Thanks for the info on the chemicals Chippy. That was exactly what I needed to know

but 8 hours is so worth it

hectate we had the one you linked 2 , it has been a huge success for 5 years but last year did start ot leak around several of the inlet pipes , we patche dit up with repair kit - not really successsful so used silicone sealant, our frame has rusted and a couple of the pegs which lock it all together went brittle and snapped last yr , so new one was needed. i paid about £400 for it but got 5 yrs of summer fun out of it, kids in it all the time, even set up climbing frame and slide into it to create flume and diving board!! we ar enow unpacking a new easy up one will let you know if " a poor relation" to frame one

8 hours think i wills tick to my 150 x 25 cm one !

12 footer takes about 8 hours to fill.

Get the chemicals from a pool/spa place. Algaecide kills the algae, chlorine kills bacteria, so you need both. Also the pH has to be correct so you need pH adjuster that's appropriate for either hard or soft water, and a kit or strips to test the water with.

Oh.

I've got a paddling pool and a bucket.

Rubbish.

this

ok tell me if i got this (above link) can you fill them so they are not brimming at the top so a toddler could paddle or do they have to be brimming with water. Also how long would one take to fill and with that package i linked to how much are the chlorine things and algecide thingabobs and how often do you use them. Finallly anyone seen same deal but cheaper - perhaps 10 ft?

thanks

the biggest one i got this week was £2.50 from asda - its ermmm tiny

snort at that coco, top of the range that one !!

hecate, that is the one that DH wants for next summer.

Shiver. I measured the bottom end where the trampoline is, and a 15ft one would fit.

We have this Do you think I should get a filter?

Algaecide, or however you spell it.

What exactly do I need to stop it going green? Just chlorine or something else?

Hecate, mine looks like the one in your link, although my garden sadly doesn't. The DC are that happy though

12 ft frame pool here. Now have industrial strength liquid chlorine, algicide and some very cute dip sticks (bit like the midwives use) that change colour and tell you about your chemical levels after the pool went green.

Best fifty quid we've ever spent on the DC.

I'm not going in though; I suspect it may have been peed in.

hecate you cna only have one of those if you can always look as jolly as the fmaily in it

One that size would not fit in your garden Hec.

I REALLY want to get one of these but they cost a bomb and I'm worried about paying and getting ripped off. I'm also worried that I wouldn't be able to get in and out via ladder (it looks very narrow and not too sturdy!)

LOl
ill ask him

ahh
maybe DH could do a webchat

hmm might get it up (POOL) at weekend if dry

yes I think so.
i am entertained at myself giving out al this advice when DH does it all!

yep, you have to get it flat and as wrinkle free on the bottom as you can before you start filling.

A question pool owners - I have one of these 15 foot easy up things with an inflatable ring around the top. Yesterdya when i was trying to fill it I hadn't inflated the ring properly (oops) and hundreds of gallons of water swooshed over the garden and almost flooded the kitchen. Its currently half full and I have inflated the ring properly this time but I realise that it seems to have filled lolling over to one side, rather than with its circular footprint flat on the ground, which means if I refill it, I think the same thing will happen again? Is that correct? Do I have no option but to drain it, make sure the footprint is properly flat this time and start all over again?

no oyu have to do it
the filter you turn on and leave

Ok is that not a filter?
Academic if I never put the thing up.

Got a birth pool I could use, much smaller

we have a 12 foot metal framed one

had it three days

lovely

but I am scared about gecko trying to get into it herself when we aren't watching

cant find one.
its a stick that runs water through it and catches grass in a net bag at the end

Stick with a bag... can't wait to see it

Yes maybe. DS only a baby though - bought the pool when pregnant as visions of resolving swollen legs in it, but it was summer 07 and frankly shit

Can a pool and a 20 month old mix? I mean he is never left alone anyway but am a paranoid type

itsa stick with a bag on the end you shove your hose on ti..

oh ill show you

yes, have to get all the bits out of it after use.

our grass grew back , although the lawn was bald for a while

Also what on earth is a pool hoover

but who cares - by then its Autumn - we resewed ours last year and it was perfect again in about 4 weeks

Have a brand new 12ft one in packaging. Don't want a big cruddy patch of grass from it

you need to scopp all the grass out, and are oyu using enough chlorine?

OK I need some help here. How do I stop the water going green in our 10 ft pool? We put chemicals in and have a filter already.

I would love a 12 ft semi rigid one. Anyone recommend theirs?

I have a mahoosive paddling pool, that the kids can swim in, does that count? Currently 6 kids in it as I speak. I can float leisurely in it when they are not around.

DH muttering about bigger pool next year...

has fantasies of giving it all up to be a pool boy...

oih yes cover
also two lilos from mikes diving ( ebay shop)
one is armchair style!

THIRD year, htis one

ordered mine yesterday, we have had above ground frame 12ft one for last 5 yrs but itis finally knackered beyond hope so sparkly new one arriving just in time for colder , wetter weather at weekend !!!

10 foot

pump, filter , heater , hoover, chlorine thingie, cover

ooooh yes, we are fully kitted out!

oh and the kids get a lot of new friends when its up

lets talk pools

MINE 12 ft, lovely when kids nOT in it.
we have a filter, pol hoover chlorine anda sieve thing