We know CYA attaches itself to chlorine and protects from sunlight, but what about our swim wear fading? Is higher CYA along with chlorine any different on clothing than lower CYA and chlorine? Trying to find the happy medium here if there is.
CYA /Chlorine ratio and fading of swim wear
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I keep my CYA at 70 and keep my FC at 7 in sunny Miami, Florida and I don't notice any fading in our swimming gear
Starting day 5/25/2015 INTEX AGP 24'x12'x54" 8,400 gal, with salt and borax, INTEX 3,000 GPH pump with 16"sand filter, WM Hayward Skimmer, Intex SWG CG-28669, 1 1/2" hard plumbed PVC, Lil' Shark Vacuum With Leaf Canister, TF100 test kit, speed stir, K-1766 Taylor salt test
http://www.troublefreepool.com/content/128-chlorine-cya-chart-slam-shock
Starting day 5/25/2015 INTEX AGP 24'x12'x54" 8,400 gal, with salt and borax, INTEX 3,000 GPH pump with 16"sand filter, WM Hayward Skimmer, Intex SWG CG-28669, 1 1/2" hard plumbed PVC, Lil' Shark Vacuum With Leaf Canister, TF100 test kit, speed stir, K-1766 Taylor salt test
http://www.troublefreepool.com/content/128-chlorine-cya-chart-slam-shock
Chlorine attached to CYA is effectively ineffective. 
Proper cya/FC ratio will protect you, your suit, and your equipment.
Proper cya/FC ratio will protect you, your suit, and your equipment.
CYA protects swimwear very well.
A pool with 5 FC and 60 CYA protects swimwear better than a pool with 2 FC and 0 CYA
A pool with 5 FC and 60 CYA protects swimwear better than a pool with 2 FC and 0 CYA
Better than a pool with 0 CYA and 0.5 FC. The ratio used by TFP is very easy on skin, eyes, and clothing (as well as pool equipment), so much so that many people who believe they have negative reactions to chlorine based on other pools almost always show no reaction to a TFP pool.
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Many think it's the pool water that fades their swimwear...but it is usually the leaving of swimwear outside in the sun to dry that does the most damage. UV rays are ruthless.