Rule Your Pool

00:00 - Introduction

01:22 - Exploring the main menu and features of the Orenda App

03:14 - Blogs, procedures and videos are all shareable on the app

03:50 - App settings allows you to select language, units of measurement, and toggle borate on/off

05:48 - How to use the Orenda Calculator

08:05 - Real-time LSI and color codes

08:28 - How the Orenda Calculator dials work

10:01 - How to get chemical doses

14:44 - Chlorine and phosphates are segmented below the LSI line because they do not impact LSI, but are used in the chemical dosing calculator

15:24 - Sharing results, and an example of a software bug

17:29 - Scenario 1: winterizing a pool

24:35 - Scenario 2: weekly pool service

28:20 - How to contain pH and maintain LSI balance all week (in other words, how to Rule Your Pool)

32:47 - Chlorine dosing

34:35 - Old habits die hard. Kill them anyway.

35:53 - Summary. Thanks for listening, thanks for using our app, and Merry Christmas!

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00:00 - Introduction

00:59 - What are phosphates?

02:59 - Where do phosphates come from?

03:09 - Chemically raising phosphates

05:42 - Phosphates in drinking water

08:22 - Environmental factors that introduce phosphates

09:14 - What lowers phosphates in pools?

09:18 - Reverse Osmosis (RO) filtration

10:58 - Rain and snow dilution

11:31 - Phosphate remover products

13:11 - Summary

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00:00 - Introduction

00:35 - What is combined chlorine?

03:20 - What raises combined chlorine?

04:15 - Nitrogen sources in commercial pools

07:29 - Nitrogen sources in residential pools

08:34 - What lowers combined chlorine?

08:59 - Chemical ways to reduce combined chlorine

12:46 - Mechanical ways to reduce combined chlorine

15:03 - Summary - after nitrogen is oxidized...

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00:00 - Introduction to our new seven-part series

00:30 - What is TDS?

02:39 - Myths about TDS

04:32 - What raises TDS?

06:29 - What lowers TDS?

07:05 - Reverse Osmosis filtration

07:34 - Summary

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00:00 - Introduction

00:54 - What is Cyanuric Acid (CYA)?

03:33 - CYA controls the speed of chlorine

05:04 - Minimal CYA is our Fourth Pillar of proactive pool care

06:25 - What raises CYA?

08:18 - What lowers CYA?

11:05 - Summary. Thanks for listening!

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00:00 - Introduction

00:47 - Happy Thanksgiving!

02:54 - What is calcium hardness?

03:50 - What raises calcium hardness?

06:49 - What lowers calcium hardness?

09:37 - Summary. Thanks for listening!

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00:00 - Introduction

00:35 - What is alkalinity?

02:45 - The purpose of alkalinity

03:42 - pH determines the types of alkalinity in your water

04:48 - What raises total alkalinity?

06:47 - Why alkalinity rises in pools with CO2 injectors

09:07 - What lowers total alkalinity?

11:58 - Summary. Thanks for listening!

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00:00 - Introduction

00:38 - Overview/recap of what pH is and what it means

02:30 - pH dogma in the swimming pool industry, debunked

05:24 - pH is about dissolved Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

06:37 - pH ceiling (when CO2 is equalized between water and air)

07:16 - What raises pH?

11:14 - What lowers pH?

13:48 - pH suppression

15:13 - Summary. Thanks for listening!

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00:00 - Introduction to our new seven-part series

01:37 - We need to get back to the basics, thanks to the questions we are getting from you

02:38 - You are the reason we keep producing this podcast. Thank you for listening!

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00:00 - Intro

03:13 - The Orenda Startup™ is still about LSI in colder water. In fact, the LSI is probably even more important in colder water.

04:23 - Three main startup procedure differences to focus on when the water is cold (and getting colder)

05:22 - 1) More calcium hardness

08:34 - 2) When and where to add SC-1000

13:57 - 3) Let the cement dry for a few hours before turning the water on

17:49 - Postpone salt and acid treatments until spring

24:00 - Summary. Thanks for listening!

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00:00 - Intro

01:21 - We met the Pool Chasers in their studio before COVID

02:20  - Podcasts are catching on, but Pool Chasers were one of the first

08:38 - Podcasting wasn't as accepted and understood 5 or 6 years ago. Now it's mainstream.

