Quote Originally Posted by jmjbj_h View Post
I have a 16X32 IG Vinyl. I closed with exact instructions from the forum and pumped the water below the returns. I covered the pool with a permeable spring type cover. All was well until we started to have one of the wettest, snow-filled winters. I have about 4-5 inches before the ice is over the top, to make matters worse we just got 12 inches of snow after I checked the level.

1. Am I worrying for nothing?
2. What can I do if it is a problem?

Thanks,
Joe
I'm no expert since my pool stays open all year, but I would think that if you blew all the water out of your lines and have put some form of packing in the skimmer to absorb the ice expansion, there's really nothing else you can do and you should be okay. The people who live in the more frigid northern areas use the same advice for closing their pools that they give on the forum, so I would think that you would be okay. Any comments from those of you who do close your pools and have experience with the ice?

Janet