SPRING IS WHEN PROBLEMS SURFACE. Water warms, algae wakes up, and whatever was neglected over winter becomes visible in a week. This is the busiest stretch for service calls, and a pool checked in February rarely becomes an April emergency.
SUMMER IS WHEN CHEMISTRY MOVES FASTEST. Heat and strong sun burn off sanitizer, more people are in the water, and a pool can go from clear to cloudy in days. Weekly is a minimum in this stretch, not a comfortable schedule, and equipment runs hardest when a failure hurts most.
BEFORE A HURRICANE, the single most important thing is what NOT to do: do not drain the pool. Water weight is what holds the shell in the ground against saturated soil, and an empty pool can lift or crack. Lower it a little if advised, never empty it.
THE REST OF STORM PREP IS SHORT. Turn off power to the equipment at the breaker. Put loose furniture in the water rather than letting it become airborne, or bring it inside. Do not put the pool cover on, since debris on a cover does more damage than debris in the water.
AFTER A STORM, expect a mess and a wait. Debris, runoff and no power for filtering is the normal combination, and every service in the region is triaging at once. Get power to the pump as soon as it is safe, because water that is not moving is water that turns fast in this heat.
FALL AND WINTER ARE THE QUIET MONTHS and the right time for equipment work. Replacing a pump, resurfacing, or fixing what limped through summer is far easier to schedule in November than in June, and nobody is competing for the same appointment.
- Spring is when neglected winters become visible, fast
- Summer chemistry moves in days, not weeks; weekly is the minimum
- NEVER drain a pool before a storm; water weight holds the shell down
- Kill power at the breaker, do not use the cover, secure the furniture
- Fall and winter are the right months for pumps, resurfacing and repairs
Questions people ask about pool season and storm prep
Should I drain my pool before a hurricane?
No. The water weight is what holds the shell in the ground when the soil around it is saturated, and an empty pool can lift or crack. Lower the level slightly if advised, but never empty it.
What should I do to my pool before a storm?
Turn off power to the equipment at the breaker, secure or sink loose furniture, and leave the cover off, because debris on a cover causes more damage than debris in the water.
When is the best time to replace pool equipment?
Fall and winter. Nobody is competing for the appointment, and it is far better than discovering the pump is failing in the middle of July.
We take pool season and storm prep work from Beeville and the rest of the Corpus Christi area.
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