Storms can damage outdoor swimming pools by filling them with debris. After a storm, it is important to first remove all debris and replace the pool water. Next, the water chemistry must be maintained by balancing alkalinity between 80-120 ppm and shocking the water with chlorine to kill contaminants. Finally, the pool walls and floor must be cleaned by vacuuming dirt and debris while the water is emptied. Hiring a pool professional can help in thoroughly cleaning the pool after a storm.

2. Storms are one of the biggest challenges
for outdoor pools as the pool becomes
completely unusable after a storm.

3. From dirt and debris to dead
animals you might find
everything inside your pool.

4. Besides that, the
swimming pool
equipment also suffers
damage in the storm.

5. Here we will discuss the steps; you can initiate
to recover your pool after a storm hits.

6. Removal &
Replacement of Water

7. Whenever a storm
strikes your swimming
pool is going to loose
water because of the
strong winds.

8. Storm surges are known
to pick up whatever
comes in their path and
dump it in the pool.

9. Besides that, nobody
can rule out the
possibility of getting
skin infections if one
uses the pool without
cleaning it.

10. This is why you must
first clear your
swimming pool of all the
debris and then replace
the water in the pool.

11. Maintaining Water
Chemistry

12. The most important part of pool
maintenance in the aftermath
of a storm is maintaining the pH
of the water.

13. Proper water chemistry
ensures that the chlorine
pool shock which is used to
sanitize your pool is efficient
in killing the contaminants.

14. You must start with
balancing the total
alkalinity of your pool
and bringing it
between 80-120 ppm.

15. In addition to this, you
must also shock the water
in your swimming pool to
kill all the contaminants &
prevent algae growth.

16. Clean the Walls
& Floor

17. Another important
maintenance you
have to carry out in
the aftermath of the
storm is cleaning the
walls and the floor.

18. When you have emptied
the water in your pool,
you can use a vacuum
cleaner to remove dirt
and debris.

19. Most people also use an
automatic pool cleaner
for this purpose and you
can also use your pool
cleaner.

20. However, you have to
maintain some level of
water in your pool to use
the automatic pool cleaner.

21. These are some of the
things you must keep in
mind when you are
attending to your pool
after a storm.

22. Get in touch with a pool
cleaning professional to
help you with cleaning.

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