11:51 - There should be more podcasts, because it's a great medium for sharing information

16:10 - We don't talk about our products and that annoys Greg.

24:03 - If you want to be treated differently, act differently

27:20 - Podcasting is different from classes and trade show activities because it's not based on a finite window of time, and every week it can be new.

29:48 - Tyler thinks its cool that Orenda listened to them and took them seriously about podcasting. Because most people don't.

32:13 - We love hearing from our listeners on podcast@orendatech.com and ask.orendatech.com

32:51 - Summary.  Thanks for listening!

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00:00 - Intro

03:08 - Let's start with pool damage, electrical and physical

05:26 - Electrical Hazards

06:31 - Contamination, physical and chemical

07:48 - Biohazards

09:20 - How to clean up a pool after a Hurricane

11:59 - Chemistry and chlorination after circulation is up and running

14:21 - Brief summary

16:44 - Drinking water contamination

17:42 - Summary. Thanks for listening!

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00:00 - Intro - We're doing it LIVE

01:54 - Orenda help line rings with people asking about winterization

03:19 - The type of safety cover affects water chemistry

05:20 - Winterization is like bear hibernation

06:21 - Sanitizing and Balance: two separate things

08:28 - Winterization kits miss the point

11:38 - Even sitting next to each other looking at the same laptop, Jarred is still somehow not looking at the show notes

14:24 - What is a winter watch program?

15:32 - Spring openings

19:54 - What are calcium crystals?

22:04 - Winter dust

23:22 - Swim Across America recap. Jarred survived...barely.

30:13 - Introducing our spanish podcast hosted by Miguel, Controlando la Piscina

30:56 - Summary. Thanks for listening!

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00:00 - Intro - Jarred is a Debbie Downer

02:23 - Jarred printed the show notes for this episode

03:17 - Criticism: Orenda downplays the importance of pH

07:09 - Criticism: Orenda advocates for alkalinity below 80 ppm, but that will destroy a pool

08:38 - Criticism: Orenda says 50 ppm CYA or less, but you can't hold chlorine for a week with such low levels

09:54 - Criticism: Phosphates don't matter, and Orenda just says they do to sell more PR-10,000

11:25 - Criticism: The Orenda Startup conflicts with other standard methods

13:38 - Criticism: The Orenda Startup doesn't work

14:40 - Criticism: Orenda's "education" is just propaganda for you to buy more products

17:23 - Criticism: Orenda likes calcium hardness too high

20:44 - Criticism: Orenda says calcium flakes from salt cells are calcium carbonate, but I was told they're calcium phosphate

22:32 - Criticism: Orenda was anti-borate, but now they've flip-flopped and are pro-borate?

24:17 - Criticism: The Rule Your Pool podcast is lame.  (We agree with this one).

25:07 - Criticism: The Orenda Calculator is inaccurate because it differs from other LSI calculators out there

26:29 - Criticism: SC-1000 is no better than other sequestering agents, plus it wipes out chlorine

28:19 - Criticism: Orenda is just another greedy chemical company

30:39 - Criticism: Orenda makes stuff up and calls it "research"

32:55 - Criticism: Orenda unfairly criticizes algaecides...they work so well

34:04 - Criticism: Enzymes don't "digest" because they aren't living

35:07 - Criticism: The LSI wasn't made for pools

36:34 - Criticism: Orenda says pH cannot be controlled...but my pool has a pH controller on it

39:49 - Closing.  Thanks for listening! 

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00:00 - Intro...Jarred is the host this time

01:12 - People call us for advice, and most of them are wanting "the easy button"

04:54 - Old school thinking (good enough) prevents you from being great

06:45 - What is your added value to the pool owner?

11:04 - Traditional pool care

16:04 - Relying on chlorine to do too much

18:30 - Ways to add additional value

20:20 - Do not be fearful of educating customers if you're adding additional value

21:38 - Six bad habits to avoid

23:56 - Four Pillars (action steps)

27:16 - The Orenda Cult

28:32 - Thank you for listening!

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00:00 - Intro

01:34 - Tempool plaster school

03:21 - We learned a LOT by physically plastering a pool

06:23 - Plasterers are artisans. There's both an art and a science to this trade

07:57 - We learned the entire process from waterproofing/prep, to plastering, to exposing

12:57 - Water to cement ratio. The mixer matters!

