11m x 4m outdoor swimming pool in 3 weeks (with paving)

[8-P]

Brilliant

How many seconds before the neighbours came out to see what was going on?

[JulianPH]

8-P said:

Brilliant

How many seconds before the neighbours came out to see what was going on?

It was precisely 25 seconds!

This is going to be a nightmare. We had to take down a tree once and the same neighbour called the police. Two cop cars and a police transit arrived to deal with that one - and that is not a joke!

[Bristol spark]

Impressive work OP.

I would not want to be in charge of getting that shell into place, imagine damaging it now after traveling all this way

I cringe enough when watching guys dropping a hot tub down on an inflatable (or deflating) triangle!!

[timbobalob]

This is quite simply, brilliant!

I love the build threads on here, and to watch one with such a short deadline is great to read (it's the daft sort of thing I'd do!)

Best of luck and look forward to more updates.

[ashleyman]

This is fantastic!

I do wish you'd have done the time lapse video! If your local to me I'll come set one up for you. It needs to happen.

[rich12]

Can we make bets on how long it will take to fill??
My local swimming pool isn't even as big as that.

[coltonbob]

Hats off to you sir, this is brilliant! Silly question but how do you fill a pool of that size, are you going to have to literally just leave the garden hose going for a day or two!?

[BlackLabel]

Great project OP, the look on your little girl's face when it's all done will be priceless. In fact the look on your ex-wife's face will be a bonus for you too.

[Bristol spark]

coltonbob said:

Hats off to you sir, this is brilliant! Silly question but how do you fill a pool of that size, are you going to have to literally just leave the garden hose going for a day or two!?

And inform the water board, else they will be looking for a major leak

I know someone with an indoor pool and I'm sure he said it takes a good couple of hours, per inch....

Edited by Bristol spark on Wednesday 12th July 11:37

[Gtom]

I spotted the Colson grab wagon, so I'm assuming you are derby/Notts border?

[Chicken Chaser]

watching with interest!

[Rich135]

Someone needs to tell you there are holes in the side of your new pool

[TROOPER88]

Bristol spark said:

And inform the water board, else they will be looking for a major leak

I know someone with an indoor pool and I'm sure he said it takes a good couple of hours, per inch....

Edited by Bristol spark on Wednesday 12th July 11:37

1 Month to fill our pool at work; 25mx10m and 3,9m depth at the deep end.

Fire hose filling 24/7

At the start I would have guess at maybe a few days but just under a month!!

I believe we have in total about 750,000 litres

Edited by TROOPER88 on Wednesday 12th July 12:14

[Electronicpants]

TROOPER88 said:

Bristol spark said:

And inform the water board, else they will be looking for a major leak

I know someone with an indoor pool and I'm sure he said it takes a good couple of hours, per inch....

Edited by Bristol spark on Wednesday 12th July 11:37

1 Month to fill our pool at work; 25mx10m and 3,9m depth at the deep end.

Fire hose filling 24/7

At the start I would have guess at maybe a few days but just under a month!!

I believe we have in total about 750,000 litres

Edited by TROOPER88 on Wednesday 12th July 12:14

Probably best to start filling it now then, before it's put in.

[R_von_S]

Bristol spark said:

coltonbob said:

Hats off to you sir, this is brilliant! Silly question but how do you fill a pool of that size, are you going to have to literally just leave the garden hose going for a day or two!?

And inform the water board, else they will be looking for a major leak

I know someone with an indoor pool and I'm sure he said it takes a good couple of hours, per inch....

Edited by Bristol spark on Wednesday 12th July 11:37

11m x 4m, assume averages 2m deep and you're looking at 88k litres. At 25l/min, 59 hours to fill...

[JulianPH]

ashleyman said:

This is fantastic!

I do wish you'd have done the time lapse video! If your local to me I'll come set one up for you. It needs to happen.

Nottinghamshire, but we will have missed the beginning!

[JulianPH]

rich12 said:

Can we make bets on how long it will take to fill??
My local swimming pool isn't even as big as that.

It would take a week to fill with a hosepipe. We are getting bowser's of water!

[JulianPH]

Rich135 said:

Someone needs to tell you there are holes in the side of your new pool

[JulianPH]

Gtom said:

I spotted the Colson grab wagon, so I'm assuming you are derby/Notts border?

Yes, Notts!

[SystemParanoia]

JulianPH said:

rich12 said:

Can we make bets on how long it will take to fill??
My local swimming pool isn't even as big as that.

It would take a week to fill with a hosepipe. We are getting bowser's of water!

Im sure a Blastoise would be more useful than a Bowser



Isnt Bowser a fire type anyhow?... and he'll just kidnap your princess!