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.
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October 28, 202653 min
Talking Pool Chemistry - Part 1 (w/ Rudy Stankowitz)
[00:00] - Intro [04:55] - Topic 1: How important is pH in a stabilized pool? [06:14] - Rudy's position on pH/CYA/Chlorine [12:10] - Eric's position on pH/CYA/Chlorine [18:16] - Discussion - CYA limits and their origins [23:15] - Chemistry by Committee [27:08] - 0.05 ppm HOCl minimum [36:36] - Rudy's position on Range Chemistry [40:44] - Rudys algae research and the peer review process [43:27] - Eric's position on Range chemistry [49:51] - TDS and other parameters to test [20:48] - Closing ______________________________ Connect with us! Game Changing Pool Business Software: Pool Brain® Realize your full potential. Watershape University® Water chemistry questions? Orenda® Questions? Comments? Or apply to sponsor the show: ruleyourpool@gmail.com Facebook: @ruleyourpool YouTube: @rule-your-pool
October 21, 202621 min
Bacterial Breakdown of CYA
[00:00] - Intro [02:51] - Research on Nitrogen Compounds in Water [07:02] - Bacteria vs. Nitrogen Compounds [10:36] - Case Study: Covered Pool in Southern California [14:36] - What can be done? [20:48] - Closing ______________________________ Connect with us! Game Changing Pool Business Software: Pool Brain® Realize your full potential. Watershape University® Water chemistry questions? Orenda® Questions? Comments? Or apply to sponsor the show: ruleyourpool@gmail.com Facebook: @ruleyourpool YouTube: @rule-your-pool
October 14, 202650 min
How to Floc Calcium using Soda Ash (w/ Jared Stanley)
[00:00] - Intro [03:39] - Evaporation and the wet/dry effect [09:16] - How much is a high calcium level? [11:14] - Intentionally forcing calcium out of solution [14:14] - Trial and error [21:54] - Using a pH probe [25:45] - What does this process look like? [31:05] - Alkalinity drops too. Why? [36:41] - What the research says [43:50] - Closing ______________________________ Connect with us! Game Changing Pool Business Software: Pool Brain® Realize your full potential. Watershape University® Water chemistry questions? Orenda® Questions? Comments? Or apply to sponsor the show: ruleyourpool@gmail.com Facebook: @ruleyourpool YouTube: @rule-your-pool
October 7, 202655 min
What Have We Learned? (w/ Jarred Morgan)
Out of respect for Jarred, this episode has no show notes. ______________________________ Connect with us! Game Changing Pool Business Software: Pool Brain® Realize your full potential. Watershape University® Water chemistry questions? Orenda® Questions? Comments? Or apply to sponsor the show: ruleyourpool@gmail.com Facebook: @ruleyourpool YouTube: @rule-your-pool
September 23, 202618 min
Water in its Natural State
[00:00] - Intro [02:39] - My Upcoming Debate with Rudy Stankowitz [07:31] - Testing Natural Water [08:16] - Testing Ocean Water [10:55] - Testing a lake and two ponds [14:03] - High pH in water with algae: Eutrophication [15:29] - Takeaways ______________________________ Connect with us! Game Changing Pool Business Software: Pool Brain® Realize your full potential. Watershape University® Water chemistry questions? Orenda® Questions? Comments? Or apply to sponsor the show: ruleyourpool@gmail.com Facebook: @ruleyourpool YouTube: @rule-your-pool
August 26, 202613 min
Soda Ash vs. Sodium Bicarbonate for Raising Alkalinity
[00:00] - Intro [02:20] - Soda ash vs. Sodium bicarbonate [04:51] - Alkalinity article by Kim Skinner (onBalance) [07:51] - Orenda Chemiculator® accuracy [10:26] - Closing Read Kim Skinner's article HERE . ______________________________ Connect with us! Game Changing Pool Business Software: Pool Brain® Realize your full potential. Watershape University® Water chemistry questions? Orenda® Questions? Comments? Or apply to sponsor the show: ruleyourpool@gmail.com Facebook: @ruleyourpool YouTube: @rule-your-pool
August 19, 202625 min
White Water Mold and Disappearing CYA (w/ John Davidson)
[00:00] - Intro [01:59] - The Montana Pool Season [04:39] - What White Water Mold Looks Like [06:02] - Breaking down CYA [10:12] - How to Prevent White Water Mold [13:57] - Chemistry of Breaking Down CYA [18:27] - Challenges of Pool Care in Montana [23:01] - Closing ______________________________ Connect with us! Game Changing Pool Business Software: Pool Brain® Realize your full potential. Watershape University® Water chemistry questions? Orenda® Questions? Comments? Or apply to sponsor the show: ruleyourpool@gmail.com Facebook: @ruleyourpool YouTube: @rule-your-pool
August 5, 202623 min
I've joined Pool Brain. Here's Why.
[00:00] - Intro [01:03] - Self Awareness [05:46] - Why I chose to join Pool Brain [08:47] - Addressing our industry's turnover problem [14:19] - Motivation when changing companies [17:57] - What I'll be doing at Pool Brain [20:48] - Closing ______________________________ Connect with us! Game Changing Pool Business Software: Pool Brain® Realize your full potential. Watershape University® Water chemistry questions? Orenda® Questions? Comments? Or apply to sponsor the show: ruleyourpool@gmail.com Facebook: @ruleyourpool YouTube: @rule-your-pool
July 29, 202646 min
Understanding Parasites (w/ Roy Vore, Ph.D.)
[00:00] - Intro [01:15] - What are parasites? [07:04] - How to kill parasites, and debunking myths [11:24] - The 2026 Cyclospora outbreak [22:06] - Comparing food-borne illnesses and severity [30:20] - Eric's near-death Cyclospora experience [33:04] - Cryptosporidium [37:58] - Best practices ______________________________ Connect with us! Game Changing Pool Business Software: Pool Brain® Realize your full potential. Watershape University® Water chemistry questions? Orenda® Questions? Comments? Or apply to sponsor the show: ruleyourpool@gmail.com Facebook: @ruleyourpool YouTube: @rule-your-pool
June 24, 202613 min
Why Alkalinity Rises in Pools using CO2 for pH Management
[00:00] - Intro [01:01] - How acid lowers pH [03:14] - Hypochlorite chlorines [04:20] - How hypochlorites are made [06:20] - Chlorines leave behind muriatic acid in water [07:28] - Excess hydroxides [09:50] - What can be done to limit the alkalinity rise? [12:01] - Closing ______________________________ Connect with us! Game Changing Pool Business Software: Pool Brain® Realize your full potential. Watershape University® Water chemistry questions? Orenda® Questions? Comments? Or apply to sponsor the show: ruleyourpool@gmail.com Facebook: @ruleyourpool YouTube: @rule-your-pool
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