Swimming Pool Cleaning and Maintenance If you have hired any professional for the maintenance of your swimming pool then you are off to start a long, reliable life for your pool. Maintenance of Pool is quiet essential as it contributes to its long life span. But when it comes to saving your pools from natural disasters like storm or Hurricanes, the pool safety becomes difficult and crucial. The damage caused by these natural calamities is enormous. There are tons of Pool Management Apps available on-line that uses a special pool test strip to help you maintain your pool. Here are some tips for you to know how to prepare your pool before and after Hurricane or any other natural storm.
Things to do before the storm hits: Adding additional chlorine to your swimming pool can balance the pool’s water chemistry and thus can help prepare your pool for the ampleness of rain. Do not empty your pool, as it is subject to pop out of the ground because of the lift pressure that is created from excessive ground water caused due to heavy rains. Set a Siphon before any storm hits from the edge of the pool to the lower feet. Leave it on the edge so that if the pool overflows you can switch it off. Turn off all the electrical components of your pool’s equipment. Turn all the breakers that are supplying power to your pump, heater or deeper lights. This will help from equipment damage. Remove all items around the pool area like tables, chairs, and cleaning tools and keep them inside the house or building as these items can become dangerous projectiles as storm hits. Pool Management Companies working at off-site locations can keep their GPS time clock/Aquatic technology gadgets ready and updated to track the latest time and scheduling technologies for knowing the storm effects and position. Do not put a cover on your pool as it may lead to severe damage to the expensive pool covers as the storm comes with heavy branches and other debris that can spoil the covers. The debris inside the pool can be cleaned but the
expensive covers can’t be recovered. So, it’s better to avoid covering the pool before storm hits. Protect the Screen Enclosure by providing a vent for the wind to flow through. Things to do after the Storm: Remove debris from pool First. You can remove all the larger objects by hand and use a leaf rake to remove the smaller ones from the pool. Before restarting the system check all the Electrical equipment. Start the filter Equipment as well. Readjust the PH levels, total alkalinity and total hardness ratio of the water and continue to check them carefully for several days. Add chlorine to pool. Lastly, monitor the overall pool operation. For Pool’s Cleaning and maintenance after such disastrous storms, you can hire professionals or can use Lifeguard app and ensure that you are performing the proper maintenance services on your swimming pool for its recovery and restoration.