You read my mind! Thanks for those tips. Question - should we drain some of the water out of the pool? I'm thinking of the huge mess we'll have on our hands if the pool overflows...

Thanks Scott. I was wondering about draining water too.

Do NOT drain the pool! With the amount of water coming our way, the water table will rise. We want every bit of weight in the pool to prevent pop ups and line floats.

Scott

I only meant a little water, slightly above skimmer.

The amount of rain you are about to get will negate that, don't worry about overflow its going to be absolutely pouring rain if the Hurricane passes over you.

I would shock the hell out of my pool before it hits however.

After the storm, if you're without power...

1. Pick out as much debris as you can.
2. Add bleach daily and swish it around with your brush.

We were without power for 9 days after Ike. I worked on the pool for a while every one of those days...pulling branches, scooping leaves, etc. I added a gallon of Clorox a day, and used my brush to stir the water and make sure it was spread throughout the pool. The water color looked OK, but the pool was very cloudy after the storm, and it stayed that way the whole time we were without power. Our power came back on at about 5:30 on a Sunday night. One of the first things I did was turn on the pump. By the time I got up Monday morning the pool was completely clear.

Those in areas of potentially high water tables and ALL liner pool owners. DO NOT LOWER THE POOL WATER LEVEL YET!

Liners will float. Gunite and F/G pools can pop up or cause hidden stress and cracking.

Manually Skim Your Pool until the water table has had time to subside!!!

Scott