New Pool Regulations??

[danhrw]

I have just purchased a house in the south of france which has come with a pool. It is to be used as a holiday let and I have been told there are a number of regulations that are fairly recent regarding swimming pools. Not speaking french very well I wondered if anyone knows these inside out or if there is a site which has these in english.

 

I am under the impression that these include:

 

Hard cover or security fencing? - I am unsure as to the specifics of what is acceptable or where I can get the best value for money in either.

Toilet

Shower

Footbath

Skimmers & Pump Specification.

I would be grateful for any links or advice on these.

 

Thanks

[Clair]

Basically, by law, you pool must have either:

• a fence conforming to standard NF P90-306
• an alarm conforming to standard NF P90-307
• a cover conforming to standard NF P90-308
• a lid conforming to standard NF P 90-309

No mention of toilet, shower, footbath, pump or skimmer specs...

A Google search on 'French pool regulations' will bring in a lot of English results. The regulations in French are here: http://www.logement.gouv.fr/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=12

[Poolguy]

DanHrw

The regulations you are refering to are the DDASS rules (Health

Department)  for 'public pools' which apply to any pool which the

paying public are using... this could be no more than one family using

once per year. So if you have a Gite business with a Pool then the

DDASS will regularly inspect the pool and take water samples for

testing.

Accordingly, if you want to ensure that you pass these inspections then

you need to set up your pool to meet their standards, which, in

addition to the list you have already posted includes 3 hours

cuiculation time (time for all the water to pass through the filter),

automatic dosing of liquid dissinfectant and pH control (this excludes

salt systems) and some other issues.

Clair is refering to the AFNOR regulations for security measures which

applies to ALL pools and not just those which are used for commercial

purposes.

If you need clarification of these matters then email me with your

address and contact details along with some pics of your pool and pump

house and I will advise you what measures needs to be in place to

comply with the regulations.

Andrew

[les Favets]

Hi Andrew, I am a bit confused with your comments.  Are you saying that all of us 1000's of Gite owners with swimming pools are classified as  having " Public pools " and will be having regular inspections?????

We have a Gite,  We have a Pool which our clients use, We do not let the general public use it, Todate 2 years after having the pool installed :  NO !! one has come to inspect it at any time let alone : regular inspections.  May I ask any other Gite owners if they have regular inspections of their pool ?

Regards Les Favets

www.ruralfranceholidays.com

 

[Claire]

This is the first we have heard of the new regulations and are not registered with DDAS