Quote Originally Posted by ksukris View Post
Oh, and my liner only has a couple years left in it anyway. Has some wrinkles (which I know will get worse when I drain/refill), and is pretty faded. If I can get this season and next out of it, I'll be happy, then it's time to replace anyway. Water here is cheap, too. I'm really excited to get off to a good start with my new education about what my pool REALLY does and doesn't need.
Your choice, of course. But I wouldn't, unless you are willing to do a liner installation in June. Old liners are notoriously brittle and susceptible to splitting.

If you really want to drain, there is a way to do a 'drain-in-place' but you'll need a tarp or pool cover that's about 10' bigger than your pool, so, for a 16x32, you'd need a 26 x 42 tarp. You could buy a new over-size winter cover, and do it with that.

Let me know if you are interested.