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    Best Place To Be on the FC/CYA Chart to Avoid Vinyl Liner Fading

    Hello, I believe my vinyl liner has the medium blue color that is susceptible to fading. Regarding the FC/CYA chart, is there any information to support it's better to be on either the low end, or high end of the chart to prevent fading? Thanks!
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    Help Me Prevent Vinyl Liner Fading

    My question was not what is causing the fading, it was which end of the FC/CYA continuum (on the chart you referenced) is best to prevent fading. Also, if fading were from UV, fading would not be worse below the waterline.
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    Help Me Prevent Vinyl Liner Fading

    Hello, My vinyl liner is only about 2 years old, and appears to already be fading below the waterline. Question related to CYA/FC chart: To prevent vinyl liner fading with non-salt water generator, Is it better to run 30 ppm CYA & 5 ppm FC, or 60 ppm CYA & 8 ppm FC? Or are those choices...
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    Coming chlorine shortage? - It is Here!

    See link to article on chlorine shortage, and text from it below about mineral packs. I've never heard of mineral packs. Anybody know anything about them? Thanks, aebknb A major chlorine shortage is set to spoil summertime fun in the swimming pool Contact your local pool professional to...
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    Maintain SLAM for a week?

    Ok, thanks Jason.
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    Maintain SLAM for a week?

    I'm in the middle of a SLAM now. The pool school SLAM topic implies that you should maintain SLAM level of chlorine until the water is clear (there are 2 other criteria also). It could take a week or more for the filter to clear up the water. Is this really necessary? Or can we just go with...
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    Need help picking a robotic cleaner

    So, from what I read neither Nautilus cleans waterline, is that correct? Thanks, aebknb
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    Which Dolphin? My head is spinning

    Does it clean the waterline, or just the walls below waterline and floor? Thanks, aebknb
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    Nautilus/Plus Cleans Waterline?

    A couple of sites (including this Maytronics page) indicate that the Nautilus and Nautilus Plus cleaners clean floor and walls, but not waterline. Can anyone confirm this? I'm researching cleaners and need something light weight, & big top filter for leaves in the fall. Trying to decide if I...