Waterpark Maintenance Guide

1. Water Park Maintenance Guide

2. Introduction • Waterparks are a great way to beat the heat, and hence, are the summer destination for most. • There are 1300 water parks in the US and annual visits amount to 85 million. • To ensure people keep on visiting year on year, it is very important to provide them with innovative rides, thrilling experiences, and wholesome fun, while ensuring their safety. • Huge amount of footfall takes a toll on the operability of the different rides and attraction. So, periodic waterpark slide maintenance is required to ensure ‘A Stitch in time saves nine.’

3. Benefits of Water Park Maintenance • Increase the lifespan of your rides • Lower chances of ride breakdown & accidents • Smaller Repair costs instead of expensive replacements • Better Return of Investment • Reduced ride downtime during repairs • Pools remain clean and cleaner park surroundings • Better park performances • Minimize the risk of injury • Better park user experience

4. How to Maintain your Water Park? There are a plethora of tasks when it comes to water park maintenance. Yet water park manufacturers consider the below tasks as crucial: • Allocate a Maintenance Budget • Book Maintenance Services Twice a Year • Have a Maintenance Checklist • Eliminate Moisture and Seepage • Ensure Proper Water Treatment • Check Electrical Lines • Clear Water Lines before Closing for Winter

5. Allocate a Maintenance Budget Maintenance and service, whether done by in-house team or a 3rd party, has a cost such as part replacement, employee salary, and downtime operation loss. When drafting your annual budget, allocate a portion of your expense for maintenance budget.

6. Book Maintenance Services Twice a Year Water parks are a seasonal business. So during the off-seasons, most water parks remain closed. So, it is important to run a maintenance service once after closing the waterpark and once before reopening. This way, you run into less operational issues and breakdowns.

7. Have a Maintenance Checklist While running a waterpark, it may become difficult to keep track of the condition of different rides. However, by following a checklist, you avoid ignoring any of the rides and it also becomes easier to identify any defects.

8. Eliminate Moisture and Seepage Inside a water park, your visitors (especially young children) are going to roam around sopping wet. This way, water will travel to different parts of your park, even the walkways and places that should remain dry. Moisture build up at such places can be threatening. So ensure to eliminate moisture when running a maintenance.

9. Ensure Proper Water Treatment With the number of people visiting your waterpark, the water quality is surely takes a hit. Unless treated properly, the pool water can become a hotspot for different types of waterborne illnesses and microbes. Depending on the usage, you need to have proper water treatment systems in place.

10. Check Electrical Lines You need power to operate most rides in a water park. However, electricity and water don’t mix well when it comes to safety. So, it is important to check the electrical lines periodically to ensure there is no open, broken or exposed electrical lines that may become a hazard.

11. Clear Water Lines before Closing for Winter Water tends to expand when condensed. So, if you don’t drain out the pipes or check the seals around the different pipes, water can freeze during winter and cause damage. So, always clear out the water lines before closing for winter.

12. Need More Assistance? Following the tips mentioned here can help you avoid major costs and keep your water park maintained like new. If you are looking for some innovative water park rides or attractions, Splashtacular is a Kansas based waterpark ride manufacturer. Corporate Office Address: 401 N. East St. Paola, KS 66071 Contact Us: Phone: 800 844-5334 (Toll-free) 913 380-4152 (Phone) +00 1403-334375 (UK) +61 427-775-520 (Aus and NZ) +86 14714910540 (China)