Hi new to the forum and I was wondering what is the best way to get the water out of the solar decks and hoses for winter storage? I had previously had been using a shop vac to suck the water out the decks and then reverse the hose to blow the remaining water out of the hoses and solar deck but still had a problem with water freezing and cracking the a couple of the solar decks, is there a better way to accomplish this procedure? I purchased the pool in 1984 and just replaced the liner last year but have not reconnected the solar deck because of this freezing problem I had in 1999 but because of the cool and rainy summer I am thinking of removing the damaged deck and purchasing replacement decks to replace the cracked ones. The side walls were installed using the optional 3/4" treated plywood when the pool was installed and still seem to be in great shape as is the rest of the structure. Any ideas or advise of a different more effective way of draining the decks?