I have a small 12x30 intex prism frame and I'd like to leave it up over winter. I live in north GA, so we do get some freezing temps, but they don't last long. If I drain below the intake, that's half the pool, so I'd rather not drain it that much. I'd like to just plug the hole. I can't use the black intex plug bc I changed out the intake to a larger 1.5 (cut hole in pool larger). I have the intex over the wall skimmer. Can I drain out some water so that it's below the skimmer (in other words, skimmer is no longer in the water) and just leave the dangling hose that attaches to the bottom of skimmer in the pool attached to outlet strainer? Any other ideas that might work so I don't have to drain half the pool? thanks