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Rule Your Pool
Rule Your Pool is a podcast by Orenda Technologies. This show was created for pool owners, operators, and service pros who want the best water quality possible. If you want to know what's really going on with your swimming pool chemistry, this might be the podcast for you. Each week, we'll cover a new topic related to swimming pools, water chemistry, or indoor air quality. With our help, you'll be able to rule your pool without over-treating it with chemicals and wasting money.
Episodes
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Pillar 4: Minimal Cyanuric Acid (CYA) | Orenda's Four Pillars
00:00 - Intro 01:19 - What is CYA and why do we use it? 04:54 - Hot temperatures do NOT mean you need more CYA. Temp has nothing to do with sunlight protection…
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Pillar 3: Phosphate Removal | Orenda's Four Pillars
00:00 - Intro 01:21 - Why do we need to remove phosphates? Do they really matter? 03:59 - What do phosphate test kits actually measure? 04:40 - What are…
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Pillar 2: Non-living Organics | Orenda's Four Pillars
00:00 - Intro 01:54 - Chlorine's responsibilities 02:48 - More of an oxidant demand than a sanitizer demand 03:02 - Three categories of oxidants: metals…
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Pillar 1: LSI Balance | Orenda's Four Pillars
00:00 - Intro 01:32 - Origins of the Orenda App's LSI calculator 02:47 - Traditional "RANGE CHEMISTRY" vs. the LSI 04:31 - Why pools in different areas may…
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4 Types of Chlorine | Trichlor and Dichlor
00:47 - Where's Jarred? Oh yeah, we lost that recording... oops. 01:18 - "Stabilized" refers to two different things: sunlight protection for chlorine, and…
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4 Types of Chlorine | Calcium Hypochlorite
Of all types of chlorine, Calcium Hypochlorite (Cal Hypo) might be the strongest, but it is also the most volatile to handle. Even its fumes can rust just…
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4 Types of Chlorine | Liquid Chlorine/Sodium Hypochlorite
00:00 - Intro 02:22 - Is bleach the same thing as chlorine? 04:04 - What is the pH of chlorine? And How does it affect the pool? 05:47 - What byproducts does…
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4 Types of Chlorine | Saltwater Pools
00:00 - Intro 01:50 - Salt pools are chlorine pools 03:06 - Chlorine handling disclaimer 04:25 - Salt chlorine generation byproducts 13:37 - How CYA affects…
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4 Types of Chlorine | Intro
It's a short episode this week as we dive into a new topic: different kinds of chlorine. The next few episodes will focus on liquid chlorine, calcium…
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Hindsight is 2020
Eric and Jarred wax nostalgiac about the dumpster fire of a year that was 2020, and give a few reasons why this year might be better…
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Why Prices Are Going Up in 2021
00:21 - Introduction 02:48 - How COVID affected the pool and spa industry 05:20 - How COVID affected the supply chain 10:11 - How COVID affects shipping 13:02…
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The Orenda Startup Procedure
00:25 - How to do the Orenda Startup 03:28 - Day One 06:11 - Considerations if the water is trucked in 09:18 - How to balance the water chemistry for startup…
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Cement Cures Ugly | Orenda Startup Philosophy
00:28 - Topic Introduction 02:33 - Setting Expectations of What A Startup Can and Can't Do 06:54 - What is Plaster Dust? 10:14 - Why You Always Need To Test…
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Winter Is Coming
00:19 - Episode Takeaways 02:52 - How to Prepare Your Pool for The Winter 08:18 - Origin Story of the Orenda Winterization procedure. 11:50 - Considerations…
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6 Bad Habits | Part 2
02:30 - Bad Habit #3: Not taking care of your test kit. 11:23 - Bad Habit #2: Chasing pH 16:57 - Bad Habit #1: Acid Abuse ______________________________…
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6 Bad Habits | Part 1
02:16 - Bad Habit #6: Not Measuring Chemicals 06:05 - Bad Habit #5: Not Knowing The Volume of Your Pool 12:42 - Bad Habit #4: Not Checking the Pool's…
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The LSI | Cyanuric Acid (CYA)
01:09 Episode Takeaways 02:30 How CYA Affects the LSI 05:59 CYA and Alkalinity 09:20 Where Does CYA Come From 14:54 Why You Shouldn't Put Chlorine Tabs In A…
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The LSI | Total Dissolved Solids
01:03 Episode Takeaways 02:52 What does "Dissolved" mean anyway? 06:12 Mineral Systems: Just Sexy Metal? 06:44 There's a difference between being in solution…
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The LSI | Calcium Hardness
01:01 - Episode Takeaways 03:12 - What does calcium hardness do for a pool? 05:58 - Calcium Hardness in Desert Climates 09:35 - Calcium Hardness Testing 13:56…
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The LSI | Water Temperature
00:00 - Intro 02:52 - Episode Takeaways 06:45 - Demonstration of temperature's effect on the LSI using the Orenda App 11:16 - Why do pools get more damaged in…
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The Langelier Saturation Index (LSI)
00:11 - Episode Takeaways 01:51 - Water Balance vs Sanitization 05:38 - What is the LSI 09:58 - The six factors of the LSI 11:56 - Water temperature: the most…
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Understanding pH
00:00 - Intro 02:22 - How Carbon Dioxide and pH are related 04:55 - What Causes a High pH in a Swimming Pool 05:06 - What is Henry's Law? 08:59 - What are the…
Rule Your PoolUnderstanding Alkalinity
00:00 - Intro 02:27 - Alkalinity buffers against reduction in pH 05:27 - Where should my alkalinity be? 08:33 - How much acid does it take to bring a pool from…
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pH vs. Total Alkalinity, and Their Roles in Pool Chemistry
00:00 - Intro 01:32 - What is pH? 02:30 - pH is an equilibrium 07-58 - Negative logarithm of Hydrogen 08:43 - Let's not try to control pH. Physics is going to…
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Introduction to Rule Your Pool Podcast by Orenda Technologies
About Orenda Technologies Water is a precious resource, and we strive to make it clean and beautiful. Orenda has a philosophy of minimalism, and proactive pool…