Many of us want to cool off in a backyard pool, but we also want to make sure there are no dangerous bacteria lurking in these pools that do not have any filtration system in place.
You can use Depex Bleach Regular/Lemon to treat the water in a child’s wading pool. Below is information about this that should help you determine how much bleach to add for your specific situation. You will need to know the diameter of the kiddie pool in feet, and the depth of water you fill it with in inches.
Wading Pool Disinfection
Depex Bleach Regular/Lemon— a 5.25%+- sodium hypochlorite solution containing approximately 5.7% available chlorine by weight — is a convenient, economical source of chlorine for water treatment in swimming and wading pools. Also, because this product is a liquid with no insoluble particles, it is especially suitable for this use.
When chlorinating wading pools, use 1/8 cup per 100 gallons of new water. Mix required amount of Depex Bleach Regular/Lemon with 2 gallons of water and scatter over surface of pool. Mix uniformly with pool water. Empty small pools daily. Do not reenter pool until the chlorine residual is between 1 to 3 ppm.
The chart below is a guide to the amount of this product to add to various sized round pools.
