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Old 01-10-2006, 04:46 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Emptying large paddling pools

Colette A. O'Brien wrote:
Hi all,

I have been searching the web for an answer to this question but can't
find a definitive one anywhere.

We have one of those large inflatable paddling pools. It holds about
2000 gallons of water. It had been treated with chlorine and PH
reducer during the summer, but hasn't been treated now for a few
weeks.
We want to empty it and pack it away for the winter, but we are not
sure what to do with the water. Do any of you have these pools and
what do you do with the water? Is it safe to gradually empty it onto
the grass, or over parts of the garden?

Thanks for any help.


Have you tried syphoning it into a drain? - so long as the bottom of the
pool is higher than the drain, it should empty within a few days.