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California couple loses homeowners' insurance after draining their swimming pool to save water (abc7.com)

submitted 1 year ago by dirkle@lemmy.world to c/california@lemmy.world

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It's becoming harder and harder to get a homeowner insurance policy in California. State Farm and Allstate stopped writing new policies, citing wildfire risks. Others are limiting new customers.

And now, several viewers tell San Francisco's KGO-TV that AAA is not renewing their longtime policies -- and it has nothing to do with wildfires.

These homeowners were surprised to find out aircraft and satellites were taking photos over their homes. They were baffled to find out the reasons AAA dropped their coverage -- everything from clutter in the yard to draining a swimming pool to save water.

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[–] brianorca@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Leaving a pool empty does actually cause structural problems which the insurance company would like to avoid. Empty pools sometimes just pop out of the ground if there is groundwater to lift them up.

https://mikethepoolman.com/why-you-dont-drain-your-pool/

[–] DaBabyAteMaDingo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I love when people like you drop these types of facts with links. Thanks!

[–] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I wouldn't have thought this happened in a million years - but it seems so obvious in retrospect. Thanks for the info. Does this happen to other sealed sub-ground structures? Are things like floor safes and storage cellars safe?

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

I've seen it happen to a giant steel poop holding tank. It was empty when there was a flood and it popped right out of the ground.

[–] brianorca@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Most sealed structures like that should be heavy enough to not float, especially a cellar with a house on top, or a safe with thick walls. Unlike a pool, those are designed to be filled with air, so they would depend on heavy materials in their construction.