14:53 - The pro's at Tempool moved differently than us newbies

16:17 - Finishing steps - butter/cream removal

18:23 - Finishing steps - wet brushing/brooming, rinsing

21:05 - Exposure types: acid wash, advanced acid wash w/bicarb rinse, and Pool Wash™

22:50 - Passing the baton: shotcrete > prep crew > plaster crew > exposure crew > startup technician

24:25 - Watershape University class C3611, Essential Plaster Workshop, Nov. 12-13, 2022.

25:04 - Closing. Thanks for listening! We think we passed 50 listeners!

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00:00 - Intro

02:18 - Thermometers are reliable and accurate, but because they're not water tests, they're not included in our list of three tests in this episode.

04:19 - No test kit stays accurate and precise forever. All of them need to be maintained, used properly, calibrated and reagents need to be taken care of (and not expired).

05:13 - The White Bucket Test

07:43 - Our first white bucket test...green water out of the hose on a startup

10:23 - White bucket tests can be used to identify if there are metals in tap water too

13:47 - Melamine clouds with Cyanuric Acid (CYA)

15:20 - PR-10,000 clouds with phosphates of any kind (red cap test)

17:55 - Ruling out variables helps you narrow in on the cause of the problem

20:06 - Closing remarks. Thanks for listening!

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00:00 - Introduction with Bill Drakeley, Watershapes University

01:47 - Cement cracks

05:43 - Concrete issues cause plaster issues

07:55 - What are "structural cracks"?

08:48 - Calcium nodules

12:46 - Concrete core samples

15:45 - Lack of bonding / delamination

17:21 - Bill pounds on his desk when talking about concrete

21:13 - Start with the pool foundation when diagnosing plaster problems

21:58 - Summary. Thanks for listening!

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00:00 - Introduction to Bill Drakeley

02:22 - Concrete 101: What happens when water mixes with dry cement?

04:02 - Concrete mix design (water:cement ratio)

05:18 - Compressive value (PSI)

07:49 - ACI and ASA minimum for pool concrete is 4000 PSI.

08:59 - How do you regulate PSI? Concrete mix design (water:cement ratio)

11:41 - Quality control

13:08 - Is waterproofing necessary when you have a proper, watertight concrete pool shell?

16:39 - Rapid-fire definitions

20:20 - Types of cracks

21:56 - Hydrating vs. Curing

29:15 - How to prep concrete before plaster

32:27 - Watertight vs. waterproof

33:42 - Summary: do your homework.  Thanks for listening!

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00:00 - An extra-long intro, complete with Jarred's new microphone and some housekeeping topics.

01:24 - Housekeeping: We're teaching with Watershapes University. WU C3611, November 12 and 13 in Las Vegas: Essential Plaster Workshop. And we're participating in Swim Across America, September 24 in Dallas. You can contribute to our team at swimacrossamerica.org/goto/orenda.

03:38 - Check out the chlorine and CYA chart here: https://blog.orendatech.com/chlorine-ph-and-cya-relationships

04:55 - When you introduce CYA into the water, pH no longer controls the strength of chlorine (%HOCl)!!

08:23 - Chlorine strength is determined by the FC:CYA ratio. It's only a matter of time until health departments recognize this.

10:58 - At a high enough pH, OCl- will break away from CYA and can be destroyed by sunlight. Focus on your pH ceiling to avoid this fate.

13:50 - Simplifying the complex

15:36 - The Orenda program takes these overlapping factors into account, so you do not need to understand all of the chemistry. We've taken things into consideration for you. Just follow the plan and the chemistry will behave.

18:05 - Paradigm shifts are never comfortable

18:42 - Summary. Thanks for listening!

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00:00 - Intro

02:18 - Housekeeping: WU class 3611 at the Int'l Show, and swimacrossamerica.org/goto/orenda.

04:55 - The Orenda Philosophy

07:38 - Algaecides (except chlorine) leave behind long-term byproducts that will eventually conflict with chlorine

11:33 - Pools per gallon, starting with Orenda products

11:56 - CV-600/700 pools per gallon

15:45 - PR-10,000 pools per gallon

18:27 - CE-Clarifier pools per gallon

21:05 - SC-1000 pools per gallon

22:06 - Acid pools per gallon

24:47 - Changes to acid dosing in the 3.0 Orenda Calculator

26:04 - Summary. Thanks for listening!

