Something nasty in the swimming pool ...

[Nigel Molesworth]

I've just started to get my swimming pool ready after the winter. I was hooking out a load of leaves then spotted a pair of dead rats!

Any suggestions on the ppm level of Cl I need to make it sake?

[Terry]

Nigel Molesworth wrote in news: [e-mail]:

Having asked a Microbiologist friend of mine, his answer was that HE would never swim in the pool until it has been drained, cleaned and refilled.

Rats carry diseases harmful to man - dead rats rotting in water will encourage may more bacterial growths harmful to man.

Hope this is of some help.

[Terry]

Terry wrote in news:Xns97A77EAFEE7D2tango.whiskey@140.99.99.130:

I should have added that in his opinion, the level of Chlorine needed to "make it safe" would be nearing the toxicity level. But this is an educated guess rather than an expert opinion.

[Andy Burns]

I thought it was made by fermenting rice, not rats and bleach :-)

[Mike Halmarack]

Were the rats trying to desert the swimming pool for some reason when they went to a far, far better place?

[Derek ^]

Doing some googling is very unencouraging, here's a start.

'd empty it and power wash it down with a solution of hypochlorite bleach.

DG

[Nigel Molesworth]

I'm not using it for at least two weeks, and you can get Cl remover, so I could put loads in. Did your friend suggest a ppm value?

[Nigel Molesworth]

[The Wanderer]

When I open my pool, I usually add about 10/12 litres of (22%) liquid chlorine to the water anyway. It decomposes quite quickly, so shouldn't present a problem. I've not had dead rats, but I've certainly fished out the occasional dead hedgehog - and do they pong when they're decomposing!

[Rob Morley]

Leave a few bits of thick rope dangling over the edge next year, then if any more fall in they'll be able to climb out.

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my mrs, a microbiologist, could work that out in 2 mins flat and clorine isn't the best solution for your problem. pun intended.

shame you were rude to me, isn't it ?

[Nigel Molesworth]

My bro in law has put this in perspective, he's a pest control officer. He quite rightly said that rats die all the time in our (drinking) water reservoirs, and that low level of chlorine is enough to kill off the bugs.

[EricP]

No, he's put it out of perspective. Rats dying in a reservoir are in millions of gallons of water, your pool contains a few gallons.

Empty the thing out, clean and refill.

[Mike Halmarack]

Yes but they're homeopathic rats.

Conventional rats.

Homeopathic rats.

[Rod]

Mike Halmarack wrote in news:4ca5421a1obq4qpqi4lt7kqtjg9f1uipb2@

4ax.com:

So the more you empty, clean, refill, the stronger they (rats and/or bugs) get?

[Dan delaMare-Lyon]

Hmmm - I thought Sake was made with rice - not dead rats and a swimming pool - oh well - you live and learn ;-)

Cheers dan

[Matt]

Do you really think he gives a flying f*ck?

[Mike Halmarack]

Not only that but they send out for Lilos and floating champagne buckets.

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hahahahaha. are you his bf ?

[EricP]

10/10 :)))