OT: Above-ground Inflatable Ring Pool

[WaitingToExhale]

Well, I’m not waiting to exhale any longer. I bought a house… I’ve mostly lurked, but I’d like to thank Rich and all the Pigg’s. I remember starting to look around several years ago when I just couldn’t understand how so many people were affording all these houses, and it was confirmatory to find this sight with like-minded (and ultimately accurate) people.

None of which has to do with my question, except now I want to play in my backyard. Does anyone have any experience with the non-permanent above-ground pools? They see a bit less of an eyesore than the old permanent above-ground pools, and heck – you can take them down for winter! I’m looking at getting one of the bigger ones, but don’t know much about pool maintenance… I’d also need to heat the pool somehow to make the wife happy; I’m thinking of a solar cover of some sort.

Link to type of pool:

[scaredyclassic]

i dont know how old your kids are, but i have bigger kids and recently bought a small 10 dollar inflatable pool (at the supermarket) about 7 feet across and mayabe a foot deep?… and they were having a riot in there lastweekend. about 70% of the fun as a regular pool maybe 80.. sailing duct tape boats, leaping in and out, lounging in it. you’d be surprised how fun they are…try it first this weekend! sets up in 15 minutes or less! can get beer at the same time as you buy your pool.

i think the pool may have been on sale and may normal be 15.

[scaredyclassic]

i dont know how old your kids are, but i have bigger kids and recently bought a small 10 dollar inflatable pool (at the supermarket) about 7 feet across and mayabe a foot deep?… and they were having a riot in there lastweekend. about 70% of the fun as a regular pool maybe 80.. sailing duct tape boats, leaping in and out, lounging in it. you’d be surprised how fun they are…try it first this weekend! sets up in 15 minutes or less! can get beer at the same time as you buy your pool.

i think the pool may have been on sale and may normal be 15.

[scaredyclassic]

i dont know how old your kids are, but i have bigger kids and recently bought a small 10 dollar inflatable pool (at the supermarket) about 7 feet across and mayabe a foot deep?… and they were having a riot in there lastweekend. about 70% of the fun as a regular pool maybe 80.. sailing duct tape boats, leaping in and out, lounging in it. you’d be surprised how fun they are…try it first this weekend! sets up in 15 minutes or less! can get beer at the same time as you buy your pool.

i think the pool may have been on sale and may normal be 15.

[scaredyclassic]

i dont know how old your kids are, but i have bigger kids and recently bought a small 10 dollar inflatable pool (at the supermarket) about 7 feet across and mayabe a foot deep?… and they were having a riot in there lastweekend. about 70% of the fun as a regular pool maybe 80.. sailing duct tape boats, leaping in and out, lounging in it. you’d be surprised how fun they are…try it first this weekend! sets up in 15 minutes or less! can get beer at the same time as you buy your pool.

i think the pool may have been on sale and may normal be 15.

[scaredyclassic]

i dont know how old your kids are, but i have bigger kids and recently bought a small 10 dollar inflatable pool (at the supermarket) about 7 feet across and mayabe a foot deep?… and they were having a riot in there lastweekend. about 70% of the fun as a regular pool maybe 80.. sailing duct tape boats, leaping in and out, lounging in it. you’d be surprised how fun they are…try it first this weekend! sets up in 15 minutes or less! can get beer at the same time as you buy your pool.

i think the pool may have been on sale and may normal be 15.

[UCGal]

We have friends with a pool like you show. It’s great as long as it’s on a super level site. If there’s any slope at all they tip over.

The other caveat… depending on where you live you may, legally, be required to have properly fenced areas -just like an inground pool. That’s the only thing that kept us from getting one. Our situation is a little different, though… we were having warranty work done on our construction project (companion unit) so building inspectors were still potentially onsite.

The relevant code for the city of San Diego is here:
http://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter14/Ch14Art05Division31.pdf

Basically – if the water is 18″ deep or more – you need the locking fence of 5′ or more.

