Kiddie Pool Maintenance

Kid Lester · #1 08-03-2008, 10:02 AM

I just put up my kid's inflatable swimming pool. This thing is a beast in size for a blow up pool. It's 10 Feet x 6 Feet and about 3 feet deep.

As such, it holds a LOT of water. Which I'd prefer not to pay to refill every 2 or 3 days. It'd be nice if I could get a full 9 days use out of it...2 weekends on one fill.

Without getting a filter, what's the best way to keep the water habitable as far as chemicals go? I know some folks use bleach, which makes sense to me, but if anybody has horror stories about that, I'm all ears.

I'll also look for pool products, maybe a floating chlorinator or something, but just looking for suggestions from the always helpful TD crowd.

M.Opaliski · #2 08-03-2008, 10:16 AM

It's similar to any other plastic or inflatable pool I would guess, some have filters and some don't but the filter isn't really what keeps the water clean, the chemicals do that. Dude, if you were closer I would give you a ton of stuff that we have left over because I took the pool down about two months ago.

Besically, what you can do is add a small bag of "Pool Shocker" every other day and be sure to circulate the water (walk around in there) so the product disolves. I used to add it at night so that they (the kids) weren't in there for any extended time when the chemicals first went in. I also used two floating Chlorinators but the pool was much larger, it was an 18' diameter by 48" tall Intex pool, lots and lots of water.

Kid Lester · #3 08-03-2008, 10:51 AM

I was wrong. The box says it's only 22" deep. Go figure. A man overestimating size.

It's still a lot o' aqua, though.

I'll check Walmart for pool shock and see if they've got a cheap floating chlorinator.

max1 · #4 08-03-2008, 10:52 AM

MO is right kid. I keep a floating chlorinator in mine and it helps for those times I get drunk and forget to put chlorine in (which seems to be a lot.......

M.Opaliski · #5 08-03-2008, 10:53 AM

Oh heck, for something that small I would use half a bag or less of Shock, and maybe every two days ...

frogman68 · #6 08-03-2008, 11:53 AM

only change it when it gets a "yellow" hue

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Tracy · #7 08-03-2008, 02:21 PM

which might be a lot if you put the baby in there lol

kittykat · #8 08-03-2008, 06:03 PM

if you dont shock it or treat it Bacteria (some pretty wicked stuff) will grow, a pool that size i agree with MO 1/2 bag every 2 days should do the trick.

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motherof3 · #9 08-03-2008, 06:12 PM

Kid, you can also go to Naamco in University Plaza for chemicals. They have all kinds of stuff and types of pools. Whatever you add just make sure you stir it up REALLY good. The chlorine or shock will eat the plastic if it settles on the bottom for any period of time. Have fun dumping the water out of that sucker when you need to drain it!! Watch your back! lol

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