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.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 170
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
A Pulmonologist's Perspective on Indoor Air Quality, and Blood/Water Chemistry (w/ Mike Fields, MD)
00:00 - Introduction
01:01 - Why Dr. Fields contacted us
04:58 - Indoor pools and HVAC design
09:59 - What are weezing and asthma?
14:25 - Medications for breathing issues
20:22 - What is a pulmonologist?
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Sunlight, UV, clouds, and chlorine destruction
00:00 - Introduction
01:30 - Using chlorine vs. Losing chlorine
06:42 - UV degradation (photolysis) of chlorine
08:11 - Electromagnetic radiation and light from the Sun
11:10 - Low and medium pressure UV…
The voice of Olympic Swimming (w/ Rowdy Gaines)
00:00 - Introduction
02:06 - Rowdy Gaines, from swimming to broadcasting
04:56 - The evolution of competitive swimming
16:18 - 2024 Olympic Trials
22:37 - Water and air quality in pools
28:43 - Step Into …
Orenda App version 5.0, LaMotte SpinTouch integration and our new Chemical Calculator
00:00 - Introduction
01:23 - What's new in the Orenda App version 5.0?
05:43 - LaMotte SpinTouch integration
13:43 - The new Chemical Calculator
17:08 - Login is required for these new features
22:07 - De…
Preventing Shoulder and Back Injuries (w/ Paul Cagle, MD)
00:00 - Introduction
02:10 - Dr. Paul Cagle, shoulder surgeon
06:02 - Scenario: lifting heavy buckets in and out of a pickup truck bed
11:32 - Protecting your back muscles
17:27 - Preventative strengthen…
Full Transparency - Changes are Coming
00:00 - Introduction
02:20 - Updating bicarbonate's pKa from 6.14 to 6.27
08:24 - Orenda app integration with a test kit
08:51 - The new calculator
15:02 - Account login
16:37 - Closing
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Understanding Cyanurate Alkalinity
00:00 - Introduction
05:50 - Does the Orenda Calculator™ adjust alkalinity for CYA?
09:44 - pH buffering system: acids and conjugate bases
12:49 - Hydrogens move around, but don't go away
16:01 - pKa val…
Understanding pH buffering systems and pKa values
00:00 - Introduction
03:16 - pH buffering
04:43 - Bicarbonate, cyanurate and borate
06:41 - pH is based on H2O and hydrolysis
09:56 - Carbonate alkalinity means dissolved CO2 determines pH
11:51 - Bicarbo…
Cicadas (and other small dead animals) in Swimming Pools
00:00 - Introduction
02:25 - Cicada broods every 13 or 17 years
05:44 - What do cicadas do?
07:03 - Cicadas and swimming pools
08:56 - What do cicadas introduce into swimming pool water?
10:44 - How to ge…
Tools for the Modern Pool Pro, with Skimmer + Orenda (w/ Niki Acosta and Jack Nelson)
00:00 - Introduction
01:06 - How did Niki and Jack get involved in Skimmer?
06:08 - What's new with Skimmer?
09:56 - State of Pool Service Report
12:38 - Skimmer's Orenda Calculator integration
18:03 - Th…
Scaling Up your Pool Business with PoolBrain + Orenda (w/ Adam Beech)
00:00 - Introduction
02:06 - What is PoolBrain?
04:40 - The pains of running a large pool service business
06:48 - A lack of data
09:42 - The power of standardization and checklists
14:43 - Growing vs. Sc…
The case against column-pouring acid
00:00 - Introduction
03:25 - Column-pouring video in Eric's Pool
06:51 - Explanation
08:26 - Wrap up
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Connect with Orenda Technologies
Website: https://www.orendatech.…
Self-Serving Pseudo-Science (w/ Terry Arko)
00:00 - Introduction
03:13 - Myth 1: ANSI-11 Standards NEVER allow water chemistry outside the ranges
05:12 - Myth 2: It's important to give water what it wants to "make water happy"
10:01 - Myth 3: The…
Understanding Oxidation-Reduction Potential (ORP)
00:00 - Introduction
01:00 - ORP is a water quality subject
02:39 - Chlorine oxidizes by stealing electrons
04:25 - Why is ORP used in swimming pools?
06:26 - Is ORP measured as conductivity?
07:21 - Fact…
Chlorine's pH impact in swimming pools (w/ Terry Arko)
00:00 - Introduction
01:12 - Old habits and beliefs about chlorine and acid
07:04 - Liquid chlorine (sodium hypochlorite)
11:07 - Our bodies produce HOCl too
12:13 - HOCl will become HCl (aka muriatic ac…
Is the Orenda Calculator™ true to the LSI formula? Or different?
00:00 - Introduction
01:35 - We have learned from past mistakes
04:40 - The history of the Orenda Calculator™ formula
05:51 - Dr. Langelier's original formula = pH - pHs
10:47 - Revisions to the LSI in 1…
From the booth at the 2024 Northeast Pool & Spa Show
00:00 - Introduction
00:16 - Christian Shirilla, River Pools
08:13 - Jarred's amnesia
08:44 - Terry Arko, HASA
14:42 - Jonathan Heller, MikvahTech
24:19 - Kevin Cooley, Goudy Pools
32:36 - Miguel Chavez, O…
Unnaturally Natural
00:00 - Introduction
00:35 - Water will naturally balance itself
03:34 - Problems above 8.3 pH
04:46 - Chlorine breaks away from CYA at a higher pH
06:24 - Unnaturally Natural
07:56 - Orenda's Four Pillar…
Chemical product percentages and molar weight ratios
00:00 - Introduction
03:48 - Molecular weight
07:30 - Avogadro's Number - the mol
09:28 - Molar weights of pool chlorine products
11:11 - Trichlor percentages
14:52 - Dichlor percentages
17:14 - Calcium hy…
Recap of the 2023 Int'l Pool and Spa Show
00:00 - Introduction
01:10 - Podcast growth
02:11 - Int'l Pool & Spa Show
05:13 - Watershape University Essential Plaster class (C3611)
09:26 - Pool Nation Awards / HASA Afterparty
14:06 - Honest educatio…