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Laurie29
I recently purchased a 10' x 30" pool with filter for my kids. Our yard is not level so it does not work. I then bought a smaller blow up pool that won't be so uneven in the yard. What I don't like about it is that I will have to dump the water and re-fill every few days. Has anyone found a cover for these smaller (125 gal) pools and do you chlorinate the water so you don't have to change it as much?
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I wish it was that easy but it's not. You'll still need to dump the water eventually even if you manage to keep the chlorine levels within human tolerances for swimming. What the kids and the environment add as organics will need an increasing level of sanitizer to deal with, having no filter. It'll get to the point where to keep the pool clear using chemicals alone will be both expensive and non swimming. Toxic. You WILL have to dump it. You'll have to dump it all if you use no sanitizer at all as well only sooner. A pump and filter remove a lot of contaminants that when you clean that filter...you don't need to deal with chemically. That's why a proper pool has those items. 125 gallon pool? I wouldn't even bother spending the money on attempting to keep the water viable. It'll cost you far more than it's worth to try. It'll be cheaper and much easier with that volume to simply dump it when it starts to cloud over, fill it and tell the kids either bathe cold or wait until tomorrow. You can extend the time between dumps by making sure the kids use clean swim suits and any toys they use haven't been on your lawn or in a lake where they can pick up phosphates or algae spores. If those toys or bathing suits have...wash 'em. Keep the end of that garden hose clean too. It all helps.
As for a "cover". Yep...you can get a solar cover (essentially a bubblewrap) cut for that size. Pricey per square foot for what you want to do and will help heat and keep external organics for the most part, from falling in but when you take that cover off...anything that fell on it goes in unless you're careful and have help. You'll also have to deal with the chemical demands the extra heat you've added via that solar requires. Nasty things grow quicker the warmer the water is. In a larger volume...usually not a biggie all things being equal. Small volume...ohh yeah. Biggie.
One question: With that size above ground that you bought originally...why didn't you level the pool base and keep it instead of opting for something like an EZ set type that you now have ? Obviously you had the space for the original. Was the grade that far out of whack? One person could hand bomb out a grade difference of 4 inches over a 30 foot length easily in less than a day. Less if they had help for example.
I wish it was that easy but it's not. You'll still need to dump the water eventually even if you manage to keep the chlorine levels within human tolerances for swimming. What the kids and the environment add as organics will need an increasing level of sanitizer to deal with, having no filter. It'll get to the point where to keep the pool clear using chemicals alone will be both expensive and non swimming. Toxic. You WILL have to dump it. You'll have to dump it all if you use no sanitizer at all as well only sooner. A pump and filter remove a lot of contaminants that when you clean that filter...you don't need to deal with chemically. That's why a proper pool has those items. 125 gallon pool? I wouldn't even bother spending the money on attempting to keep the water viable. It'll cost you far more than it's worth to try. It'll be cheaper and much easier with that volume to simply dump it when it starts to cloud over, fill it and tell the kids either bathe cold or wait until tomorrow. You can extend the time between dumps by making sure the kids use clean swim suits and any toys they use haven't been on your lawn or in a lake where they can pick up phosphates or algae spores. If those toys or bathing suits have...wash 'em. Keep the end of that garden hose clean too. It all helps.
As for a "cover". Yep...you can get a solar cover (essentially a bubblewrap) cut for that size. Pricey per square foot for what you want to do and will help heat and keep external organics for the most part, from falling in but when you take that cover off...anything that fell on it goes in unless you're careful and have help. You'll also have to deal with the chemical demands the extra heat you've added via that solar requires. Nasty things grow quicker the warmer the water is. In a larger volume...usually not a biggie all things being equal. Small volume...ohh yeah. Biggie.
One question: With that size above ground that you bought originally...why didn't you level the pool base and keep it instead of opting for something like an EZ set type that you now have ? Obviously you had the space for the original. Was the grade that far out of whack? One person could hand bomb out a grade difference of 4 inches over a 30 foot length easily in less than a day. Less if they had help for example.
Im moving into a rental that doesn't have a shed. Any ideas for non- permanent outdoor storage solutions?
Shelley M
I have about $500 to spend. It needs to hold kids out door toys, garden equipment and bikes. Would a garden shed that comes with a base be any good? Any other ideas?
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Rubbermaid makes one that is easy to build and take apart. My neighbor has one and he has moved it around his yard a couple of times with relative ease. I think he bought it at Lowes Home Improvement center.
Rubbermaid makes one that is easy to build and take apart. My neighbor has one and he has moved it around his yard a couple of times with relative ease. I think he bought it at Lowes Home Improvement center.
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