Awesome! Thanks waste! I never thought I would close the pool on my own because of the risk involved (i.e. bad close could equal cracked pipe) but it seems straight forward enough.

It's funny, I've never owned or maintained a pool my whole life. This was only my second season, and thanks to this site (a lot of thanks towards waste) I'm now the neighborhood expert. People that have owned pools for years come to me for help and advice.

Thanks again!