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00:00 - Another long intro, reminding listeners about Swim Across America, and WU C3611 at the Int'l Pool & Spa show in Vegas this November.

03:34 - Orenda is neither pro-borate, nor anti-borate. We don't find them necessary, but we don't criticize those who use them responsibly either.

05:41 - Never exceed 50 ppm borate in your water, for toxicity reasons.

07:46 - What are borates?

08:49 - Bicarbonate/carbonate alkalinity and its pKa value of 6.14 pH.

09:52 - Boric acid/Borate and its pKa value of 9.2 pH.

11:22 - Borates buffer against the rise in pH by taking a hydroxyl ion (OH-). This is the opposite of what bicarbonate alkalinity does.

13:05 - Borate algaestat claims

13:52 - Borate water clarity claims

14:40 - Borate toxicity and availabiliy in California

15:40 - Use properly labeled products for their intended use

17:15 - Why borates are in the Orenda App? They impact the LSI.

18:10 - Summary. Thanks for listening!

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00:00 - An extra-long intro, complete with Jarred's new microphone and some housekeeping topics.

06:39 - There's a difference between using chlorine and losing chlorine.

09:01 - With CYA in the water, pH does not control chlorine strength, but at a high enough pH, OCl- breaks away from CYA and can be lost to sunlight.

11:42 - Chlorine demand is both the sanitizer demand and oxidant demand. Let's start with the sanitizer demand.

13:29 - Oxidant demand, starting with metals

15:35 - Nitrogen compounds

23:47 - Non-living organics

28:38 - Are you being proactive?

30:44 - Jarred's closing

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00:00 - Intro

00:44 - Orenda 3.0 features new, improved formulas. Most of the update was about improving the formulas.

01:43 - The LSI reference chart is the basis for most LSI calculators.

02:52 - The old Orenda app extrapolated within the LSI dosing chart to be more accurate.

04:39 - The new Orenda calculator is more true to the Saturation Index, and that's why the LSI results will be slightly different than before. They are more precise now.

05:53 - Dosing calculator formula upgrades

07:20 - You can now select your preferred acid and chlorine types

08:26 - Dry chemicals are by weight, liquids are by volume. This is because dry chemicals of the same volume can have different weights.

09:40 - Use a graduated dry pool chemical scoop that shows you different lines for what one pound of each chemical is in volume.

09:59 - Summary. Thanks for listening!

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00:00 - Intro

01:53 - Our annual meeting made light of some costly mistakes

02:13 - The two mistakes to explain are the premature Orenda 3.0 release and the Startup Barrel Platform

03:24 - Without customer feedback, we could not have found the bugs as quickly as we have. Your feedback is incredibly valuable!

07:13 - We are discontinuing the Startup Barrel Platform

07:27 - Giving credit where credit is due: Lupe, Dave, Dave, Molinari Pools, and PurAqua

10:16 - The platform became cost prohibitive, and even if we wanted to make more, we cannot reliably get the parts

12:27 - Too much of the platform was out of our control, and it is officially discontinued

12:57 - Summary. Thanks for listening, and thanks for your patience with Orenda and our mistakes.

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00:00 - Intro

02:14 - Our audience is becoming massive

02:43 - We built this app as an investment in you. Paying it forward to help the industry and every pool owner

06:01 - We make our money on selling chemicals, but this calculator is for everyone, whether you buy our chemicals or not

06:36 - We insisted on this calculator being the most accurate pool calculator in the world

08:28 - Borate is now included in the LSI calculator

12:30 - New secondary readings

15:28 - The Mac-daddy of features: future alkalinity

17:29 - New toggles to select the type of chlorine(s) and acid you use

19:54 - Three versions of the app: Android, iOS and now the web calculator.

22:16 - The user survey when you first open the app is completely anonymous, and it helps us cater the app to our users.

26:16 - Summary...and Jarred's attempted coup-de-tat. Thanks for listening!

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00:00 - Intro

00:36 - The URL is ask.orendatech.com

01:55 - We get a ton of phone calls, and most of them are questions we get every week.

02:35 - Don't see your question answered? Submit your question at the top of the web page.

