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    Upgrading skimmer

    I'm considering replacing my skimmer and have a handful of questions around it. My primary motivator is to upgrade my plumbing diameter from pool to pump. It is only 1.5" which is pretty undersized for my pump. My pool is an in-ground vinyl pool, for reference. 1) On skimmers with larger pipe...
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    variable speed pump, will it circulate water enough on low?

    I replaced my dying 2 speed pump with a variable speed. My pool only has a single intake at the top of the pool with a skimmer basket(unlike most of the other pools in my neighborhood, which also have an intake at the bottom of the deep end of the pool). With this setup, if I leave my pump on...
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    safe chlorine levels for vinyl liner?

    Hi, I have a vinyl liner pool. What is the highest chlorine level I can safely have without bleaching the liner at all? If I have a CYA level of 50, is it really fine to have a FC level of 6.0 constantly if I have a vinyl liner? Just want to make sure. I bought my house from my parents once...