!get!more!of!us!st arted!on!building!these!pools.!To!date,! there!is!no[other!publication!that!provi des!this!information.!Indeed!there!are!m any!people!who!would!have!you!believe!th is!is!too!complicated!for!the!non[profes sional.!That!is!nonsense.!I!want!to!show !that!this!project!is!hard!work!but!deep ly!rewarding!and!completely!achievable,! and!along!the!way!we ll!bubble!a!few!more!myths!out!of!the!wa ter.!!! ! !!!!!!!!!!!!8! Introduction Why!do!we!smile,!or!for!some!of!us,!stru ggle!to!contain!our!gushing!beams!of!joy ,!the!first!time!we!see!a! Natural !swimmi ng!pool?!Is!it!because!inside!we!know!th is!is!so!right,!giving!something!back!]]
7 To!nature!by!the!creation!of!a!small!wil derness?!Perhaps!we!have!always!secretly !wanted!to!jump!into!deep!luscious!pools !of!freshwater!but!have!been!frightened! off!by!decades!of!myths!listing!battalio ns!of!hazards!awaiting!any!adventurous!s wimmer.!Today,!flourishing!on!a!tide!of! awareness,!we!see!living!freshwater!with !fresh!vision.!Thankfully!now,!we!can!ju mp!in!as!happily!as!an!otter.!A! Natural ! Swimming!Pool,!or!as!I!prefer!to!call!th em,! organic !Pool,!has!got!to!be!the!most !magical!addition!to!our!home.!It!is!a!b eautiful!place!to!observe!nature!through out!the!seasons,!bringing!us!closer!to!w ildlife.!The!multitudes!of!species!that! now!live!in!the!pond!are!an!endless!fasc ination!to!my!
8 Children,!who!spend!hours!observing!them !from!the!small!jetty!which!traverses!th e!shallows,!dangling!down!their!nets!to! catch!water[boatmen!or!dragonfly!larvae! for!a!close[up!look!at!these!incredible! creatures.!Then!come!the!birds,!visiting !the!pond!in!the!morning!and!evening.!Th e!grey!wagtails,!skylarks,!dunnocks,!gol d!finches!and!the!formations!of!swallows !circling!and!skimming!the!surface!to!dr ink!or!bouncing!with!delicious!splashes! to!bathe.!Dragonflies!patrol,!snapping!u p!crane!flies!and!cabbage!white!butterfl ies!and!buzzing!into!skirmishes!with!int ruders.!House!martins!peck!at!the!water s!edge!collecting!mud!for!nests.!Bats!fl it!in!and!out!of!their!invisibility!cloa ks!in!the!evening!]]
9 Glow!reflected!on!the!pond.!And!sometime s,!in!the!skidding!sunbeams!of!the!morni ng,!I!may!catch!the!iridescence!of!a!kin gfisher!feeding!on!water!beetles.!! ! !!!!!!!!!!!!9!!This!pond!has!become!anot her!stepping[stone!for!wilderness.!!Loca l!native!flora!and!fauna!has!found!its!w ay!in!and!flourished,!increasing!local!b iodiversity.!And!if!we!create!more!ponds !we!will!contribute!to!re[establishing!o ur!countryside s!diminishing!freshwater!network.!And!of !course!the!swimming!!Our!children!are!l earning!to!swim!in!a!healthy!environment ! free !from!the!unpleasant!effects!of!dis infectants!found!in!most!pools.!I!imagin e,!one!day!we!will!look!back!and!wonder! how!we!ever!thought!it!was!reasonable!to !]]
10 Let!our!children!swim!in!anything!other! than! Natural !water.!Healthy/for/our/ecol ogy,/healthy/for/us/and/healthy/on/our/p ocket/Until!now!only!people!with!a!fair! amount!of!cash,!typically!from!around! 50,000,!have!been!able!to!consider!havin g!one!built!for!them.!But!there!is!a!dif ferent!way.!I!want!to!show!how!I!built!m ine,!an!180m2!pool,!for!roughly! 6,000!and!also!another!48m2!pool!for! 2000.!And!knowing!what!I!know!now,!I!cou ld!do!it!for!considerably!less.!It!takes !a!lot!of!work!but,!after!all!you ll!be!saving!tens!of!thousands!of!pounds !by!building!it!yourself,!and!I!can t!think!of!any!work!more!rewarding!than! creating!a!pool.!I!hope!after!seeing!my! construction!method,!the!process!will!
