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Message # 16397.2 Subject: Re: Question on inflatable pools Date: Sat 04/06/05 20:49:05 GMT Name: AnthonyX Email: anthonyx@jowc.net |
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As Frankie points out, electricity and water can be a dangerous combination. But then, we use electric kettles all the time with nary a problem, and hot tubs use electric heaters without frying their occupants.
If you look at the way a waterbed heater is used in a water bed, and replicate the installation with an inflatable pool instead, you'd think it should be OK - theoretically speaking. I've thought about the same idea myself, but haven't gone so far as to try it. Given the risk of a waterbed springing a leak, the heater ought to be designed to remain safe if it gets wet. My brother had a water bed, and as I recall, the heater was placed under the safety liner (two layers of plastic between the water and the heater). Theoretically, the heater should never get wet, but good design practice should assume it to be a "wet" application for an extra margin of safety (again, *theoretically*). I believe waterbed mattresses and inflatable pools are made from similar materials (vinyl), but I have also wondered about whether a waterbed heater might run too hot to safely use with an inflatable pool.
Personally, I would not want to be the guinea pig on an idea like this, but I'd be interested if anyone has some constructive, practical, safe suggestions on heating the water in an inflatable pool that doesn't involve buckets of hot water.
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In reply to Message (16397) Question on inflatable pools
By Gravisten - gravisten@hotmail.com Sat 04/06/05 12:30:47 GMT Hello-
I was just wondering...I dont have much experience with waterbed heaters, so could you put one underneath an inflatable pool without worry of it melting?
Thanks,
G10
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