Staff and patrons evacuated the centre on Tuesday morning, but it was originally hoped the pools would reopen at some stage later in the day.

But a post on the centre’s Facebook page informed would-be swimmers that was not likely to be the case.

“The impact of today's plant room problem is now looking like it will be felt throughout the day,” the post at about 11.30am read.

“While the initial problem has been fixed, there are some ongoing issues that will take the rest of the day to resolve.

“At this stage the centre will not re-open today.”

The toddlers’ pool at the centre was already closed to the public for five weeks for re-painting.