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 Ten things Kathryn has learned from Orenda
00:00 - Introduction
00:19 - Kathryn's background
03:48 - 10. Trade shows can be laid back
06:46 - 9. Paper still matters, but sharing digital marketing is effortless
10:22 - 8. Get training
11:52 - 7. Do…
Breaking Bad Water
00:00 - Introduction
02:05 - Bad water
03:20 - Can chlorine handle everything in a pool?
04:21 - Resetting water quality
06:28 - Green pool cleanups with algaecides
08:49 - Algaecides and their byproducts…
Orenda App 4.0 - Updates, integrations, and the future
00:00 - Introduction
02:48 - The evolution of our mobile app
04:36 - Cleaning up the code
06:17 - Cross-platform
07:40 - Bugs you have helped us find (and fix) so far
10:15 - Privacy, anonymous survey, an…
Team Orenda and our integration with HASA (w/Terry Arko)
00:00 - Introduction
02:01 - Introducing Team Orenda
10:08 - Introducing Terry Arko, from HASA
13:35 - Terry's role at HASA
16:01 - Bob Lowry's Pool Chemistry Training Institute
17:08 - HASA and Orenda's …
New company ownership, same tolerable podcast
00:00 - Introduction
00:50 - Orenda has been acquired by HASA
01:46 - Who we were, who we are, and who we hope to become
02:37 - How Orenda Started
07:04 - Some dude named Eric "decided" to join the comp…
Understanding Calcium Sulfate Scale Crystals
00:00 - Introduction
01:29 - How we first discovered crystals in pools
02:51 - What the definition of "scale"?
04:51 - onBalance already knew about calcium sulfate crystals
07:45 - What is calcium sulfat…
How to Manage Pollen in Pools
00:00 - Introduction
01:47 - What is pollen?
03:44 - How does pollen spread?
06:21 - Pollen, tannins, and organic staining
07:25 - Spring pollen vs. Fall pollen
08:33 - How does pollen get in swimming poo…
How to Contact Us at Orenda (the Right Way)
00:00 - Introduction
01:33 - There are a finite number of hours in the workweek
03:10 - Phone help line and emails
07:18 - Voicemail
09:25 - Use our help center, ask.orendatech.com
10:36 - We are not lega…
What Water Wants
00:00 - Introduction
02:11 - We are still relatively unknown, and so is our message
03:53 - We cannot teach water chemistry properly without first understanding water itself
05:08 - The equilibria of bo…
Live from the NESPA Show in Atlantic City
00:00 - Introduction, and introducing Shaun Mulhall, our Southeast regional manager
00:52 - Introducing Kathryn Varden, our Western regional manager
02:01 - Our top 5 topics on this podcast all have a …
Stop Helicopter Parenting your Pool
00:00 - Introduction
02:43 - What does "helicopter parenting" mean in regard to a swimming pool?
05:23 - Patience is a virtue in pool care
06:46 - Let physics do their thing
08:14 - Physical thresholds l…
How to use the Orenda App
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, …
7/7 - What raises and lowers Phosphates?
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 intro…
6/7 - What raises and lowers Combined Chlorine?
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 lower…
5/7 - What raises and lowers Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)?
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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4/7 - What raises and lowers Cyanuric Acid (CYA)?
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 l…
3/7 - What raises and lowers Calcium Hardness?
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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2/7 - What raises and lowers Total Alkalinity?
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 …
1/7 - What raises and lowers pH?
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 …
Intro - What Raises and Lowers specific chemistry factors? (7-part series)
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. T…