Don't drain your pool before a hurricane; saturated ground can push an empty pool out of the ground. Keep it full, prep the chemistry and protect the equipment. Afterward, don't swim until the water is tested. Clear Ripples offers same-week storm cleanup across Central Florida.
Before the Storm
The window before a major storm matters. There are specific steps professionals take to protect equipment, preserve water quality, and prevent the post-storm recovery from becoming a multi-week process. Some of those steps are counterintuitive — like why you should never drain your pool before a major storm. Hydrostatic pressure from saturated ground can push an empty pool right out of the ground.
Pre-storm chemical preparation is also more involved than it sounds. It's not just adding more of what you normally add. The chemistry after a Florida rainstorm — especially from a hurricane with significant runoff — requires a specific recovery sequence to bring levels back correctly without creating a secondary problem.
After the Storm
Post-storm pools are one of the most common service calls we receive every hurricane season. The water looks green, the equipment may have taken a surge hit, and the chemistry can be dramatically off across multiple parameters simultaneously. Correcting it in the right order matters — getting the sequence wrong can make recovery take longer, not shorter.
If your pool turns green after a storm, we offer same-week storm recovery service. Contact us here — we respond quickly during storm season.