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DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOU!
SHOULD I DRAIN MY POOL EMPTY?
NO!
KEEPING SUFFICIENT WATER LEVELS IN YOUR POOL PROVIDES THE IMPORTANT
WEIGHT TO HOLD THE SIDES AND BOTTOM IN PLACE.
SHOULD I DRAIN MY POOL A
FOOT OR TWO?
IN MOST ALL
CASES, NO.
REMEMBER, OUR HOMES ARE JUST A FEW FEET ABOVE GROUND WATER IN BROWARD
COUNTY AND HEAVY RAINS THAT ACCOMPANY MOST STORMS CAN RAISE LOCAL WATER
LEVELS AND CAUSE DAMAGE.
A HALF EMPTY POOL CAN FLOAT RIGHT OUT OF THE GROUND THE SAME WAY A
COMPLETELY EMPTY POOL CAN. TILES AND POOL WALLS CAN BE DAMAGED BY
EXTERNAL WATER PRESSURE.
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WHAT HAPPENS IF THE POOL
OVERFLOWS?
THE RAIN WATER WILL
SPILL OUT INTO THE YARD AND THE GRASS AND THE STREET.
BY CODE YOU STEP DOWN APPROXIMATELY 4" FROM YOUR BACKDOOR TO YOUR PATIO
SO YOU SHOULD BE SAFE.
IN RARE CASES SOME HOMES HAVE FLOODING PROBLEMS AND NEED TO BE DEALT
WITH IN
A DIFFERENT MANNER.
SHOULD I PUT MY PATIO FURNITURE IN THE POOL?
NO!
THE WIND WILL CAUSE THE WATER TO MOVE AND THE FURNITURE WILL DEFINITELY
CAUSE DAMAGE AS THE WATER ROCKS BACK AND FORTH.
RUST DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR.
WHAT CAN I DO?
CONTINUE POOL SERVICE
RIGHT UP TO THE STORM TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE POOL. THE
ELEVATED SANITIZER IS IMPORTANT.
RUN YOUR POOL PUMP RIGHT UP TO THE STORM THEN TURN OFF THE BREAKER ON
THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE OR IN THE GARAGE (IF THE POOL CAME WITH YOUR NEW
HOME THE BREAKER IS NORMALLY INSIDE).
AFTER THE STORM IS OVER INSPECT TO SEE THAT YOUR EQUIPMENT IS INTACT
AND RESTART YOUR POOL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
REMOVING PUMPS OR MOTORS PRIOR TO THE STORM IS USUALLY NOT DONE AS IT
IS NOT VERY COST EFFECTIVE AND INCREASES THE TIME IT TAKES TO RESTART
YOUR SYSTEM AFTER THE STORM.
ALSO DEBRIS CAN ENTER AND DAMAGE THE PLUMBING IF THE EQUIPMENT IS NOT
IN PLACE.
GET YOUR STORM INFORMATION FROM A GOVERNMENT SOURCE SUCH AS THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (
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