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Clarifier (Floc): A non-ionic polymer flocculent that causes particles/solids in pools and spas to mass together, thus creating larger particles for easier removal through your pool's filtration system. Product suggestion: Super Floc.

Combined Chlorine: Chlorine that has combined with nitrogen and ammonia, better known as chloramines. (See Chloramine for more information)

Coping: A clip (about two feet long) that fastens over the top of a pool wall to secure a vinyl pool liner into place. Product suggestion: Pool Liner Coping Strips.

Corrosion: The pitting, etching, or eating away of material (usually metal) by a chemical action.

Cove: The area at which a pool wall and pool floor meet. Product suggestion: Peel & Stick Pool Cove.

Covers: An overlay above a pool, spa or hot tub. Such as winter pool covers, safety pool covers or solar pool covers. Hard-top Covers: A cover that rests on the lip of a spa or hot tub deck. They are used to prevent access or maintain temperature. Product suggestion: Thermal Guard Premium Spa Cover. Safety Pool Covers: A barrier for swimming pools that greatly reduces the risk of drowning by prevent access to the pool. It also prevents hazardous debris from entering the pool. Product suggestions: Arctic Armor Mesh Safety Covers, Arctic Armor Solid Safety Covers. Solar Pool Covers: A cover placed directly on a pool's surface that helps increase the water temperature through solar heat conduction. A solar pool cover will also trap your pool's heat in and reduce evaporation by around 95%, thereby helping you save up to 50% on pool chemical usage. Product suggestions: Above Ground 12 Mil Magni-Clear Solar Pool Cover, In Ground 14 Mil Magni-Clear Solar Pool Cover. Winter Pool Covers: A weather resistant pool cover that is secured around the perimeter of a pool or spa that serves as a barrier to debris during the closed season. Product suggestions: Above Ground Arctic Armor Winter Pool Covers, In Ground Artic Armor Winter Pool Covers.

Cyanuric acid: A chemical compound that protects chlorine from loss due to sunlight. This is commonly referred to as Stabilizer. Available in 2, 4, and 7 lb. pails.