Water level has risen too high in closed pool

[stslimited84]

I drained the water so its about 4-5 inches above the returns. Is that an appropriate amount?

[PoolDoc]

It's probably OK.

But to have any confidence in the answers you receive, you'll need to ID your locale AND how you winterized, if you did so. If your skimmers are 'wet' AND below the water level AND you are in freezing area, lowering the water below the skimmer body can result in freezing. But of course, that depends on the relative levels of the skimmer body and your pool returns.