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Pool Storm & Hurricane Guides

The water stays in. Almost everything else people do to a pool before a storm makes it worse.

4 guides on this topic

A pool with a thin sheet of ice spreading in from the edges across part of its surface

Seasonal CareHow-to

Hard Freeze Coming? Protecting an Open Pool

Moving water is the whole strategy, right up until the power fails. What to do while the pump runs, and what to do the moment it stops.

5 minUpdated Sep 6, 2026

Patio furniture stacked and lashed against a house wall beside a pool, the sky heavy and gray, palm fronds bending in one direction

Seasonal CareGuide

Hurricane Pool Preparation: Before and After

Do not drain the pool, do not put the furniture in it, and do not cover it. The short list that protects your surface and your equipment before a storm.

5 minUpdated Sep 6, 2026

One simple rectangular pool, full to the brim with opaque muddy brown water, silt banked across the shallow step at one end

MaintenanceHow-to

Pool After a Flood: Contamination, Silt and Draining

Floodwater is a health problem, not a chemistry problem. What to do first, what to replace, and why the pool stays full while the ground is saturated.

6 minUpdated Sep 6, 2026

Rain dimpling the surface of a pool filled above its skimmer mouth, leaves and small twigs floating, the coping dark and wet

MaintenanceHow-to

Pool After Heavy Rain: What to Do in the First 24 Hours

Rain dilutes your chemistry and dumps organic load in at the same time. The order to work through, and the one thing to do before the storm arrives.

5 minUpdated Sep 6, 2026

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