04:04 - Jarred asks a question we actually haven't yet answered, and shows how to submit a question.

08:12 - The help center can be found from anywhere on our website, using a link in both the header menu and the footer of each page.

08:29 - Summary - thanks for listening!

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00:00 - Intro

01:42 - Orthophosphates (PO4) are the building block of phosphate compounds

03:58 - Inorganic phosphate types

05:07 - If PR-10,000 clouds, you are watching it remove phosphates from water

05:48 - Tests can be decieving, and inaccurate. And they only measure orthophosphates.

07:52 - When PR-10,000 reduces less than expected, it removed phosphates that did not show up on your test kit

08:54 - Try to avoid chemical conflicts 

10:21 - Phosphates in drinking water

11:59 - Jarred gets to do the outro. Thanks for listening!

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00:00 - Intro

01:03 - There's a difference between using chlorine and losing chlorine

02:11 - Chlorinate and cross your fingers

03:59 - Does warmer weather really mean you need more CYA to protect chlorine from more intense sunlight?

08:49 - CYA's other impacts

09:43 - High pH actually does increase chlorine loss, because OCl- dissociates from CYA in higher pH water

12:07 - Jarred did not read all five bullet points in our extensive show notes

13:53 - Low-energy Jarred summarizes for the fans

14:32 - Summary - Thanks for listening! And check out our brand new Help Center: ask.orendatech.com

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00:00 - Intro

01:51 - Not all of our advice conflicts with industry standards and texbooks. We just don't believe in the dogma of range chemistry.

02:56 - What is range chemistry?

04:31 - Water never read the textbook. Just like Jarred.

07:07 - Why are people more concerned with scale than etching?

08:39 - Aggressive water looks good. Just like Jarred.

16:08 - Being blind to the LSI is expensive, and it means you're going to fight your water to conform to ranges it doesn't want to conform to.

19:09 - Chasing pH is not profitable, nor is it beneficial for the pool.

21:07 - Be proactive and Rule Your Pool. Regardless of what the pool store's software says, because it's based on range chemistry. You can be focused on the LSI, which reigns supreme.

23:22 - Jarred's summary: we teach this way because it helps you treat water the way water wants to be treated.

23:50 - Eric's summary: Prescription without diagnosis is called malpractice. (Jarred's summary was better).

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00:00 - Intro

00:52 - What is SPA-500?

02:50 - How to use SPA-500

04:41 - Recap

05:51 - Closing the shortest episode we've ever done. Thanks for listening!

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00:00 - Intro

00:27 - What is a clarifier?

01:28 - What is chitosan?

04:38 - What does CE-Clarifier do?

06:08 - How to use CE-Clarifier

09:23 - Frequently asked questions

11:49 - Summary. Thanks for listening!

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00:00 - Intro

00:58 - What is an enzyme?

03:28 - Enzymes vs. sunscreen

05:54 - How to use CV-600 and CV-700

08:29 - Enzyme dosing

10:47 - Differences between CV-600 and CV-700

12:44 - FAQs

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00:00 - Intro

01:56 - What is a sequestering agent?

05:55 - What is a chelating agent?

08:09 - How to use SC-1000

09:14 - We are not in the stain-removal business. But SC-1000 can help soften and remove scale.

12:49 - SC-1000 considerations to be aware of. First, water temperature matters.

14:27 - Second consideration: SC-1000 wipes out chlorine until it can do its job.

16:32 - SC-1000 is biodegradable, but that requires bacteria that cannot survive in a swimming pool. So it has staying power.

17:33 - Frequently asked questions about SC-1000

19:24 - Wrap up, summary, and thanks for listening!

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00:00 - Intro

00:58 - What is PR-10,000?

01:32 - What does PR-10,000 do in the water?

04:26 - Heavy doses of PR-10,000 are easier when using enzymes, because oils and organics can stick to the dust fallout and make it more difficult to clear the water.

05:31 - How to add PR-10,000

07:07 - Higher doses (special doses) of PR-10,000

10:45 - Frequently Asked Questions

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00:00 - Intro

01:23 - What is an Orenda purge? It is a deliberately strong initial dose of enzymes and phosphate remover (and sometimes chelant) to reset your water. It gives your water the most reduced chlorine demand possible.

03:58 - The entire purpose of an Orenda Purge is remove chlorine-resistant contaminants. 

