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Active Birth Pools
Installation Guidelines
Delivery, Moving and Handling
Active Birth Pools delivered within the mainland UK are wrapped in protective packaging and
placed in double walled boxes with corrugated sides.
The pools are delivered by our dedicated fragile goods carrier on a week commencing basis.
If you require delivery on a specific date or at a specific time please contact us for a quote.
Box Size and Weight
Active Birth Pool: 1880 x 1690 x 790mm 100 kilo
Venus Birth Pool: 1960 x 1390 x 790mm 90 kilo
Princess Birth Pool: 1640 x 1140 x 790mm 80 kilo
The carrier will deliver your birth pool to the receipt and distribution point.
You’ll be responsible for moving it to the room where it will be installed.
The pool should be moved from the delivery point in its cardboard box by turning it gently on its
side onto a movers dolly or two. This will enable it to be easily moved along corridors and
through doorways. Once the pool is in the room where it will be installed carefully open the
cardboard box and remove the protective packaging.
Active Birth Pools that are delivered outside the mainland UK are wrapped in protective
packaging and placed in timber framed crates with plywood sides that conform to ISPM15 and
are stamped accordingly.
Crate Size and Weight
Active Birth Pool: 1910 x 1720 x 890mm 225 kilo
Venus Birth Pool: 1950 x 1420 x 890mm 185 kilo
Princess Birth Pool: 1670 x 1170 x 890mm 145 kilo
The birth pool should be unpacked from the timber crate but left in its protective packaging for
moving from the delivery point to the room where it will be installed.
The pool should be gently turned on its side onto a padded movers dolly or two to enable it
enable it to be easily moved along corridors and through doorways. Its best to handle the pool
by the rim as this is the strongest point.