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
How to Use Less Acid: Stop Chasing pH
00:00 - Intro
01:23 - Acid shortage.
03:18 - Why do we chase pH? Because the textbooks tell us to.
04:01 - Chlorine speed (%HOCl) and pH
06:18 - pH and bather comfort? Fake news.
07:03 - We have been cond…
Minimalist Pool Care, with Harold Evans
00:00 - Intro
01:20 - Orenda is more of a philosophy than a product line
04:12 - Chemical conflicts
14:43 - No long-term byproducts left behind (Papaw's Law)
19:29 - Minimalist pool care
31:40 - The love …
The Golden Rule, with Harold Evans
00:00 - Intro
03:48 - Our strategy at Orenda: a minimalist approach, proactive pool chemistry
06:24 - What has changed in the pool industry culture?
09:00 - The aptitude in the industry has improved, an…
How to Fix 3 Types of Green Pools
00:00 - Intro
01:31 - Green water from calcium/alkalinity imbalance. Add calcium.
03:08 - Copper. Figure out where the copper is coming from (and stop it), then remove copper.
04:51 - SC-1000 is not a s…
Why is My Pool Green?
00:00 - Intro
01:43 - This pool wasn't an opaque green, it was translucent, tinging green.
02:09 - We know of at least three reasons pools turn green.
03:11 - We could safely rule out copper for this cu…
Pillar 4: Minimal Cyanuric Acid (CYA) | Orenda's Four Pillars
00:00 - Intro
01:19 - What is CYA and why do we use it?
04:54 - Hot temperatures do NOT mean you need more CYA. Temp has nothing to do with sunlight protection and CYA. But chlorine does get used up fa…
Pillar 3: Phosphate Removal | Orenda's Four Pillars
00:00 - Intro
01:21 - Why do we need to remove phosphates? Do they really matter?
03:59 - What do phosphate test kits actually measure?
04:40 - What are phosphates? And what variations of phosphates ar…
Pillar 2: Non-living Organics | Orenda's Four Pillars
00:00 - Intro
01:54 - Chlorine's responsibilities
02:48 - More of an oxidant demand than a sanitizer demand
03:02 - Three categories of oxidants: metals, nitrogen compounds, and non-living organics
03:1…
Pillar 1: LSI Balance | Orenda's Four Pillars
00:00 - Intro
01:32 - Origins of the Orenda App's LSI calculator
02:47 - Traditional "RANGE CHEMISTRY" vs. the LSI
04:31 - Why pools in different areas may need different chemistry parameters to satisf…
4 Types of Chlorine | Trichlor and Dichlor
00:47 - Where's Jarred? Oh yeah, we lost that recording... oops.
01:18 - "Stabilized" refers to two different things: sunlight protection for chlorine, and safer storage and handling.
03:10 - What are …
4 Types of Chlorine | Calcium Hypochlorite
4 Types of Chlorine | Liquid Chlorine/Sodium Hypochlorite
00:00 - Intro
02:22 - Is bleach the same thing as chlorine?
04:04 - What is the pH of chlorine? And How does it affect the pool?
05:47 - What byproducts does bleach leave behind? Why does liquid chlorin…
4 Types of Chlorine | Saltwater Pools
00:00 - Intro
01:50 - Salt pools are chlorine pools
03:06 - Chlorine handling disclaimer
04:25 - Salt chlorine generation byproducts
13:37 - How CYA affects saltwater pools
15:27 - Managing salt pools in …
4 Types of Chlorine | Intro
Hindsight is 2020
Why Prices Are Going Up in 2021
00:21 - Introduction
02:48 - How COVID affected the pool and spa industry
05:20 - How COVID affected the supply chain
10:11 - How COVID affects shipping
13:02 - What are pool service prices going to be i…
The Orenda Startup Procedure
00:25 - How to do the Orenda Startup
03:28 - Day One
06:11 - Considerations if the water is trucked in
09:18 - How to balance the water chemistry for startup
12:24 - What to do if your alkalinity is low
1…
Cement Cures Ugly | Orenda Startup Philosophy
00:28 - Topic Introduction
02:33 - Setting Expectations of What A Startup Can and Can't Do
06:54 - What is Plaster Dust?
10:14 - Why You Always Need To Test The Tap Water
13:22 - Why are The First 30 Day…
Winter Is Coming
00:19 - Episode Takeaways
02:52 - How to Prepare Your Pool for The Winter
08:18 - Origin Story of the Orenda Winterization procedure.
11:50 - Considerations for Mesh Covers
17:32 - Considerations for Sol…
6 Bad Habits | Part 2
02:30 - Bad Habit #3: Not taking care of your test kit.
11:23 - Bad Habit #2: Chasing pH
16:57 - Bad Habit #1: Acid Abuse
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