i have never closed my pool before. always had the pool company do it, so i admit, i have no clue in what i am doing. i did ask the company instruction on how to do it and all i was told was to drain below the skimmer, take the plug loose from the heater, unplug the plug from the filter and turn the cap on top until it lossen and take out the plugs at the pump basket. i've read the posts here and asked alot of questions. if i need to evacuate the skimmer line, i will try, but how do that?