Mum blows minds by sharing cheap hack to heat up paddling pool for under £3

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19 Jun 2023, 16:13

One savvy parent has blown people's Speedos off with a cheap and cheerful way of warming up a paddling pool by up to 14 degrees — and for a bargain price.

The thrifty mum has impressed Facebook users by revealing a secret key weapon used to keep an inflatable pool toasty hot: bubble wrap.

Parent Libbie wrote on the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK Facebook group: "Summer is pretty much here!

"Here’s a great hack to warm up your swimming pools - BUBBLE WRAP.

"You can actually buy the solar ones, used for pools however I wanted something cheap and made my own.

"Home Bargains sell a massive roll of bubble wrap for £2.49. It works so well.

"I checked the temperature on the surface of the water and it was 25C and the bottom of the pool was 19C - much more better than 11C without it."

One user commented: "I have a cheap bubble wrap cover, it is meant for a pool, my pool today was 30 degrees, that’s with just a cover and solar heat mats.

A second added: "The bubble covers really work, stops the water evaporating and stops rubbish landing in it, you can keep the water all year with good maintenance."

A third penned: "That's cool, we bought the proper cover which looks like bubble wrap last year and it didn't work may have to try normal bubble wrap.”

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