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Dan Espen[_2_]

writes:

On Fri, 22 Jul 2016 12:00:49 -0400, Dan Espen
wrote:

poolguy writes:

replying to larry, poolguy wrote:
I'm changing sand in pool today. I will not use the old sand from
pool to put in my Grand Kids sand box. I will throw away the old
sand and buy new play sand for our Grand kids sand box. 100 bucks
worth of sand for sandbox cost less than Doctor bills and nothing
can replace a broken heart if the old pool sand was to harm them. I
love them too much to take a chance on it.

Reply to post from 2006?

Poolguy, I beg to differ. That sand was clean enough that someone was
swimming in the pool. Pool water definitely gets ingested. It's not
a matter of cost. How do you put that sand into the trash. The
sandbox is as good a place as any to dispose of the sand. There is
zero chance of that very clean sand from the filter harming anyone.
You do know that birds fly over sandboxes don't you?

I used to change the sand in my filter every 2 years. A task that is
not that easy. I'm still trying to figure out how that sand could
wear out. Haven't changed the sand now for 4 years, no problems yet.

I think the problem is pool filter sand is probably not the right
grade for a sand box.

Maybe, but hard for me to imagine what difference any grade might make
to the process of filling a bucket with a plastic shovel.

I agree, the cat **** a sand box seems to collect is a lot more of a
health problem than heavily chlorinated filter sand.

The chlorine isn't going to hang around on that sand for long.

I suppose the OP's great grand kids will be using it soon tho.

LOL.

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Dan Espen