Completed projectHotels and tourismHotel Gołębiewski, Wisła

Car park, water park and saunas: three areas, one device maker

GORKE devices in three parts of a hotel complex — from guests driving into the car park, through the slide pumps and stopping attractions in the water park, to calls for help from the saunas.

3areas: car park, water park, saunas
2water park tasks
1device maker for all three areas

Car park, water park and saunas: three areas, one device maker — Illustrative image

01 / Investment context

What problem had to be solved?

Hotel Gołębiewski in Wisła is a hotel complex in which GORKE devices were to handle several different control and safety tasks: guests driving in and access to selected car park zones, control of the pumps that supply water to the slides, stopping water attractions in an emergency, and calls for help from the saunas.

Each of these parts of the site has different needs. In the car park not everyone may drive into every zone. A slide only runs while the pumps supply water, and in an emergency staff must be able to stop an attraction quickly. A sauna reaches temperatures that ordinary electronics cannot withstand, and a guest who feels unwell should be able to call for help without leaving the cabin.

Each solution also had to be matched to the way the site operates, to the environmental conditions and to the procedures of the technical staff.

The investor’s goal: To handle the control and safety tasks in the car park, the water park and the saunas with devices matched to the site’s conditions and the technical staff’s procedures.

What was designed?

Guests driving in are handled by the site’s parking system, which also manages access to the car park zones. On a similar site GORKE connects remote controls to such a system through a Wiegand receiver (ORW-GE): a two-button remote control (PUK-102) then works like a card, and the parking system decides which zone its holder may enter.

In the water park GORKE devices were used to control the pumps that supply water to the slides and to stop water attractions in an emergency. In a similar installation an LX receiver (RSX-K02) sits in the slide’s control cabinet: one channel, in two-button mode, drives the pump contactor’s control circuit — with a separate “on” key and a separate “off” key — and the other sends a pulse to the STOP input of the attraction’s controller. The technician has a multi-button remote control (RNX-101S), the lifeguard a one-button stop remote control (RNX-101); both confirm receipt of the command by LED, sound and vibration.

The call-for-help buttons intended for the saunas are a separate part of the project, matched — like each of these solutions — to the environmental conditions. Catalogue buttons, which work up to +55°C, are not fitted inside a sauna.

02 / Operating principle

From signal to action.

Access to the car park zones, the slide pumps, stopping attractions in an emergency, and calls for help from the saunas.

Car park zones

01 / Signal source
Entry remote control For staff and guests with access
At the zone entrance it works just like a card.
02 / Reception
Wiegand receiver At the zone entrance
Translates the remote control’s signal into Wiegand 26/34 for the parking system.
03 / Action
Parking system Manages the car park zones
Decides itself which zone to let the remote’s holder into.

Only authorised people drive into each zone. Permissions are granted and withdrawn in the parking system just as for cards — including for a lost remote.

Slide pumps

01 / Signal source
Technician’s remote control For the pumps of each slide
The technician switches the pump on and off with separate keys.
02 / Reception
LX receiver In the slide’s control cabinet
Channel 1 drives the pump contactor’s control circuit.
03 / Action
Pump Feeds water to the slide
Switches on or off on the technician’s command.

The technician knows the command got through. The remote control confirms receipt by LED, sound and vibration; the pump’s own indicators show that it is running.

Stopping an attraction

01 / Signal source
Lifeguard’s remote control One stop key
In an emergency the lifeguard sends the stop command.
02 / Reception
LX receiver In the slide’s control cabinet
Channel 2 sends a pulse to the STOP input of the attraction’s controller.
03 / Action
Attraction Water attraction controller
Stops the attraction on a pulse at its STOP input.

The lifeguard sees on the remote control that the receiver has accepted the command. Stopping by radio does not, however, replace the emergency stop or the attraction’s safety circuits.

A simplified functional diagram.

03 / Installation components

Devices for a similar investment

The description of the installation names no models — this is GORKE’s choice for a similar site.

ORW-GE

WIEGAND receiver, GORKE transmitters

Receiver at the entrance to a car park zone: translates the remote control’s signal into Wiegand 26/34, so the parking system treats the remote like a card and decides on access itself.

Quantity: 1 per zone entrance

PUK-102

2-button remote

Two-button remote control for staff and guests with access to selected zones; through the Wiegand receiver the parking system recognises it just like a card.

Quantity: per number of users

RSX-K02

2-channel LX series receiver

LX receiver in the slide’s control cabinet: channel 1, in two-button mode, drives the pump contactor’s control circuit; channel 2 sends a pulse to the STOP input of the attraction’s controller. 12 V DC supply.

Quantity: 1 per slide

RNX-101S

9-button long-range remote

Technician’s remote control: pairs of on and off keys for the pumps of each slide; LED, sound and vibration confirm that the command was received.

Quantity: 1 per technician

RNX-101

1-button long-range remote

Lifeguard’s one-button remote control: a request to stop the attraction. LED, sound and vibration confirm that the command reached the receiver.

Quantity: 1 per lifeguard

Installation component

Sauna button (custom design)

Call-for-help button matched to the conditions in the cabin. Catalogue buttons work up to +55°C, so they are not fitted inside a sauna.

Quantity: per number of saunas

Catalogue figures describe a device under stated conditions, usually in open terrain, and are not a guaranteed range in every installation. Device quantities in the examples are indicative.

04 / Value for the investor

What does this solution give you?

Stop with one key

The lifeguard sends the stop command with one key, without running to the control cabinet, and sees at once on the remote control that the receiver has accepted it.

Entry to the right zone

Staff and authorised guests drive in with a remote control, and zone permissions are granted and withdrawn in the parking system just as for cards — including for a lost remote.

One maker, three areas

GORKE devices work in the car park, the water park and the saunas, so the technical staff deal with a single manufacturer for changes and extensions.

05 / Before installation

What needs to be settled for a similar investment?

Before devices are chosen, what matters is the site’s conditions and how the system ties into the final installation.

Requirements to verify

Stopping an attraction by radio does not replace the emergency stop or the attraction’s safety circuits; the connection to the STOP input is agreed with the supplier of the attraction’s controller.
Confirmation on the remote control means the command was received, not that the pump is running or the attraction has stopped — their state is shown by the equipment’s own indicators.
Integration with the parking system: Wiegand format (26 or 34 bits) and how zone permissions are granted.
Conditions in the saunas — temperature, humidity, cleaning method — and who takes the call and where they see it.
Location and power of the receivers in the pool hall: the LX receiver works from −10 to +55°C and at up to 93% humidity, needs 12 V DC and is mounted in a cabinet out of the splash zone.

Source: the description of the installation under Custom projects.

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