Do I need a pool pillow if I don't plan on covering the pool?

[philc]

I have a 22' intex pool and don't plan on covering it this winter. I have it drained down about 12" below the inlet/outlets. I have heard that some folks put a pillow in the pool to take the stress, from expanding ice, off the pool walls. What say you all?

 

[YippeeSkippy]

My understanding was that pillow helped keep a cover from becoming concave, full of water and leaves. It helps water shed from the cover down off it.

I'm not aware of the ice/wall aspect...could be? But if your pool water is allowed to rise up unencumbered when it freezes I'm not sure you'd need pillow anyway. Does that make sense?

 

[philc]

Yes, thank you that is logical. The walls on an intex have quite a bit of "give" to them, so I don't think ice expansion should be an issue.