07:45 - SC-1000 chelates metals and prevents oxidation and staining, but most pools do not need it every year. It will stay in for a very long time.

09:00 - PR-10,000 is a fast-acting, one-and-done product. It leaves behind no residual. And it works very well in tandem with enzymes.

10:42 - Every Orenda purge is based on CV-600 or CV-700 enzymes. Enzymes are the foundation of the purge.

12:51 - Oils and organics float, while dust falls. So if you are trying to clear the pool after using PR-10,000, use enzymes so that oils do not keep the dust suspended in the water.

17:01 - CV-600/700 and SC-1000 purge doses are the exact same amount: one quart per 10,000 gallons.

21:13 - Summary. Thanks for listening!

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00:00 - Intro

00:58 - To reduce alkalinity, use acid. But there are a few types of acid. And what, exactly, does acid do? It converts alkalinity into carbonic acid (dissolved CO2).

04:17 - The amount of dissolved CO2 in your water determines the pH.

04:36 - Clarifying "carbonate alkalinity" vs. "total alkalinity". 

07:45 - The Orenda App adjusts alkalinity automatically for you when you update the CYA level.

08:45 - How to actually add acid to reduce alkalinity: do not column pour! Dilute dilute dilute.

13:55 - How to deal with tap water with high alkalinity (150+ ppm) or very high alkalinity (200+ ppm).

17:16 - Reduce alkalinity slowly. Do not remove more than 20 ppm at a time. Aim for 10-15 ppm of alkalinity reduction at a time. The more dilution, the better.

18:12 - To reduce risk of 'tanking the pH' while reducing alkalinity, aerate the water. And there are other ways of stirring up the water without circulating it through the system.

20:00 - How to raise alkalinty: Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) and Sodium carbonate (soda ash). Bicarb is more appropriate for raising alkalinity because it barely raises pH, whereas soda ash will raise the pH significantly for the same alkalinity addition.

23:49 - Summary. Thanks for listening!

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00:00 - Intro

01:23 -  Introducing Rob Butcher, the CEO of Swim Across America

02:02 - Who is Swim Across America? 2022 is the 35th anniversary of SAA.

05:52 - The boat for the original swim sank, and it's still on the bottom of the Long Island sound.

10:06 - Fighting cancer is personal to Rob.

12:32 - The first Intermission in RYP Podcast history. We hereby invite you to join our team.

16:26 - The energy of a SAA swim is incredible.

19:29 - When SAA makes a gift to a cancer institution or hospital, SAA has a scientific and medical board who helps decide where best to allocate those funds. In particular, patient research for experimental, cutting edge treatments.

29:39 - Olympic swimmers show up at almost every swim, and they volunteer their time to be there. In fact, they pay to swim and help raise money.

31:49 - We lost an employee last week, Kelly. We want to honor her and she is already sorely missed. She kept our business running and made sure we were able to ship on time, even during the supply chain chaos of COVID. By the time she found out she had cancer, it was too late. It had already spread everywhere.

 36:10 - SAA is directly in our industry. The pool industry is predicated on the fact that people need to learn how to swim. It's a life skill.

37:26 - Not many people in the industry were competitive swimmers. But you don't have to be a swimmer to be a part of this. You can volunteer, donate, and tell others about it. We'll swim on your behalf.

Join your own event, or join our team. It's 100% tax deductible. Thank you for listening!

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00:00 - Intro

02:01 - Two categories to talk about: year-round uncovered pools, and pools that were closed/covered/winterized.

09:57 - What should be done first? Remove debris.

13:32 - What sequence of operations should you follow? In what order?

17:35 - One-stop openings are more challenging, but still doable.

18:13 - Have mercy on your pool company. It's beyond hectic.

24:00 - SC-1000 throws a wrench in the opening process because it wipes out chlorine. When should you add it?

29:20 - Summary. Thanks for listening!

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00:00 - Intro

03:12 - What is the Orenda Program? It's a philosophy, not a list of products.

04:45 - The history of Orenda

10:42 - It's never profitable to be reactive. Being proactive is much better.

12:42 - No chemical conflicts

21:05 - No long-term byproducts left behind

26:19 - What is an Orenda pool? What does that mean?

