The ball pits are highly popular items in the play centers and activity areas, so high frequency contact needs more higher cleaning demands. Would you like to know the right ways which about how to clean ball pit balls? Here are some cleaning ways for you.
Why you need to clean ball pit balls?
The ball pit balls belong to high-frequency contact goods, and the ball pit balls are easy to adhere: Sebum and sweat, dust and fiber particles, bacteria and viruses, food debris, if you not cleaned for a long time, it is possible causing odors, the surface feels sticky, dull color, even triggering cross-contamination risks.
How to clean the ball pit?
1. Clear the ball pool, sort and organize
Take all of the balls out from the ball pit, put them in a big bucket, plastic box, or sturdy net bag together. And you can check the balls which have cracks, depressed or breakage before cleaning.
2. The Second Step: Prepare warm water cleaning solution
Use 30–40℃ warm water, and add appropriate amount of cleaning agents or mild soap water. Avoid to use cleaning agents which have strong acid, strong base or contains bleaching agents.
3. Thoroughly soak and wash
Put the balls in the cleaning solution at 5 - 10 minutes. Use your hands or tools to flip and stir gently, let every ball surfaces be covered by the cleaning solution during this period. You can properly extend the soak period for balls with heavy stains.
4. Thoroughly wash out
Use the branch water to wash the balls repeatedly, until the balls have any residual foam. Because residual cleaning agents possibly have a stimulation for children’s skins.
5. Let it dry completely
Put the balls in great ventilated areas to let the balls air-dry, or load mesh bag after cleaning, must ensure that the balls are completely dry and putting them in the ball pit.
6. Recheck and refill
You can check the ball again before backfill to confirm:
No damage.
No odor.
Surface is dry.
Then put the ball in the ball pit after confirming there are no problems.
If it is a large commercial ball pit:
Advise you use the mesh bag + high-pressure water gun or professional ball pit cleaning equipment to improve cleaning efficiency.
How long to clean the ball pit balls once?
Surface sterilization and check every day.
Local deep cleaning weekly, remove the broken balls.
Use the special cleaning equipment to start a comprehensive disinfection monthly or quarterly.
When to replace the ball pit balls?
During the ball pit cleaning and you can check up:
Are there any lacerated or deformed balls?
Are there any faded balls?
Are there any odor balls?
The broken balls should be replaced immediately to avoid safety risks. 
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FAQ
Q: Is the ball pit safe?
A: Safe. High-quality ball pit is used the high-density sponge cushion, coated steel structure, smooth and rounded design. The balls use food-grade PE materials.
Q: Which age groups are ball pits suitable for?
A: Pall pits suitable for 1 - 8 years old children.
1 - 3 infant’s area: Shallow pool design, The height more lower and stronger security wrapping.
4 - 8 children’s area: It can puts slides and climbing structures to improve challenging.
Q: How much space does the ball pit need?
A: 20㎡ ball pit can accommodate 6 - 10 people.
50㎡ball pit can accommodate 15 - 25 people.
Floor height needs more than 3 meters.
Q: Can the ball pit be customized?
A: Yes. The ball pit can support:
Custom sizing
Colour assortment
LOGO implantation
Q: Are the ball pit’s maintenance costs high?
A: Not high, the ball pit belongs to low maintenance cost project.
Daily costs include:
Cost of disinfection and cleaning, balls addition and checks up the ball pit structure regularly.
Q: How long does a ball pit’s service life?
A: High-quality PE balls can be used 2–3 years under the normal usage conditions.
