Rain & Storm Pool Guide
Heavy rain, cyclones and flooding can have many negative effects on your swimming pool. That’s why when storms hit, your pool needs extra care to ensure it’s safe and healthy. Follow this guide to or contact your local Poolwerx to help you prepare your pool for rain, and bring it back to health when the rain disappears.
How rain affects your pool
How to prepare your pool before rain
How to treat your pool after rain
HOW RAIN AFFECTS YOUR POOL
During a rainstorm:
Leaves, dirt and algae spores get delivered into your pool water
Phosphates get deposited into your water
Your chlorine, salt and minerals get diluted
Combined with sunlight, these conditions are perfect for algae to grow and affect the health of your pool. In addition, if rainwater runs off your roof or deck, it can introduce foreign contaminants, alter your water’s pH, calcium hardness, total dissolved solids, alkalinity and other chemical levels.
HOW TO PREPARE POOL WATER BEFORE RAIN
During a rainstorm, dust and debris gets washed into your pool, phosphates get deposited into your water and your chlorine, salt and minerals get diluted.
If you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail. Before rain hits:
Balance your pool properly. Get a water test at your local Poolwerx for the best advice on what your pool needs to be balanced.
Consider adding some Vitalyse Poly Plus Algaecide. This will help fight off many of the organic contaminants the rainwater introduces, making your pool easier to clean after the rain dissipates.
Watch our video on how to prepare your pool for storms.
Vitalyse Poly Plus Algaecide adds an extra layer of protection for your pool, preventing black, green and mustard algae growth, giving your pool a fighting chance. Visit your local Poolwerx for a water test and get expert advice on if it’s right for you!
If you’re looking for general advice, we’ve included some of the common problems pools face following a rain storm, and what you can do to get on top of it.
BROWN POOL
With very heavy rainfall, the runoff from the gardens and surrounding pool areas can add large quantities of dirt, garden soil and mud into your pool, turning it brown and murky. If your pool has turned brown after a rainstorm, it could be because there is mud, dirt and particulates suspended in your pool water. If this is the case, consider visiting your local Poolwerx for a pool water test & pH analysis and pick up some Vitalyse Fast Floc.
Vitalyse Fast Floc is a fast acting, concentrated floccing agent with a built in accelerator. It’s perfect to use after rainstorms, as it acts as a coagulant, binding dirt and mud particles together and sinking them to the bottom of the pool floor, where they can be vacuumed.
Vitalyse Fast Floc is is exclusively stocked at Poolwerx, and:
Can be used in both heated and non-heated swimming pools
Is compatible with salt, chlorine and mineral pools
Can help clear up muddy, murky and cloudy pools in just 3-6 hours