[UCGal]

We have friends with a pool like you show. It’s great as long as it’s on a super level site. If there’s any slope at all they tip over.

The other caveat… depending on where you live you may, legally, be required to have properly fenced areas -just like an inground pool. That’s the only thing that kept us from getting one. Our situation is a little different, though… we were having warranty work done on our construction project (companion unit) so building inspectors were still potentially onsite.

The relevant code for the city of San Diego is here:
http://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter14/Ch14Art05Division31.pdf

Basically – if the water is 18″ deep or more – you need the locking fence of 5′ or more.

[UCGal]

We have friends with a pool like you show. It’s great as long as it’s on a super level site. If there’s any slope at all they tip over.

The other caveat… depending on where you live you may, legally, be required to have properly fenced areas -just like an inground pool. That’s the only thing that kept us from getting one. Our situation is a little different, though… we were having warranty work done on our construction project (companion unit) so building inspectors were still potentially onsite.

The relevant code for the city of San Diego is here:
http://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter14/Ch14Art05Division31.pdf

Basically – if the water is 18″ deep or more – you need the locking fence of 5′ or more.

[UCGal]

We have friends with a pool like you show. It’s great as long as it’s on a super level site. If there’s any slope at all they tip over.

The other caveat… depending on where you live you may, legally, be required to have properly fenced areas -just like an inground pool. That’s the only thing that kept us from getting one. Our situation is a little different, though… we were having warranty work done on our construction project (companion unit) so building inspectors were still potentially onsite.

The relevant code for the city of San Diego is here:
http://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter14/Ch14Art05Division31.pdf

Basically – if the water is 18″ deep or more – you need the locking fence of 5′ or more.

[UCGal]

We have friends with a pool like you show. It’s great as long as it’s on a super level site. If there’s any slope at all they tip over.

The other caveat… depending on where you live you may, legally, be required to have properly fenced areas -just like an inground pool. That’s the only thing that kept us from getting one. Our situation is a little different, though… we were having warranty work done on our construction project (companion unit) so building inspectors were still potentially onsite.

The relevant code for the city of San Diego is here:
http://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter14/Ch14Art05Division31.pdf

Basically – if the water is 18″ deep or more – you need the locking fence of 5′ or more.

[sdduuuude]

I grew up in Tucson. We had one of the old style doughboy above-ground pools. We loved it as kids. Didn’t really strike us as being different from a regular pool, except no deep end. Parents had plenty of land and put a fence around it so it was fairly well hidden.

Might want to watch some “America’s Funniest Home Videos” before you buy. Seems that many of them center around above-ground pools.

From what I’m told, the electricity used for the filter pump is a major cost.

[sdduuuude]

I grew up in Tucson. We had one of the old style doughboy above-ground pools. We loved it as kids. Didn’t really strike us as being different from a regular pool, except no deep end. Parents had plenty of land and put a fence around it so it was fairly well hidden.

Might want to watch some “America’s Funniest Home Videos” before you buy. Seems that many of them center around above-ground pools.

From what I’m told, the electricity used for the filter pump is a major cost.

[sdduuuude]

I grew up in Tucson. We had one of the old style doughboy above-ground pools. We loved it as kids. Didn’t really strike us as being different from a regular pool, except no deep end. Parents had plenty of land and put a fence around it so it was fairly well hidden.

Might want to watch some “America’s Funniest Home Videos” before you buy. Seems that many of them center around above-ground pools.

From what I’m told, the electricity used for the filter pump is a major cost.

[sdduuuude]

I grew up in Tucson. We had one of the old style doughboy above-ground pools. We loved it as kids. Didn’t really strike us as being different from a regular pool, except no deep end. Parents had plenty of land and put a fence around it so it was fairly well hidden.

Might want to watch some “America’s Funniest Home Videos” before you buy. Seems that many of them center around above-ground pools.

From what I’m told, the electricity used for the filter pump is a major cost.

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