Innovations In Swimming Pool Technology

The Paddock organization has led the swimming pool industry with a number of innovations that have improved water quality, reduced pool construction costs, and increased the lifespan of the modern pool.

Paddock developed a new method in pool construction that replaced using poured in concrete to form the pool shell. The new method used a mixture of sand and concrete called gunite. Gunite is applied to the exterior wall of swimming pools through a hose under pressure. This new method enabled builders to construct more free form shaped pools rather than traditional rectangular pools. Gunite is also more resistant to stress and lasts longer.

Years ago, floating debris was common among swimming pools. The only way pool operators were able to clean surface water was by using a net and brush. A paddock service technician developed the concept of the recirculating overflow system which allowed pool to use their existing filtration system to clean floating debris from the surface of the pool.

The recirculating overflow system was a huge development in pool cleaning technology. However, one drawback of the system was that ut required perimeter piping. Perimeter piping is expensive to install and will brake over time. Years later, Paddock developed the concept of a pipeless perimeter. The pipeless perimeter used stainless steel gutters to carry overflow water to the filtration system.

Pipeless perimeters eliminated the need for perimeter piping but required large surge tanks to hold enough water to keep a constant water level in the pool. These surge tanks were expensive items to build, a major drawback of the new system. Years later, paddock developed a technology that allowed the pool to serve the water storage capacity of an external surge tank, eliminating the need for this costly item in many commercial swimming pool design jobs.

Paddock Pools also revolutionized water sanitation by introducing the high flow vacuum sand filter. During the year 2000, Paddock introduced the first ultraviolet water sanitation system designed for use in pools.