Hi,

After much pressure from children I am seriously looking at getting a
http://www.poolstore.co.uk/ishop/691/shopscr138.html low cost above ground
swimming pool.

The Sister in law purchased one 5 years ago and I have to say in terms of £
/ unit pleasure / year it's been very good value....though it's now at the
end of it's life.

The main negative is that it's darned cold. Children seem relatively
immune, but for me the temperature removes the fun.

I am however the proud owner of a HUGE pile of oak logs after some recent
tree maintenance. I reckon there are multiple Gigajoules of energy therein.

Any suggestions as to how to transfer this energy from logs to pool? It
takes the edge of a G&T when your body core temperature gets too
low.........

My thoughts:

2nd hand log burning stove with back boiler Indirect HW tank pool. I
have however been told in the past that it's not good to have pool water
passing through copper pipes. Something to do with ions !?!?! Is this
true or is it horse****?

Any other ideas or suggestions?

(BTW I have a Solar plan too)

D