Got a bargain big pool for the kids, complete with filter pump and thought I'd spoil them on an upcoming birthday. Also considering a small heater to make it less goosebumpy [I know, Daddy wraps them in cotton wool] Are these heaters any good, or is it an expensive affair and needs to be left on constantly?

Saw this on e-bay and might be worth a £35 punt?



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sti is your man

 

it it a blue pool? i got one last year. there are heaters for that range. you cant use some as they are not for inflatable pools

 

Looks like an electric pump to me?(as in kettle element pump) Depends on how big your pool is. By the looks of that thing, you might as well throw some buckets of hot water in it

 

Yes its a Blue Pool 3m round and was only £45 [if it lasts the summer I'll be happy]. The heater doesnt pump - needs to be in series with the pump I think. Still, at under £100 for well happy kids and a chance to read the paper in the garden is a bargain!

 

i bought a solar cover for mine, heated it up and kept it warm, glad i got it

if you have enough sunny days the wwater can be really warm, almost like a hot tub. this summer should be a good one

i used chemicals so i didnt need to change the water

 

You must be old if you aint even considering sitting in it yourself with a cold beer

That size of pool, I wouldn't worry about it too much. Kids don't feel the cold and you will be surprised how 'refreshing' it can be during the summer.

Oi, sara, this is a community forum, lets not talk about chemicals here

 

i love a snort of chlorine crystals

 

PMSL... if I didn't know you better I would have called you a liar

 

That'll do the trick

 

they are £25 in costco mate

 

Thinking about one of these things to cool off in the summer with the little one ( my son that is!!) What happens when there is a hosepipe ban?

 

Even with a hosepipe ban, you are still allowed to fill a swimming pool.

................ and if you want to water the garden, you pull the plug on the pool and then top-up later.

 

They dont come into it Deep. Same as swiiming pools.

 

As for running costs, the price of a kW/hour is about 7p (£0.07), so if it's a 3kW heater, it will cost about 21p per hout to run. I was informed that you'll need to run it for about 48 hours to get the water up to temperature, then cycle it on/off. With it running constantly it will cost about £5 per day! This was for a 15 foot pool.

 

You need a solar cover mate,we have a 15 ft one and last year it got up to 27 degrees the year before with no cover only 19,also get some shorty wetsuits as these make the kids go in it all the time and you also need the right chemicals or it will go green and its a waste of time.A submersible pump is also good with a cloth over it for extra filter and good fountain and swirls.

Dig it half in the ground,insulate the sides and make a solar heater.

 

So now I need wetsuits, solar covers, have to dig a hole, build a power station, bleach the kids and get in myself!!! It's all getting out of hand

Seriously great advice all round - thanks. A handful of the nicest possible nasty chemicals seems a good idea - what should I use?

Thanks for the Costco tip that'll also save £12 postage alone - just changed job and now pass one every day

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you need to get some chlorine crystals. you should get some ph sticks with it to test the ph levels.

in the evenings i had the pool under a big gazebo with side panels and candles

 

Build a redneck pool heater:

One gas BBQ, couple of old radiators off a few scrap cars (with metal, not plastic end tanks), rads ontop of bbq, connect all the pipes, switch on pump, fire up teh BBQ and away you go

Or if you want to be really posh; build your own heat exchanger out of old copper off-cuts

Redneck Pool Heater

 

Lol

Just a minuet tho how much has he shed out for the braai stand

 

$250 = £125...he was a redneck though...the feejit used NEW copper pipes and joints

A clever person would have used old pipe or the heat exchanger off a defunct boiler

 

mybe hes corgi-registered