How to Stop a Kid's Pool From Going Green
- 1). Make a paste of baking soda and water.
- 2). Drain your pool and use the solution and a pool brush to scrub algae from the bottom and sides of your pool. Rinse the pool thoroughly.
- 3). Fill the pool again with water. If your pool is too large to drain more often than once a week, use a combination of chlorine and algaecide to prevent algae buildup.
- 4). Calculate the amounts of chemicals you will need for your pool using a calculation method such as that provided at the website Pool Solutions (see Resources).
- 5). Add the proper amount of bleach and borax. Wait an hour.
- 6). Test your pool. If the chlorine level is under 3.0 or if the pH level is under 7.4, add another dose of bleach and borax.
- 7). Add the proper amount of algaecide.
- 8). Test your pool again before using it. If the chlorine is under 2.0, dissolve a dose of chlorinating concentrate and wait 10 minutes before retesting.
- 9). Drain your pool every week and repeat this process unless you have a pump and filter.
