Baywave's bore has been switched on and the pools will be back to their desirable temperatures in time for the long weekend, says Bay Venues Project Manager Justine Brennan today.

'The reheating process began last night and indications are it will take 48 hours for the pools to reach their ideal temperatures,” says Justine.

The usual Friday Fun Night will resume tomorrow with a half-price general entry and free hydroslide, and Baywave's BaySwim learn to swim classes - which have been relocated off site for the past few weeks - will be held on site as normal next week. These will resume on Tuesday, given Monday is a public holiday.

The temperature of the Baywave lap pool which has the biggest mass of water had dropped from its usual 27 degrees to 20 degrees since the bore problems emerged three weeks ago. As of 9am Thursday morning the temperature reading was already at 22.5 degrees.

'We are really pleased with the way the pools are re-heating,” says Justine. 'At this rate, we will have the Toddlers pool and Spa pool open this afternoon and expect to be back to normal temperatures in all pools by Friday afternoon.”

The pools' bore problem was identified on May 13. The bore system, which provides heating to the pools, has since been fixed in a process involving re-casing the reinjection bore and partially re-casing the production bore. In a move to avoid damage to plant, the call was made to immediately shut-down the bore system. Water temperatures have been slowly dropping since then.

The lap pool and wave pool have remained open for use for those unfazed about the cooler temperatures. A half-price general entry and free hydroslide offer has been in place while Baywave is unable to offer its usual level of service. This offer will continue until closing time on Friday 1 June, says Justine.

'Bay Venues would like to thank customers for their tolerance and support during this issue and apologises for the inconvenience,” says Justine.