Question:
I have a 27 foot-round above ground pool, and I drained it for Winter.
> This is my first winter in this house, and with a pool, but I was
> wondering what other pool-owner's ideas are on this. Did I make a
> mistake in draining the pool?
Answer:
Your liner is done, expect to buy a new one which is not going to be
cheap.
Over time your liner loses it's elastisticy and becomes brittle. The
water in your pool is what keeps the liner in place. When you drained the
water the liner no longer had enough weight on it to hold it in place.
Since it's about 5 years old, it probably has or will crack somewhere.
Something else to consider about above ground pools: The water is part
of what keeps it from collapsing inwards. If you get a strong wind, or
something else pushes against it hard...
