quick question-closing now

[jimgregory]

I assume you don't have a bottom drain. If you do, just close off skimmer and open bottom drain and drain pool.

[poolhelp101]

i do have a bottom drain and i did put it on full drain when i was draining...when it got below the skimmer it remained draining okay for a little while, then it trickled out to a little then nothing. i wasn't going to blow the lines out as others on here have said where i live i should be okay and didn't need to. i have drained the filter and the pump. but nothing has been blown out. i did notice a little water still in the skimmer, should i try some way to get that out too and if so, how do i do that too? please advise and thanks

[waste]

If you're not plugging the lines, why bother lowering the water past the skimmer? (You are going to evacuate the skimmer line, right?)

[poolhelp101]

i have never closed my pool before. always had the pool company do it, so i admit, i have no clue in what i am doing. i did ask the company instruction on how to do it and all i was told was to drain below the skimmer, take the plug loose from the heater, unplug the plug from the filter and turn the cap on top until it lossen and take out the plugs at the pump basket. i've read the posts here and asked alot of questions. if i need to evacuate the skimmer line, i will try, but how do that?