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
[00:00] - Intro
[02:39] - My Upcoming Debate with Rudy Stankowitz
[07:31] - Testing Natural Water
[08:16] - Testing Ocean Water
[10:55] - Testing a lake and two ponds
[14:03] - High pH in water with algae: Eutrophication
[15:29] - Takeaways
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[00:00] - Intro
[02:20] - Soda ash vs. Sodium bicarbonate
[04:51] - Alkalinity article by Kim Skinner (onBalance)
[07:51] - Orenda Chemiculator® accuracy
[10:26] - Closing
Read Kim Skinner's article HERE.
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[00:00] - Intro
[01:59] - The Montana Pool Season
[04:39] - What White Water Mold Looks Like
[06:02] - Breaking down CYA
[10:12] - How to Prevent White Water Mold
[13:57] - Chemistry of Breaking Down CYA
[18:27] - Challenges of Pool Care in Montana
[23:01] - Closing
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[00:00] - Intro
[01:03] - Self Awareness
[05:46] - Why I chose to join Pool Brain
[08:47] - Addressing our industry's turnover problem
[14:19] - Motivation when changing companies
[17:57] - What I'll be doing at Pool Brain
[20:48] - Closing
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[00:00] - Intro
[01:15] - What are parasites?
[07:04] - How to kill parasites, and debunking myths
[11:24] - The 2026 Cyclospora outbreak
[22:06] - Comparing food-borne illnesses and severity
[30:20] - Eric's near-death Cyclospora experience
[33:04] - Cryptosporidium
[37:58] - Best practices
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[00:00] - Intro
[01:01] - How acid lowers pH
[03:14] - Hypochlorite chlorines
[04:20] - How hypochlorites are made
[06:20] - Chlorines leave behind muriatic acid in water
[07:28] - Excess hydroxides
[09:50] - What can be done to limit the alkalinity rise?
[12:01] - Closing
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[00:00] - Intro
[01:27] - David's background
[05:38] - Better Understanding CO2
[10:12] - Runaway TA on CO2 Pools
[15:25] - Why CO2 tanks freeze
[19:11] - Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)
[27:17] - What was the TDS limit pre-2005?
[28:28] - Mutual friends with Richard Falk
[32:01] - Closing
Buy David's book on CO2 for pH management in pools: https://davidwatsonpoolconsulting.com/
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[00:00] - Intro
[00:51] - Researching alkalinity since 2016
[05:27] - CYA contributes to TA, so does acid reduce CYA?
[07:09] - Acid vs. Bicarbonate Reaction
[09:08] - Sodium and Chlorides are Spectator ions
[12:10] - Does acid burn through Cyanurate Alkalinity too?
[15:04] - What about chlorinated isocyanurates?
[17:20] - Closing
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[00:00] - Intro
[00:38] - Bill's background
[07:27] - Expanding education and manufacturing capabilities
[14:44] - Clearance for fiberglass pool installation
[17:28] - How to become a fiberglass pool installer
[24:03] - Researching fiberglass "chalking"
[31:36] - Selflessness
[34:09] - Chalking looks like calcium silicate bound to to gelcoat polymers
[37:40] - The LSI, and chelating calcium
[40:04] - Gelcoat molecular structure
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[00:00] - Intro
[01:44] - Wójtowicz Update to the LSI Formula
[04:21] - Dr. Langelier's Original Index Formula
[05:56] - What water wants vs. What air wants
[08:18] - Closing
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[00:00] - Intro
[02:38] - S2211 - Unit A, part 2
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[00:00] - Intro
[01:00] - What is natural stone?
[02:42] - Calcite is a dense form of calcium carbonate
[06:24] - Aggressive water seeks calcium, even in natural stone
[08:04] - Other natural stones that contain calcium
[11:22] - Closing
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[00:00] - Intro
[01:50] - Matt Mueller's Background
[08:49] - Issues that Led to Reverse Osmosis
[11:03] - Draining and Refilling Depends on Tap Water Chemistry
[12:33] - The RO Process
[17:17] - The RO Experience, from a Customer's Perspective
[21:34] - Is Dilution the Solution to Pollution?
[23:14] - Density Stratification
[29:36] - How Low Should You Go?
[34:32] - What is Osmosis?
[36:09] - Is it Drinking Water Safe?
[37:27] - F...
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