Re: AG Pool not being used, would like to close for winter, Intex recommends taking d
I presume this is a soft-wall metal frame or dount pool.
I wouldn't risk it. Ice can generate tremendous force that your pool is not designed to handle. A donut pool will collapse under any snow / ice load. A metal frame pool will very likely fail as the ice expands against the frame.
But ... if you can stand a failure and loss of all the pools water, I'd like to know if you can get by with it.
12'x24' oval 7.7K gal AG vinyl pool; ; Hayward S270T sand filter; Hayward EcoStar SP3400VSP pump; hrs; K-2006; PF:16