Hi folks,
I have a 27 foot-round above ground pool, and I drained it for Winter. This is my first winter in this house, and with a pool, but I was wondering what other pool-owner's ideas are on this. Did I make a mistake in draining the pool?
The reasons for draining are mainly chemical costs. I figured $30-$55 a month in chemicals for the pool for winter, and draining and refilling is MUCH cheaper... but once I drained the pool, two obsticals:
1) The liner has pulled away from the edges of the pool... this isn't a big deal, but will there be any issues with the liner bunching up when I refill?2) The small amount of water left at the bottom is starting to grow TONS of algae. I've worked on sucking it out with a larger wet-dry vacuum, but with our everyday weather and dew, water keeps collecting. I could get a pool cover, but my reasons for training are cost... and a pool cover is rather expensive.
Anyway, what are the opinions of other pool owners of similar pools? Did I mess anything up with my decision to drain the pool? Also, some background.. the pool is about 3-4 years old and in fairly good shape. I guess dryrot is always a factor... but dunno. Also, I live in Texas were freezing isn't generally an issue. We have maybe 2-3 freezes a year on a COLD year, so never anything serious.
Thanks again for any suggestions or ideas.
Alex.