Ideas on how to heat a Kidie pool needed. Sorry for quad post will keep this one

[AnMig]

I am sort of desperate.

I bought one of those easy pools 12 diameter X 32 height.
It took 5-6 hours to fill up and my water heater is not able to keep up. (1700 gallons)

I bought one of those bucket heaters 1500 watts and left it submerged for 24 hours but it did not even budge the freezing water.

As you might imagine the kids are getting very agitated waiting to jump in the pool for the past 48 hours.

I live in rural minnesota and the temp still goes down at night.

I need ideas on how to heat this pool aside from leavingit under the sun.

I was thinking of buying one of those water heating elements 5000 watts and diong a Macgyver thing but my kids get electrocuted

suggestions needed.

I searched all over and could not find a portable water heater to met my needs
peace

 

[beer]

Holy quadruple blank post batman

 

[Woodchuck2000]

Kablam! Pow! Zap! Nef!

 

[dolph]

over a dozen strategically placed bunsen burners

 

[FoBoT]

:sun:
:sun:
:sun:
:sun:
:sun:
:sun:

 

[UglyCasanova]

bubble wrap

 

[AnMig]

god dam quadraple post sorry guys

I must have hit enter couple of times

I blame my modem connection

help still needed

 

[notfred]

put it in the sun for an hour.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: notfred
put it in the sun for an hour.

Floating some black trash bags on the water might help heat it quicker if you take the solar approach.

 

[Woodchuck2000]

Either make good use of your kettle and mix boiling water with the tap water, or try and get hold of an immersion heater... How big is the pool?

 

[feralkid]

prayer?

 

[AnMig]

Either make good use of your kettle and mix boiling water with the tap water, or try and get hold of an immersion heater... How big is the pool?

Thanks for suggestion woodchuck

An immersion heater was what I tried, the only one I can find locally is a bucket heater (1500 watts) but it did not even budge the pool temp even after 24 hours. (returned it)

the only other available immersion heaters are those de-icer things (used for lives stock) but I dont think those thing heat just de-ice

anybody know of a stronger immersion heater?

 

[Woodchuck2000]

What's the volume of the pool?

 

[AnMig]

its round 12 ft diameter x 32 inch height about 1700 gallons