hey y'all,

dummy needs help again...........lol

my 2 yr old son has a small swimming pool that i let him play in while i
work in the garden. it is 8x5 and only about 4 inches deep. was
wondering this:

is there anything i can add to the water (besides chlorox) to keep the
mildew and algae from building up in it? i need something that will be
gentle to his skin. currently, i am draining the pool and cleaning it,
then filling it back up again the next time i need to work in the
garden. with the drought, i need to cut it back on water use. does
anyone have any suggestions on what i can use to let the water last a
few days before i need to drain and clean again?

thanks,
rae

leaving water in it also attracts mosquitoes, which is certainly not a
good thing at all. it needs to be covered to keep mosquitoes, rats,
etc out. teach the dog to leave it alone.
Ingrid

On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:45:36 -0400, rachael simpson
wrote:
my 2 yr old son has a small swimming pool that i let him play in while i
work in the garden. it is 8x5 and only about 4 inches deep. was
wondering this:

is there anything i can add to the water (besides chlorox) to keep the
mildew and algae from building up in it? i need something that will be
gentle to his skin. currently, i am draining the pool and cleaning it,
then filling it back up again the next time i need to work in the
garden. with the drought, i need to cut it back on water use. does
anyone have any suggestions on what i can use to let the water last a
few days before i need to drain and clean again?

thanks,
rae

Not to mention rats, mosquitoes are both vectors for more serious
pathogens.

On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 08:27:45 -0500, wrote:

leaving water in it also attracts mosquitoes, which is certainly not a
good thing at all. it needs to be covered to keep mosquitoes, rats,
etc out. teach the dog to leave it alone.
Ingrid

On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:45:36 -0400, rachael simpson
wrote:
my 2 yr old son has a small swimming pool that i let him play in while i
work in the garden. it is 8x5 and only about 4 inches deep. was
wondering this:

is there anything i can add to the water (besides chlorox) to keep the
mildew and algae from building up in it? i need something that will be
gentle to his skin. currently, i am draining the pool and cleaning it,
then filling it back up again the next time i need to work in the
garden. with the drought, i need to cut it back on water use. does
anyone have any suggestions on what i can use to let the water last a
few days before i need to drain and clean again?

thanks,
rae

rachael simpson wrote:

dummy needs help again...........lol

my 2 yr old son has a small swimming pool that i let him play in while i
work in the garden. it is 8x5 and only about 4 inches deep.

Dummy is right.

Your son is much too young to be left with that pool unsupervised... a
child can drown in less than 2 inches of water. Get rid of that pool
now... before you wish you did. Your child will have more fun cooling
off with a small lawn sprinkler, the water will be clean and at the
same time it'll water your lawn... and no one has been known to drown
from a lawn sprinkler.

http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/fir...er_safety.html

http://www.cpsc.gov/nsn/inflatable.pdf

On Jul 14, 4:34 pm, Sheldon wrote:
rachael simpson wrote:

dummy needs help again...........lol

my 2 yr old son has a small swimming pool that i let him play in while i
work in the garden. it is 8x5 and only about 4 inches deep.

Dummy is right.

Your son is much too young to be left with that pool unsupervised... a
child can drown in less than 2 inches of water. Get rid of that pool
now... before you wish you did. Your child will have more fun cooling
off with a small lawn sprinkler, the water will be clean and at the
same time it'll water your lawn... and no one has been known to drown
from a lawn sprinkler.

http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/fir...er_safety.html

http://www.cpsc.gov/nsn/inflatable.pdf

trust me........wyatt is well supervised. the pool is in the garden
area. i am never more than 10 feet away from it. as a trained nurse
and former lifeguard, i know what i am doing............and he plays
in the sprinkler too, when i have it running in the garden!

On Jul 14, 4:44?pm, raeannsimpson wrote:
On Jul 14, 4:34 pm, Sheldon wrote:





rachael simpson wrote:

dummy needs help again...........lol

my 2 yr old son has a small swimming pool that i let him play in while i
work in the garden. it is 8x5 and only about 4 inches deep.

Dummy is right.

