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Prepare your swimming pool to survive a hurricane
While it's not hurricane season yet, it's never too soon to read up and be prepared on what to do with, and for, your swimming pool when hurricane season rolls around. You don't want to be scrambling during the midst of a hurricane to figure out what to do to keep your swimming pool or spa out of harm's way.
You never want to drain your swimming pool in the event of a hurricane. Even if there's a chance that it will overflow due to excessive rainfall. The excess water will slop over the edges, but it's not really enough to be concerned with. Keeping the pool water full provides weight to keep the pool upright when the hurricane winds start howling. An empty pool is an invitation to danger and destruction because it could be easily lifted up off the ground and tossed around like a leaf in the wind.
Turn off the electricity to the swimming pool. Shut the power off at the circuit breakers and main electrical panels to prevent any pool motors, lighting or heaters for operating during the storm.
If there's time, wrap your pool's pump motor, time clock, light transformers and electric heaters with waterproof plastic and tie it securely. You need to keep the equipment free from the dirt and sand and driving water that the hurricane will bring with it. If possible, disconnect the equipment and store it away.
Remove all of your pool furniture and put it in a location where it won't be blown around. Chairs, tables and pool toys could become dangerous projectiles and if they're thrown into the pool, they could cause damage to the liner.
Shock your swimming pool with an additional dose of chlorine as a preventive measure from being contaminated from the debris that is bound to be tossed into it, and from the excessive amounts of storm water that will be added.
Resist the urge to cover your swimming pool as a way to prevent debris from getting into it. With the storm will come wind and that could either rip the cover or toss branches or other debris onto the cover and destroy it.
Once the storm is over, regardless of how dirty it is, don't empty the pool. An empty pool is prone to floating or popping out of the ground because of the build-up of pressure from the excess ground water left by the storm.
Start the clean up by removing large objects and debris from the pool. Don't turn on the vacuum system as there could be pieces that are too big and could clog the system.
Run a check on the electrical system before starting it. Remove all the waterproof covers you'd installed and make sure the units are dry. If they've been exposed to water, contact an electrician before turning them on.
Clean you pool's filtering equipment and run it for at least 24 hours before setting it back to its normal run cycle. Add a shock dose of chlorine to prevent water contamination from the debris that was likely dumped into the pool. Take the time to readjust the pool's pH, calcium hardness and total alkalinity before you let swimmers jump back in. If you've experienced the harshness of a hurricane, make sure you monitor your pool's overall operations to make certain everything is running back to par.
Your swimming pool can weather a hurricane as long as you prepare for it beforehand.
About the Author
Robbi Hess is a blogger/editor for www.poolinfosite.com where she blogs about all things pool-related.
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