OK, so the tiddly peeps have won me over and, although we've got several dozen beaches within a 10 minute drive, I've had to give in and buy them a splash pool.
So I go to the shop, with them... huge mistake!! The "splash pool" turns out to be one of those 5000 litre jobbies that isn't a proper pool, but isn't one you can empty and put away at the end of the day either. And there lies the rub!
I've read the book that came with it, and it's frightened the living daylights out of me. I always knew that water, left to its own devices for any length of time, can become a dangerous mix of unfriendly bacterias and generate all manner of health risks. But I had no idea that the remedy for this was potentially even more lethal
Turns out that if you over do it with the chemical coctail, you could end up with anything from dry skin to blind
WTF!!!
So, is there a failsafe package of chemicals out there that you just drop in - so much per 1000 litres or some such - or does one need to understand the ins and outs of Ph and Chlorine before one of the toddlers gets near the thing?!
Any information from pool owners or Biochemical Engineers will be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks,
Xose