Hi all,
Thanks in advance for your time! I am new to the forum, so hope I do this "right."
We are looking to put up our first pool this summer - primarily for our 5 and 7 year olds to use. We've done a fair amount of research and are seriously consdering an Intex pool for several reasons, but one of the most important being they are available in appropriate depths for our non-swimming 5 year old.
At any rate, we are considering two models at this point:
14' x 14' x 42" - No real questions here; this water depth would be 36" according to information online. We are looking for something 37" or less (that is the height of the chin of my 5 year old)
16' x 16' x 48" - This pool has a "full" water height of 42".
Our question is this:
Do you think it is possible to fill the larger 16 x 16 pool to only 36'" or 37"? Our main concern is the way the rectangular Intex pools "bow" in on the long side until they are filled to capacity (we have watched lots of videos on YouTube that demonstrate this). We are trying to figure out whether a square pool would also fill in this way. We could probably live with a "bit" of a bow for the season, but would prefer not.
In case you are wondering, the reason we are considering the 16' x 16' is for the overall larger size and thinking it will take longer for the kids to "grow out" of it (we would plan to fill to capacity as the 5 year old gets taller).
Along the lines of above, is 36" plenty of space for kids to swim (meaning learning strokes)?
Thanks for any help/guidance anyone can provide!
Thanks in advance for your time! I am new to the forum, so hope I do this "right."
We are looking to put up our first pool this summer - primarily for our 5 and 7 year olds to use. We've done a fair amount of research and are seriously consdering an Intex pool for several reasons, but one of the most important being they are available in appropriate depths for our non-swimming 5 year old.
At any rate, we are considering two models at this point:
14' x 14' x 42" - No real questions here; this water depth would be 36" according to information online. We are looking for something 37" or less (that is the height of the chin of my 5 year old)
16' x 16' x 48" - This pool has a "full" water height of 42".
Our question is this:
Do you think it is possible to fill the larger 16 x 16 pool to only 36'" or 37"? Our main concern is the way the rectangular Intex pools "bow" in on the long side until they are filled to capacity (we have watched lots of videos on YouTube that demonstrate this). We are trying to figure out whether a square pool would also fill in this way. We could probably live with a "bit" of a bow for the season, but would prefer not.
In case you are wondering, the reason we are considering the 16' x 16' is for the overall larger size and thinking it will take longer for the kids to "grow out" of it (we would plan to fill to capacity as the 5 year old gets taller).
Along the lines of above, is 36" plenty of space for kids to swim (meaning learning strokes)?
Thanks for any help/guidance anyone can provide!