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
Top Questions of 2023
00:00 - Introduction
03:19 - Can't hold chlorine for a week?
09:05 - Can I maintain a pool at a higher pH?
12:38 - Where can I buy Orenda products?
15:34 - Calcium flakes in salt pools
18:53 - Why does pH…
Alkalinity's complicated relationship with chlorine
00:00 - Introduction
00:59 - Relationship 1: High alkalinity can lead to chlorine loss via sunlight
03:41 - Coincidence vs. Cause
04:32 - pH, chlorine and CYA graph
07:36 - Chlorine leaves CYA when the p…
The man who rules his pool
00:00 - 🎶 The man who rules his pool
02:36 - How I ruled my pool this summer
03:43 - Spreadsheet documentation
04:42 - Pool Volume: approximately 24,000 gallons
06:05 - May 9-14: Green pool cleanup
07:57…
Commercial Swimming Pools (w/ Dennis Ingram)
00:00 - Brief introduction
00:41 - CV-600's eye-opening results in commercial pools
03:34 - Filter purge
05:59 - Scale issues
07:19 - Phosphates
10:54 - UV
12:20 - LSI in commercial pools
14:36 - pH and alk…
Indoor Air Quality, and Remembering Derek Ingram (w/ Dennis Ingram)
00:00 - Long introduction
02:23 - Remembering Derek Ingram
10:47 - Introducing Dennis Ingram
13:33 - Origins of the Paddock Evacuator
17:08 - Indoor pool chemistry
19:36 - Developing the Evacuator into th…
Chemical Conflicts | Specialty Chemicals
00:00 - Long introduction and housekeeping
05:02 - What are specialty chemicals?
07:25 - Metal removers
10:17 - Citric acid (ascorbic or vitamin C)
12:09 - SC-1000 conflicts with chlorine initially
13:55 …
Chemical Conflicts | Alternative Sanitizers (w/ Terry Arko)
00:00 - Introduction
01:01 - Biguanides
03:45 - Hydrogen Peroxide
05:37 - Bromine
07:06 - Secondary Systems
10:51 - Wrap up
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Chemical Conflicts | Algaecides (w/ Terry Arko)
00:00 - Introduction
01:03 - Types of algaecides
01:52 - Copper sulfate
04:54 - Quat and Polyquat (quaternary ammonia)
08:11 - Enzymes conflict with polyquat algaecide too
09:53 - Sodium bromide
13:35 - Mi…
Chemical Conflicts | Chlorine
00:00 - Introduction
04:54 - Rule 1: Never let chlorine touch any other chemical
07:16 - Rule 2: In commercial pools, pick ONE type of chlorine
09:11 - Rule 3: Keep acid stored with separate spill conta…
Understanding Biofilms (w/ Darla Goeres, Ph.D.)
00:00 - Introduction
04:07 - What is a biofilm?
07:36 - Biofilms encompass more than previously known
11:48 - Microbially-induced corrosion
17:14 - Are all biofilms bad?
20:26 - Biofilms are like Jell-o
24…
Calcium and LSI in Fiberglass and Vinyl Pools (w/ Tyler Mills)
00:00 - Introduction
01:29 - pH rise should NOT be caused by cement finishes
05:08 - Is calcium needed in vinyl and fiberglass pools?
07:17 - Fiberglass gel coat degradation and chalking
09:25 - Vinyl li…
Green and Yellow (Mustard) Algae (w/ Terry Arko)
00:00 - Introduction
01:53 - 30,000+ species of algae exist
07:45 - Planktonic and Filimentous algae types
09:48 - Organic slime protects algae
10:43 - Brushing helps prevent algae
13:44 - Why we advise a…
Black Algae
00:00 - Introduction
02-54 - Black Algae is actually cyanobacteria
06:02 - To have black algae, it has to be transmitted from elsewhere
08:24 - Black algae is protected by a non-living organic shield
12:…
Chelating vs. Sequestering, and Chlorinating after SC-1000
00:00 - Introduction
01:12 - Why SC-1000 reduces free chlorine
02:58 - How to use SC-1000 without zeroing out free chlorine
04:25 - How to chlorinate after SC-1000
05:29 - Sequestering vs. chelating
07:09…
Understanding Calcium: the bedrock of water balance
00:00 - Introduction
01:09 - Previous podcast episodes about calcium
03:08 - Calcium is the bedrock of water balance
05:02 - Quick LSI review
09:50 - Water will balance itself if it has to
11:12 - High al…
Understanding Bromine (w/ Terry Arko)
00:00 - Introduction
00:46 - Eric's nostalgia for the bromine smell, and collegiate swimming
04:02 - Halogens create salts
05:29 - Recharging bromide ions into HOBr
06:51 - Chlorine vs. Bromine
09:15 - Br…
Chemical Forecasting (w/ Tyler Mills)
00:00 - Introduction
01:38 - Does your local distributor stock ALL the products you need?
05:56 - Freight minimums and group purchasing
12:28 - How to forecast chemical usage
14:51 - Distributors can for…
Minimalism: Addition by Subtraction
00:00 - Introduction
02:00 - What is traditional pool care?
04:36 - Pool chemical conflicts
09:08 - Contrast that with Eric's pool on the Orenda program
14:34 - Simplify, and subtract things from the wat…
The Return of the King (w/ Harold Evans)
00:00 - Introduction
00:59 - Harold's global voyage
04:34 - Why Harold decided it was time to sell Orenda
07:03 - New advisory role
08:16 - Why HASA?
10:30 - Why chlorine and acid prices were increased
12:…
Clean water with a slice of Humble Pie
00:00 - Introduction
01:39 - Fixer upper
03:23 - Why not just drain the pool and clean it out?
07:44 - Mistakes were made
09:46 - White bucket test...with a stupid, dangerous, distracted mistake
12:42 - G…