Learn how rain can affect your pool and find out how you can prevent these changes from happening.

While you might not expect rain to affect your pool besides increasing you water level, this isn’t necessarily true.  Because rainwater and your pool water have different chemical characteristics, a little bit of rainwater can throw off your pool’s balance.  Read on to learn more about the effects of rain on your pool and learn how you can prevent these changes from happening.

Effects of Rainwater

Surprisingly, rainwater is actually more acidic than normal water.  This means that its pH value is lower than that of your pool.  Generally, pools are kept at a pH of 7.5—the pH level of your eye.  This is to protect your eyes and keep them from burning as you swim.  However, when it rains, the acidic rainwater affects the pH balance of your pool.  As your pool becomes more acidic, you might find that your eyes start to burn and get itchy as you swim.

Protect Your Pool

One way to protect your pool from the effects of rain is by increasing your pool’s pH level.  Obviously, adjusting your pool’s pH will depend largely on the amount of rainfall.  If you have only experienced light rain, then chances are that your pool’s pH level will eventually adjust on its own.  However, if you get enough rain to raise your water level an inch, you’ll probably have to take action.  You should drain your pool a little and then check the water’s pH.  This draining should help your pool’s pH to rise, due to the lower concentration of water.

If you are anticipating a heavy rainfall, then another way to protect your pool is by keeping it covered.  While most pool covers will not keep out rainwater completely, they will reduce the amount of water that seeps in.  This in turn will ensure that your pool’s pH isn’t lowered too much.

Use this information to understand the effect of rainwater on your pool.  Want another way to ensure that your pool’s chemistry is balanced?  Then turn to the experts Clean & Clear Pools.  Located in Danville, California, we serve the Livermore, Pleasanton, Dublin, San Ramon, Alamo, and Danville communities.  Contact us to get started today.

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