How to choose a slide for the pool?

Most of the owners of country houses and summer cottages, where there are swimming pools, try by all means to equip them with water slides. It is a great entertainment element that is highly appreciated by both adults and children. In the hot summer season, swimming is a great pleasure. The pool with a slide becomes a favorite vacation spot for the whole family: nature, silence, birdsong, the reservoir is almost a resort. But in order for this to happen, it is necessary to approach the choice of the slide with all responsibility.

The main materials for making water slides are polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyester, fiberglass or fiberglass. These are high-strength, moisture-resistant, heat-resistant materials. Slides made of them are suitable for installation in any type of pool: frame, inflatable, stationary.

PVC slides resemble a trampoline and have a striking design. Often, they depict the heroes of their favorite cartoons and fairy tales, which is enthusiastically welcomed by children. Resistant to stress and water. This is the most budgetary option.

Significant advantage - mobility... If necessary, they can be easily rearranged to another place, they weigh a little. It is easy to remove air from them at any time, dry, fold and temporarily move somewhere, not only at the end of the swimming season, but also during a prolonged summer bad weather, when it is cool and you cannot swim. The vacated space is used for other needs. With the onset of warm days, re-deploying the slide will not be difficult.

These are rigid structures, not as mobile as inflatable ones. It is possible to transfer them, but it will require significant effort. The installation of such slides is also more difficult, so the choice of a place for installation must be thoroughly thought out. But on the other hand, they are stronger and more durable, resistant to environmental influences and mechanical damage.

The undoubted plus of plastic slides is the presence of handrails and steps with an anti-slip coating, which is convenient and safe for climbing. The rigidity of the material allows you to create a more complex shape of the descent than the inflatable ones.

The modern market offers a variety of slide configurations:

• open with a smooth straight slope;
• open with a spiral descent;
• closed with a slope in the form of a pipe;
• swirling labyrinth tunnel;
• combined.

And also slides are of various sizes. Some models are equipped with optional kits of accessories, pumps for supplying water to the sliding surface and for pumping air into the product.

Today's industry offers water rides in all sizes, from children's mini slides to huge commercial options. The buyer decides what is suitable for whom.

The presence of a water slide in a home pool in a country house or in a country house makes rest much more comfortable, strengthens health, additionally hardens the body, stimulates the child to active games, develops imagination and ingenuity, adds a lot of positive emotions not only to children, but also to all vacationers.It is a great alternative to expensive water parks and a typical example of an attraction with a reasonable price-performance ratio.

The main selection criteria are high quality, structural reliability, safety... We must remember that this is not the moment when you need to save money, because we are talking about the safety of children.

Before shopping, it's a good idea to read consumer reviews.

There are basic selection rules that will help you make the right decision on the purchase.

• The slide must be appropriate for the child's age... For preschool children, it is better to purchase a small-sized product with a bright design; more stable massive slides are more suitable for schoolchildren.
• Determine the height of the product... If the child is only about 1.5 years old, then the height of the slide should not exceed 1.25 m. For a 2-3-year-old kid, you can buy a slide up to 2.6 m high, for older children - within 3.25 m.
• We take into account the dimensions of the pool... Obviously, you should not buy a bulky slide in a compact reservoir: the pool will become too crowded.
• Choosing a descent configuration... For kids, simple models with a straight descent are most in demand, for schoolchildren it is better to choose a winding descent to give exciting elements of extreme skiing.
• Pay attention to the maximum load, for which the selected model is designed (displayed on the product packaging), we compare with the weight of the child. If you neglect this parameter, then the slide will not withstand the bather, it can break and injure the child. It is better to choose the allowable load with a margin.

A thorough visual inspection of the product, checking the documentation and the correct choice of parameters will eliminate errors and give children great pleasure from bathing during operation. Nobody will be bored with such an attraction. And if there is an opportunity to install a large deep pool and purchase a whole game complex, which includes not only a slide, but also additional inflatable elements (balls, hoops, arches, balls, ring throws), then it will be an unforgettable vacation not only for children, but and for adults.

Proper care of water attractions extends the service life, increases the comfort and safety of recreation. Regular cleaning and disinfection of the slide is required... The accessory gets dirty quickly, as children often jump out of the water with wet feet onto the grass and sand, and then climb a slide to slide into the water.

At the end of the warm season, when swimming stops, the slide must be thoroughly washed and stored. If this is an inflatable option, then you need to blow off the air, dry it well, fold it neatly and place it in a case - it will turn out conveniently and compactly. It is better to disassemble the plastic rigid structure for the winter. The materials from which the slides are made do not like sudden temperature changes, therefore, products should be stored in a room where it is warm or cool, but without minus temperatures (pantry, mezzanine).

Each model is supplied with detailed instructions, where the rules of operation and maintenance are clearly spelled out.

The safety of attractions should be given special attention, because in most cases children ride the slides.

Slide pools are considered completely safe, but it will not be superfluous to remind children of the rules of behavior on the water before the beginning of the swimming seasonto avoid unpleasant surprises as much as possible.

On slides equipped with a ladder, the steps should be wide and non-slip. It is better if there is a handrail to make it easier and safer to climb the hill.... Children sprinkle water heavily during play, the pool filling gradually decreases. For security you need to constantly monitor the water level in the pool... When rolling down a slide into a pool where the water level is low, the child can hit the bottom of the pool hard and get hurt.

How to make a do-it-yourself pool slide, see below.