Should I run my pool pump during a storm?

Running your pool pump during a lightning or electrical storm

electrical storm

A thunderstorm, also known as an electrical storm or a lightning storm, is a storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere, known as thunder. Relatively weak thunderstorms are sometimes called thundershowers.

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should be avoided as a power surge or nearby lightning strike could damage your pump. However running your pump during is beneficial. The extra filtering will help clean out the impurities rain has introduced into your pool's water.

Should you turn pool pump off during a thunderstorm?

To prevent potentially dangerous electrical issues, it's imperative that you turn off the power to your pool equipment — such as pumps, motors, filters, heaters, chlorinators, and lighting fixtures. Even if you turn off the power to your pool equipment, it can still be damaged by wind, rain, and debris.

Should you run your pump in the rain?

We recommend that our customers run their pumps rain or shine UNLESS we have an electrical storm. In that case, lightning could strike an outside circuit, which could damage your pump and other equipment. If you're worried about lightening, turn the pump off or shut off the breaker.

Does a pump for an in ground pool have to be off while it rains?

There is no need to turn off your circulation system during a rain storm. We need the chemicals to still work and want the dirt and debris to be filtered out just like under normal circumstances. Never try to change settings on the pool pump or at the timer when it is raining.

Should I run my pool pump during a tropical storm?

Pool equipment such as pump motors, pool lighting, chlorinators, and heaters should not operate during the storm.

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What do you do with your pool during a storm?

What do you do with a pool in a storm?

Should I turn off my pool pump when it rains?

If your pool pump manufacturer has declared your pump is rain safe, you can leave it on in rainfall. Nevertheless, during a thunderstorm, it is highly recommended that you switch off and unplug your pool pump to prevent any costly and irreversible damages to your pool equipment.

Will rain water hurt my pool?

Heavy rains will dilute your pool alkalinity level, causing it to fall by 5-10 ppm a day. Low Alkalinity and low pH levels in pools can create a corrosive water environment. Corrosive pool water can result in the damage of underwater metal surfaces, such as pool lights, ladders and rails.

Can I run my pool filter while its raining?

Answer: It should not matter much. It could help to filter debris and contaminants the rain washes into the pool. However, lightning can be a concern with the filter running.

What should I do to my pool after it rains?

After a hard rain or stormy weather, it's important to shock your pool with a chlorinated shock, such as Leslie's Power Powder Plus or Leslie's Chlor Brite. Shocking helps oxidize any organic contaminants or materials introduced to the water during the storm.

Does it matter if your pool overflows?

If you let the water overflow, rather than draining it, you will lose less chemicals. When you leave the water to overflow it is losing the water when the chemicals are the most diluted. This means you lose less and save yourself money replacing them.

Can lightning strike a pool pump?

A lightning strike can damage your pool's pump, filter and heater. The strike overloads the electrical circuits and can ruin the equipment. You can install surge protectors to prevent lightning from damaging your pool, but that's just another cost that makes pool ownership too expensive.

Can you pump during a thunderstorm?

No, it's not safe. The rain and thunder aren't necessarily the problem- the lightning is. In the event that the lightning gets close enough to strike a pump or ignite fuel vapors, there can be an explosion or fire.

How do you protect your pool from lightning?

One option is to purchase a surge protector device for your pool's computer system. The surge protector is designed to take all of the brunt from the lightning strike and protect the system for damage. It basically acts in the same way as an insurance deductible.

Should you shock a pool before or after it rains?

Give your pool a good shock treatment 1 to 2 days before the storm hits. You can bring the chlorine level up pretty high to prolong the pool being depleted of chlorine.

Should I cover my pool pump motor?

First of all, you do not have to enclose your pool equipment (pump, filter, heater). A lot of people camouflage it with landscaping or a small fence, so that is not visible. Pool equipment is designed to be outdoors. As long it is taken care of and properly winterized at time of pool closing, it need not be covered.

When should I turn my pool pump off?

Run Your Pool Pump For Non-Consecutive Hours

Again, refer to those non-peak utility hours. Working around those, you can run your pump for two hours here, seven hours there, and then three hours there. As long as it runs for at least 8 hours in every 24-hour period, you're covered.

Does rain increase pH in pool?

Rain almost immediately causes the pH (Potential Hydrogen) in the pool water to rise while also reducing the TA (Total Alkalinity) slightly via dilution. Higher pH will cause more of the chlorine in a pool to become inactive or “fall asleep” reducing it's effectiveness.

Should I shock my pool before a hurricane?

It is recommended that you superchlorinate the pool water. You should shock the pool as you normally would. All electric power should be turned off at the circuit breakers before the storm hits.

Why does my pool lose water when it rains?

Pool Losing Water After Heavy Rain

Due to a heavy rainstorm, water loss is more common with vinyl liner pools that can be damaged, come loose, or float to the top. With other types of inground pools, it is vital to get the water level down. If not drained, the water balance will change, causing cloudy water and more.

What happens if pool overflows from rain?

Pool Overflowing From Rain

Rain, by itself, normally wouldn't harm your pool. However, as rain falls, it deposits pollen and other particles in the air onto the ground and into your pool. Any runoff into your pool will also contain contaminants, which can quickly turn your relaxing, beautiful oasis into a mess.

Can rain make your pool overflow?

We get asked this question every time there is a heavy rain. That answer is pretty simple when you think about it. The pool will only overflow by the amount of rain in excess of the amount of rain needed to fill the pool to the top.

What happens if pool water level is too high?

If the level is higher than that, it may slow or even stop debris from being pulled into the skimmer box through the plate or valve. This means that there will be floating debris left on your pool water surface as a result.