27:54 - Ten Steps to implement the Orenda Program

35:52 - Recap of steps 1-3: dilute as needed, establish higher calcium hardness and reduced total alkalinity levels.

36:19 - Steps 4-6: Purging with Orenda products

41:50 - Steps 7-10: Clean the pool, balance the LSI, chlorinate

46:30 - Jarred's summary. Thanks for listening!

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00:00 - Intro

01:29 - The amount of calcium carbonate is calcium hardness. How saturated that calcium carbonate is is measured using the LSI.

02:45 - If calcium rises, it's coming from somewhere. If calcium falls, it's going somewhere.

03:21 - What increases calcium hardness?

05:03 - What reduces calcium hardness?

07:02 - Evaporation and accumulation

08:53 - If the calcium seems to move much more than it should, it's probably a faulty test

10:16 - Two-breath recap. Thanks for listening!

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00:00 - Intro

01:07 - Giving credit where credit is due

02:25 - Saltwater pools ARE chlorine pools

04:13 - Salt (NaCl) dissolves in water and the sodium (Na) separates from chloride (Cl-). That chloride is what the salt system converts into chlorine

04:43 - What a salt cell is and how it works

08:45 - Electrolysis converts 2Cl into Cl2, and Eric attempts to read through the three chemistry formulas in order...

13:51 - Because Hydrogen gas (H2) does not dissolve, it bubbles off and creates aeration, which leads carbon dioxide (CO2) to also leave, which raises the pH

17:00 - All of this chemistry depends on having enough conductivity in the water

17:49 - Two factors drive conductivity: water temperature and salinity

22:45 - Summary of the episode in just 3 breaths. Thanks for listening!

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00:00 - Intro

00:59 - What is 2022 going to look like? What can we expect with the supply chain shortages?

05:10 - What can you do NOW to make openings smoother in a few weeks? 

08:57 - Most pools with mesh covers (or no covers) will have lower calcium and higher pH than they winterized with.

12:55 - A hard reset in the spring is a very good practice. What can you decide to remove from your water?

16:22 - We can start removing phosphates and non-living organics now. Addressing metals will have to wait until the water is warm enough. 

17:50 - A hard reset puts yourself and your customer in the most advantageous position going into the season.

18:36 - Summary - Thanks for listening!

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00:00 - Intro....by Jarred?

02:35 - What is a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)?

07:34 - The root of the word "decide".

17:18 - When people do their own thing in a service business, they are incentivized to cover up their mistakes.

21:07 - Collective intelligence

24:00 - Step 1: Gain control of CYA levels.

27:20 - Step 2: Create an LSI floor (foundation) with calcium hardness, and a ceiling with total alkalinity.

34:23 - Step 3: Write down your clearly-defined SOP for chemistry and behaviors. Written down processes, such as using a measuring cup and diluting acid, using a thermometer when you test water, etc.

36:08 - Step 4: Purge and remove contaminants. Decide to remove non-living organics and phosphates from the water.

38:54 - Step 5: Track it. Without documentation, it makes it harder to notice deviations from the baseline.

41:46 - Benefits of standardization: Brand benefits

43:39 - Benefits of standardization: Personnel substitutions are easier

45:57 - Benefits of standardization: Problems will stand out sooner

47:17 - Benefits of standardization: Collective intelligence

47:58 - Benefits of standardization: Reduced employee turnover

48:52 - Benefits of standardization: Better forecasting, which in turn allows for bulk purchasing discounts

50:11 - Summary - Thank you for listening!

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00:00 - Intro

01:43 - Swimming is an individual sport AND a team sport. Individual athletes racing the clock are part of a bigger team. This translates to pool companies as well.

04:02 - Let's focus on people. Not the job, not the skills, the people. People are always the most important aspect of a business.

04:32 - The benefits of a baseline, such as water chemistry minimums. Standards lead to collective intelligence, the team becomes more cohesive.

10:09 - Build a family and team atmosphere. Gather input from employees. They know things you do not.

10:45 - A reward system within the team, i.e. "Mojo" the monkey.

13:41 - Involve the homeowners in appreciation of your employees too. Example: Southwest Airlines 'kick-tails'

17:47 - With more profitability comes opportunities to clean up the brand. Better uniforms, cleaning the trucks, etc. Everyone wants to take pride in their work.

