I have a 16,000 gallon in-ground vinyl pool with a mesh cover. When it was closed, the pool company had me drain the pool down to near the bottom of the skimmer opening (about 12-18 inches below the edge of the pool). Over the past couple months, we have had a whole lot of rain, and the pool is filling up - to the point where the water level is above where it would normally be when we use it. The mesh cover was actually touching the water in the middle. This past weekend, I siphoned about 1.5 inches of water out of it with a garden hose to help a bit, but it's supposed to rain all week again. I live in Michigan if that's relavant.
Is it a problem if it fills up over the cover (and possibly to the edge of the pool itself)? Water would be over the mesh cover at that point. Or should I siphon more water out of it to get the water level down to where it should be? My only concern with siphoning is I am also siphoning out a percentage of the chemicals I put in the pool to winterize it. I could always add some shock too, I suppose, if that would help.
Any advice would be appreciated!
Schmitt