How much closing a pool do I need to do?

[tokmom]

Well, we did the right thing and dismantled it all and stored it away. It wasn't has difficult or scary as we thought it would be. We threw in a winterizing kit and will check the water monthly.

Since we live in a heavily treed area, we did put on a mesh cover. We have 4 pillows underneath and lowered the water level 3 inches or so below the skimmer.

Question: The cover is supposed to touch the water, correct? The pillows are in the middle and create sort of a small bump. Is that ok? Or should they be stacked? My big fear is the cover and weight collapsing my precious pool.

Lastly, what should the numbers on the FC be? I see some have it at 10 ppm? Our CYA is running a bit high right now at 75, with our FC at 10.5 PH 7.7 (ish)

Should we raise or lower anything?

It was a sad day closing our pool. I can't wait until next spring!

[aylad]

With your CYA at 75, you need to keep the Cl between 5-10 ppm, so at 10.5 you're fine.