Well, they're putting water in Charlie's pool tomorrow. I haven't been over to see it in a few days but I know he's excited, even though it's too cold to swim.

Question:
Another friend who had a pool built a few years ago had "skimmer drains" installed to relieve the high water level when the pool's dormant. I've not heard of this before. He plugs them somehow during swim season. I heard about this second hand but I gather that it's just 1/2" pvc that runs under the deck away from the pool. Any thoughts, comments, or recommendations?? Should Charlie build this into his pool? Thanks.

Hal