19:25 - Increasing the margin for error also helps keep employees. Example: customer adopted the Orenda program and noticed their employees were starting with some 'early wins' and getting compliments early on. More room for error means less frustration when learning.

23:24 - Training is available all over the place. Orenda has Orenda Academy, this podcast, over 100 blogs, videos and procedures too. But other companies do too. Manufacturers want to train your people.

24:15 - Summary: Let your team build a healthy culture, once you have established a baseline and a family/team atmosphere.

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00:00 - Intro

01:44 - Drinks made from plants have natural color from Tannins. Wine, coffee, tea, etc.

06:10 - Nothing replaces the importance of physically cleaning organics out of the pool. Leaves, acorns and other droppings will overwhelm chlorine if you do not regularly remove them.

10:25 - Tannins can be soaked out of decaying organics. They either stain the surface or discolor the water, or both.

12:48 - If you don't clean off mesh covers, decaying organics will release tannins into the pool below the cover. It's not pretty.

14:20 - Cleaning up tannin stains and discoloration mostly involves chlorination. But is chlorination the most efficient way of handling tannins? Not in our opinion.

15:58 - CV-600 and CV-700 enzymes are awesome for handling tannins. Enzymes devour them.

19:05 - How can you identify if it's an organic or metal issue?  You can do the white bucket test. Scoop some water into the clean white bucket and add a bit of liquid chlorine.  If it clears up, it was either algae or tannins (organics). If the water gets darker, it's metals.

21:03 - Summary. Thanks for listening! If you have questions or requests: podcast@orendatech.com

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00:00 - Intro

01:49 - Most people mistake this problem for scale. But it's not scale.

05:05 - This is a chemistry issue, not specific to brand of finish or pigment. This is not a cement or pigment failure, it's a water chemistry problem that can be prevented.

06:01 - How this occurs during plaster application, exposure and startup.

15:36 - How this occurs months or years later,  from aggressive water over time.

21:04 - When we get calls about these issues, the answer is not always good news. We are not in the business of pointing fingers at who caused what.

25:45 - Two causes of etching: not diluting acid, and using trichlor feeders, especially on pools with auto covers.

28:35 - Summary. Thanks for listening!

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00:00 - Intro

04:18 - Calcite crystals are not the same thing as scale

10:49 - Jarred describes photos of crystals

14:18 - Jarred explains how to prevent crystals, and explains it better than Eric. Well done, Jarred.

25:16 - We know of 4 types of crystals. Each has a different difficulty of removal.

32:35 - Jarred summarizes, and summarizes better than Eric. Now you're just showing off, Jarred.

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00:00 - Intro

02:00 - Look up "nodule" on blog.orendatech.com, and you will find articles that show photos of calcium nodules. You can also do an online search of nodules and find plenty of information.

04:32 - This is the Orenda podcast, and we believe you should hear both opinions on nodules.  First, the NPC's position.

08:08 - Now, the onBalance position.

12:42 - Both sides acknowledge nodules are not scale. They are minerals from within (or behind) the plaster surface that come to the surface.

17:12 - Water chemistry itself cannot stop nodules once they've started. They are not chemistry problems, in our experience. They are a physical problem with structural weaknesses in cement.

20:12 - Summary - thanks for listening! If you have comments or requests for the show, our new email address is podcast@orendatech.com.  

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00:00 - Intro

00:36 - Welcome to the team, Ryan Rickaby!

01:20 - Review of calcium hardness (amount of calcium carbonate) vs. LSI (saturation of calcium carbonate)

04:30 - Soda ash clouds the water instantly

12:10 - Sharing Eric's screen (alkalinity equilibrium), which can be found on the Orenda Blog, search for Alkalinity

14:21 - When the pH is high enough, carbonate ions (CO3- -) perfectly match with calcium ions (Ca++) to form calcium carbonate (CaCO3).

19:10 - If you put 11+ pH soda ash into the water, it will convert bicarbonate into carbonate, on top of the sodium carbonate you just added, which forces an LSI violation locally. So adding soda ash should be added slowly, and pre-dissolved.

19:56 - The cloud, it either gets filtered out, goes back into solution when the chemistry normalizes, or it precipitates out as dust.

20:27 - Plaster dust

26:52 - Carbonate clouding

30:12 - Winter dust

34:52 - Summary - Thanks for listening!

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