Your son is much too young to be left with that pool unsupervised... a
child can drown in less than 2 inches of water. Get rid of that pool
now... before you wish you did. Your child will have more fun cooling
off with a small lawn sprinkler, the water will be clean and at the
same time it'll water your lawn... and no one has been known to drown
from a lawn sprinkler.

http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/fir...er_safety.html

http://www.cpsc.gov/nsn/inflatable.pdf

trust me........wyatt is well supervised. the pool is in the garden
area. i am never more than 10 feet away from it. as a trained nurse
and former lifeguard, i know what i am doing............and he plays
in the sprinkler too, when i have it running in the garden!

If you're gardening you're not watching.

g'day rae,

those type of child waders are meant to be emptied out between uses,
to effectively keep pool water safe and clear you would need to have a
pump and filter system and add chlorine that way. the algae build up
might be the least of health worries it is the bacteria build up you
can't see to be concerned about.

the best you can do to conserve water is fill it fresh when needed and
use that water after his swim for the gardens.

On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:45:36 -0400, rachael simpson
wrote:

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With peace and brightest of blessings,

len & bev

--
"Be Content With What You Have And
May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In
A World That You May Not Understand."

http://www.lensgarden.com.au/

That was the point I was making as well. Algae is just a simple plant,
but it is the vector for many different type of highly toxic bacteria
which is found in blow up pools.

On Sun, 15 Jul 2007 18:05:24 GMT, len garden
wrote:

g'day rae,

those type of child waders are meant to be emptied out between uses,
to effectively keep pool water safe and clear you would need to have a
pump and filter system and add chlorine that way. the algae build up
might be the least of health worries it is the bacteria build up you
can't see to be concerned about.

the best you can do to conserve water is fill it fresh when needed and
use that water after his swim for the gardens.

On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:45:36 -0400, rachael simpson
wrote:

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With peace and brightest of blessings,

len & bev

In article , Charlie wrote:

On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:45:36 -0400, rachael simpson
wrote:

hey y'all,

dummy needs help again...........lol

my 2 yr old son has a small swimming pool that i let him play in while i
work in the garden. it is 8x5 and only about 4 inches deep. was
wondering this:

is there anything i can add to the water (besides chlorox) to keep the
mildew and algae from building up in it? i need something that will be
gentle to his skin. currently, i am draining the pool and cleaning it,
then filling it back up again the next time i need to work in the
garden. with the drought, i need to cut it back on water use. does
anyone have any suggestions on what i can use to let the water last a
few days before i need to drain and clean again?

thanks,
rae

You have a problem. Algae grows as a result of heat, sunlight and
nutrients. Good luck keeping it out. It is tough and persistent.

You can use algaecides, but I know you wouldn't and I wouldn't either.
Shocking the pool with high levels of chlorine, eg Shock&Swim is
effective, but you need to remove the dead algae thru filtration. And
filtration is not available on your wading pool. Shock and Swim is
not what you want on his skin, if you don't want to use chlorox either.

Covering your pool when not in use to prevent sunlight can help.

Can you run the water to the horse tank after he swims, recycle it that
way? Horses shouldnn't mind a little boy pee!;-)

Are you watering your garden? Use the pool water to water your plants
and refill for him each time, then after use, water the garden. You're
not talking about major amounts of water in this size pool and depth.

If you are using well water, how high is your nitrate level? Nitrates
encourage and feed algae.

Or, let him enjoy with algae. I remember swimming in farm ponds and
horse tanks when a kid and a little algae was ok. Good hose off after!
;-)

http://www.wikihow.com/Eliminate-and...-Swimming-Pool

Charlie

A pool guy can probably help you. A small amount of citric acid (I can't
remember the name of the acid that they use in pools) will make the Cl2
more effective. Also as Charlie said, if you could make a pool cover,
like an ol' tarp, for when the pool isn't being used.
--
Billy
http://angryarab.blogspot.com/

Billy Rose wrote:

A pool guy can probably help you. A small amount of citric acid (I can't
remember the name of the acid that they use in pools) will make the Cl2
more effective. Also as Charlie said, if you could make a pool cover,
like an ol' tarp, for when the pool isn't being used.


ahhh, something to find out about............the citric that is.

Charlie wrote:

Citric Acid? Hmmmm. Cyanuric acid is what is used to maintain and
slow chlorine degradation in the baggie pool things we have.

Once it is at proper levels, it remains all season. I asssume, being
no chemist, that citric acid would be similiar, and safer?

Charlie

any chemists here?? chemistry wasn't my strong point.......

