Costco have further reduced the Intex 18x9' steel fram pool with accessories to £399.99 including delivery. 5% surcharge for non members.
12 comments
deany76
15 Aug 16#1
Silly question I guess, but I have to ask being old enough to remember the old outdoor council cold swimming pools when I was a kid - torture!
Is the pool heated?
keithbereal to deany76
15 Aug 165#2
I cant see it on the specs but I suppose you could always throw in a electric fan heater.
debbiii
15 Aug 161#3
No heater is mentioned so i guess not.
deany76
15 Aug 161#4
Very James Bond :stuck_out_tongue:
deany76
15 Aug 161#5
Yep I was talking Hoylake baths!
Cheers
Yiddo4life
15 Aug 161#6
heat added - decent sand filter - I have the same one filled with glass media, all accessories and massive pool if you have the garden space
wozwebs
15 Aug 16#7
Saw this in there yesterday, it's HUGE!!
chopp3rr3ad
15 Aug 16#8
It's big no heater tho a friend has it don't get the intex heaters as they are a load of rubbish
timarli
15 Aug 16#9
Sounds good but it s bigger than my garden. heat added though - hope it helps the ones after warm water :smiley:
jyonda
15 Aug 165#10
The UK is just not hot enough for this and you'll be constantly faffing around with chemicals just to maintain clean water. Don't do it unless you have a greenhouse big enough to put it in.
seanmorris100
16 Aug 16#11
Is it just me or is that pool just way too full? Id day 3 peoplr can happily play in that... for 400 quid you may as well go the baths a few times and save money. You know for a fact youll use this once or twice then never other with it.
grey129
16 Aug 16#12
-heater not included, factor around 400-800 quid extra for a heater to heat something that size at around 1.50 a day (heat pump 8kw min)
-solar cover - extra 120 quid, pays for itself due to less heating required
-don't forget the electricians cost of approx. an extra 300 quid to put a suitable spur due to the ampage the heater/pump will require)
-chemicals - cheap and relatively easy - although probably go salt water to mean no/minimum chemicals - a further 500 quid to setup for chlorinator and salt
-pump and filter ones supplied are good for occasional low volume use only, factor approx. 300-600 quid for a decent size pump and separate filter and media
-pool itself will last years and are great fun especially if you have a lot of friends/kids
In short - if you want a paddling pool buy a paddling pool for 30 - 50 quid, if you want a swimming pool, this is your entry point, but to make it fully useable there's a lot more cost involved due to our climate
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Is the pool heated?
Cheers
-solar cover - extra 120 quid, pays for itself due to less heating required
-don't forget the electricians cost of approx. an extra 300 quid to put a suitable spur due to the ampage the heater/pump will require)
-chemicals - cheap and relatively easy - although probably go salt water to mean no/minimum chemicals - a further 500 quid to setup for chlorinator and salt
-pump and filter ones supplied are good for occasional low volume use only, factor approx. 300-600 quid for a decent size pump and separate filter and media
-pool itself will last years and are great fun especially if you have a lot of friends/kids
In short - if you want a paddling pool buy a paddling pool for 30 - 50 quid, if you want a swimming pool, this is your entry point, but to make it fully useable there's a lot more cost involved due to our climate