Rule Your Pool

[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 C...

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

[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 che...

[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® Questi...

[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. Water...

[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 ch...

[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 y...

[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!   Realize your full potential. Watershape University® Water chemistry que...

[00:00] - Intro [01:27] - David's background [05:38] - Better Understanding CO2 [10:12] - Runaway TA on CO2 Pools [15:25] - Why CO2 tanks freeze [19:11] - Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) [27:17] - What was the TDS limit pre-2005? [28:28] - Mutual friends with Richard Falk [32:01] - Closing Buy David's book on CO2 for pH management in pools: https://davidwatsonpoolconsulting.com/ _____________________...

[00:00] - Intro [00:51] - Researching alkalinity since 2016 [05:27] - CYA contributes to TA, so does acid reduce CYA? [07:09] - Acid vs. Bicarbonate Reaction [09:08] - Sodium and Chlorides are Spectator ions [12:10] - Does acid burn through Cyanurate Alkalinity too? [15:04] - What about chlorinated isocyanurates? [17:20] - Closing ______________________________ Connect with us!   Realize your...

[00:00] - Intro [00:38] - Bill's background [07:27] - Expanding education and manufacturing capabilities [14:44] - Clearance for fiberglass pool installation [17:28] - How to become a fiberglass pool installer [24:03] - Researching fiberglass "chalking" [31:36] - Selflessness [34:09] - Chalking looks like calcium silicate bound to to gelcoat polymers [37:40] - The LSI, and chelating calcium [40:04...

[00:00] - Intro [01:44] - Wójtowicz Update to the LSI Formula [04:21] - Dr. Langelier's Original Index Formula [05:56] - What water wants vs. What air wants [08:18] - Closing   ______________________________ Connect with us!   Realize your full potential. Watershape University® Water chemistry questions? Orenda® Questions? Comments? Or apply to sponsor the show: ruleyourpool@gmail.com  ...

[00:00] - Intro [02:38] - S2211 - Unit A, part 2 ______________________________ Connect with us!   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  

[00:00] - Intro [01:00] - What is natural stone? [02:42] - Calcite is a dense form of calcium carbonate [06:24] - Aggressive water seeks calcium, even in natural stone [08:04] - Other natural stones that contain calcium [11:22] - Closing ______________________________ Connect with us!   Realize your full potential. Watershape University® Water chemistry questions? Orenda® Questions? Comments?...

[00:00] - Intro [01:50] - Matt Mueller's Background [08:49] - Issues that Led to Reverse Osmosis [11:03] - Draining and Refilling Depends on Tap Water Chemistry [12:33] - The RO Process [17:17] - The RO Experience, from a Customer's Perspective [21:34] - Is Dilution the Solution to Pollution? [23:14] - Density Stratification [29:36] - How Low Should You Go? [34:32] - What is Osmosis? [36:09] - Is...

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[00:00] - Intro [01:10] - Degrees of Chlorine Exposure [03:51] - Our Bodies Produce Chlorine [08:16] - Drinking Water is Chlorinated [10:27] - Combined Chlorine and other Disinfection Byproducts (DBPs) [16:07] - Prolonged Exposure to Chloramines and Bacteria [23:28] - Is Swimmer's Ear an RWI? [27:03] - Disinfection Contact Times (CT) and Cleaning Agents [28:13] - Organic and Inorganic Chloramines...

[00:00] - Intro [01:12] - Keegan's Background [03:45] - Using Engineering to Simplify Pool Care Advice [05:43] - The Reality of Algaecides [07:07] - Access to Information has Increased [08:55] - Personalized Calculations for YOUR Pool [10:56] - Common Homeowner Questions [12:31] - Take the Quiz, Order your Kit, and Customize it as Needed [14:22] - PersonalizedPool.com, and the My Pool Plan app [21...

[00:00] - Intro [00:55] - I remember when AI came out [03:03] - An uncertain future [04:23] - AI recognizes AI [06:24] - Truth and reality are blurred now [07:26] - The Trades are the future [09:07] - Humanity must prevail [10:46] - Mass disruption [12:05] - Automation is already here [14:27] - Closing ______________________________ Connect with us!   Realize your full potential. Watershape U...

00:00] - Intro [00:36] - Adjusted Alkalinity on a Pool Store Printout [01:34] - Adjusted Alkalinity = Carbonate Alkalinity [03:10] - Cyanurate and Borate also contribute to Total Alkalinity [04:42] - Increasing CYA increases TA. About 1/3 of CYA is Cyanurate Alkalinity [06:14] - Is Adjusted Alkalinity the "Real" Alkalinity? [07:37] - One Breath Summary ______________________________ Connect with u...

00:00] - Intro [02:20] - Davis Tarwater's background [08:24] - Water quality challenges [18:20] - Swimmer irritation [24:31] - Embrace the pH rise and plan for it [26:56] - Closing ______________________________ Connect with us!   Realize your full potential. Watershape University® Water chemistry questions? Orenda® Questions? Comments? Or apply to sponsor the show: ruleyourpool@gmail.com &nb...

[00:00] - Intro [01:43] - New Baby and 2026 Goals [05:44] - Service 2211 has been recorded, and will soon be online [07:48] - 2026: A Building Year for Watershape U [09:01] - Watershape U = Education + Reinforcement and Networking [12:10] - The new WU Service Track [13:33] - Upcoming WU Classes at Shows [20:20] - Closing [21:27] - Service 2211: Essential Water Chemistry - Unit A, Part 1 [24:49] -...

[00:00] - Intro [00:33] - Pool industry lifers [07:25] - How pools are winterized in the Northeast [11:51] - How cold is too cold to plaster? [16:50] - Calcium chloride in the plaster mix [22:06] - Freeze damage protection [27:40] - Dilution's impact on the LSI during the winter [33:51] - Testing fill water, and smart winterizing [36:10] - Company culture of learning [45:21] - Scale vs. calcium cr...

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[00:00] - Preface - Education Vacation Recap [03:10] - Actual Introduction [09:13] - New WU Class - C3291: Reinforced PVC Membrane Workshop [14:35] - PVC membranes in cold climates [16:33] - Installation and costs [30:46] - Closing ______________________________ Connect with us!   Realize your full potential. Watershape University® Water chemistry questions? Orenda® Questions? Comments? Or ap...