In article , Charlie wrote:

On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:06:58 -0700, Billy Rose
wrote:


A pool guy can probably help you. A small amount of citric acid (I can't
remember the name of the acid that they use in pools) will make the Cl2
more effective. Also as Charlie said, if you could make a pool cover,
like an ol' tarp, for when the pool isn't being used.

Citric Acid? Hmmmm. Cyanuric acid is what is used to maintain and
slow chlorine degradation in the baggie pool things we have.

Once it is at proper levels, it remains all season. I asssume, being
no chemist, that citric acid would be similiar, and safer?

Charlie

Too sleepy to look it up right now. Go with cyanuric. But if you have
wine stains on your hands, or want to find where the cuts are on your
hands, citric is the stuff. But I'm afraid it is very degradable, so
like I said, go with the cyanuric.
--
Billy
http://angryarab.blogspot.com/

Muriatic acid


On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 20:45:34 -0500, Charlie wrote:

On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:06:58 -0700, Billy Rose
wrote:


A pool guy can probably help you. A small amount of citric acid (I can't
remember the name of the acid that they use in pools) will make the Cl2
more effective. Also as Charlie said, if you could make a pool cover,
like an ol' tarp, for when the pool isn't being used.

Citric Acid? Hmmmm. Cyanuric acid is what is used to maintain and
slow chlorine degradation in the baggie pool things we have.

Once it is at proper levels, it remains all season. I asssume, being
no chemist, that citric acid would be similiar, and safer?

Charlie

Charlie wrote:
On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:45:36 -0400, rachael simpson
wrote:
snip
You have a problem. Algae grows as a result of heat, sunlight and
nutrients. Good luck keeping it out. It is tough and persistent.

You can use algaecides, but I know you wouldn't and I wouldn't either.
Shocking the pool with high levels of chlorine, eg Shock&Swim is
effective, but you need to remove the dead algae thru filtration. And
filtration is not available on your wading pool. Shock and Swim is
not what you want on his skin, if you don't want to use chlorox either.

no deeper than the pool is, i would hate to have to use stuff like that

Covering your pool when not in use to prevent sunlight can help.

the dog thinks the current blue tarp is his blanket - keeps running off
with it.........

Can you run the water to the horse tank after he swims, recycle it that
way? Horses shouldnn't mind a little boy pee!;-)

hadn't thought about that. romeo (the horse here at the house) has a
barrel that he drinks out of - normally i run the water hose to it, but
might try something different - skip to next comment


Are you watering your garden? Use the pool water to water your plants
and refill for him each time, then after use, water the garden. You're
not talking about major amounts of water in this size pool and depth.

no higher than the pool is, that would be a bit of running back and
forth with a cup and bucket! lol, might could make a new game out of
that with wyatt.

If you are using well water, how high is your nitrate level? Nitrates
encourage and feed algae.

yep, on well water - don't know anything else about it........don't even
know that it's ever been tested.

Or, let him enjoy with algae. I remember swimming in farm ponds and
horse tanks when a kid and a little algae was ok. Good hose off after!
;-)

http://www.wikihow.com/Eliminate-and...-Swimming-Pool

Charlie

rae

Janet Baraclough wrote:
Those are pretty harmless. Water attracts rats which are more likely
disease vectors. I'd be more wary about Weils Disease/leptospirosis,
which is spread to humans via rat pee in water .

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-weils-disease.htm

Our toddlers enjoyed a baby-bath of water to play in/with in the
garden, that's a small enough water volume to just fill with fresh
every time he's going to play, and empty after.

Incidentally after an exceptionally mild winter I'm seeing more rats
than usual here, even in the garden in broad daylight. So far we've
caught just one in the trap.

Janet


no sign of rats around here, got plenty of possum though! lol
what i forgot to mention in the original post is that the pool is
inflatable. in order to remove every trace of the water, i have to
deflate and then re-inflate after it's dry. while i know that some
algae won't really hurt him, it looks really ugly in the pool like that.
besides, if algae is present, i can't help but wonder what other
bacteria might be present...............

while wyatt's pool doesn't hold a lot of water, it does hold more than i
like to replenish every day. we used the old water from today's play
to water the garden with. made a little game out of it with wyatt.
(who could get the most water to the garden the quickest.) might keep
doing that.

some folks around here had told me to add a bit of bleach to his pool.
I'm sure you of all people, janet, can understand why i don't want to
add chlorox bleach to his play water..........

rae

ps: excuse typing skills again.......holding baby