Rule Your Pool

00:00 - Introduction 00:58 - Saharan dust research 02:07 - What is Saharan dust? 03:15 - Why Saharan dust is important to our global ecosystem 07:20 - How Saharan dust impacts swimming pools 08:23 - Saharan dust is similar to wildfires and Haboob dust storms 10:11 - Closing ______________________________ Connect with us!   Realize your full potential. Watershape University® Water chemistry qu...

00:00 - Introduction 03:29 - LaMotte integration with 601 discs 04:41 - App login vs. Orenda Academy login 06:28 - Watershape University course 06:55 - 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   Facebook: @ruleyo...

00:00 - Introduction 01:01 - Why Dr. Fields contacted us 04:58 - Indoor pools and HVAC design 09:59 - What are weezing and asthma? 14:25 - Medications for breathing issues 20:22 - What is a pulmonologist? 22:37 - Explaining chloramines and the pool smell 32:13 - Contamination Sources 34:56 - Blood and water chemistry 42:55 - Closing ______________________________ Connect with us!   Realize yo...

00:00 - Introduction 01:30 - Using chlorine vs. Losing chlorine 06:42 - UV degradation (photolysis) of chlorine 08:11 - Electromagnetic radiation and light from the Sun 11:10 - Low and medium pressure UV disinfection systems 14:32 - Fluence (focused intensity) 17:54 - How sunlight destroys chlorine 19:49 - Minimal CYA is necessary 23:59 - Summary ______________________________ Connect with us! &nb...

00:00 - Introduction 02:06 - Rowdy Gaines, from swimming to broadcasting 04:56 - The evolution of competitive swimming 16:18 - 2024 Olympic Trials 22:37 - Water and air quality in pools 28:43 - Step Into Swim foundation 35:41 - Game: Unqualified Answers 45:57 - Closing ______________________________ Connect with us!   Realize your full potential. Watershape University® Water chemistry questio...

00:00 - Introduction 01:23 - What's new in the Orenda App version 5.0? 05:43 - LaMotte SpinTouch integration 13:43 - The new Chemical Calculator 17:08 - Login is required for these new features 22:07 - Demonstrating the new Chemical Calculator 27:08 - The website Orenda Calculator™ 30:35 - Closing ______________________________ Connect with us!   Realize your full potential. Watershape Univer...

00:00 - Introduction 02:10 - Dr. Paul Cagle, shoulder surgeon 06:02 - Scenario: lifting heavy buckets in and out of a pickup truck bed 11:32 - Protecting your back muscles 17:27 - Preventative strengthening exercises 21:06 - Most common shoulder injuries that lead to surgery 25:47 - Brushing a pool safely ______________________________ Connect with us!   Realize your full potential. Watershap...

00:00 - Introduction 02:20 - Updating bicarbonate's pKa from 6.14 to 6.27 08:24 - Orenda app integration with a test kit 08:51 - The new calculator 15:02 - Account login 16:37 - Closing ______________________________ Connect with us!   Realize your full potential. Watershape University® Water chemistry questions? Orenda® Questions? Comments? Or apply to sponsor the show: ruleyourpool@gmail.co...

00:00 - Introduction 05:50 - Does the Orenda Calculator™ adjust alkalinity for CYA? 09:44 - pH buffering system: acids and conjugate bases 12:49 - Hydrogens move around, but don't go away 16:01 - pKa values 19:05 - Cyanuric acid and Cyanurate ion 22:13 - More CYA increases buffering capacity 25:15 - Using chlorine vs. Losing chlorine 28:52 - Closing ______________________________ Connect with us!...

00:00 - Introduction 03:16 - pH buffering 04:43 - Bicarbonate, cyanurate and borate 06:41 - pH is based on H2O and hydrolysis 09:56 - Carbonate alkalinity means dissolved CO2 determines pH 11:51 - Bicarbonate converts into carbonate at 8.3 pH 13:22 - High TA, more buffering capacity, more acid demand 15:19 - Acids and conjugate bases 18:16 - pKa values and buffering strength 20:52 - What does pKa...

00:00 - Introduction 02:25 - Cicada broods every 13 or 17 years 05:44 - What do cicadas do? 07:03 - Cicadas and swimming pools 08:56 - What do cicadas introduce into swimming pool water? 10:44 - How to get cicadas out of the pool 11:29 - Other small dead animals in pools 13:02 - Closing ______________________________ Connect with us!   Realize your full potential. Watershape University® Water...

00:00 - Introduction 01:06 - How did Niki and Jack get involved in Skimmer? 06:08 - What's new with Skimmer? 09:56 - State of Pool Service Report 12:38 - Skimmer's Orenda Calculator integration 18:03 - The modern pool pro 20:06 - How does Skimmer want their customers to use this? 22:22 - The LSI quantifies water balance 25:42 - Tracking, Trending, and Forecasting ______________________________ Con...

00:00 - Introduction 02:06 - What is PoolBrain? 04:40 - The pains of running a large pool service business 06:48 - A lack of data 09:42 - The power of standardization and checklists 14:43 - Growing vs. Scaling 21:58 - PoolBrain + Orenda Calculator™ integration 25:55 - Closing ______________________________ Connect with us!   Realize your full potential. Watershape University® Water chemistry...

00:00 - Introduction 03:25 - Column-pouring video in Eric's Pool 06:51 - Explanation 08:26 - Wrap up   ______________________________ 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 - Introduction 03:13 - Myth 1: ANSI-11 Standards NEVER allow water chemistry outside the ranges 05:12 - Myth 2: It's important to give water what it wants to "make water happy" 10:01 - Myth 3: The pH is constantly increasing outside of the acceptable range stated in Standard 11, and there are no options 14:40 - Myth 4: Water balance indexes indicate whether water is scaling or corrosive to s...

00:00 - Introduction 01:00 - ORP is a water quality subject 02:39 - Chlorine oxidizes by stealing electrons 04:25 - Why is ORP used in swimming pools? 06:26 - Is ORP measured as conductivity? 07:21 - Factors that affect ORP - pH, CYA, water temperature 08:23 - pH and ORP 11:19 - ORP accuracy is based on fixed pH and chlorine levels 13:22 - Cyanuric acid and ORP 14:24 - Water temperature and ORP 16...

00:00 - Introduction 01:12 - Old habits and beliefs about chlorine and acid 07:04 - Liquid chlorine (sodium hypochlorite) 11:07 - Our bodies produce HOCl too 12:13 - HOCl will become HCl (aka muriatic acid) 16:00 - Cal hypo (calcium hypochlorite) 21:30 - Sodium Dichlor (dichloro-s-triazinetrione) 21:46 - Trichlor (tricoloro-s-triazinetrione) 26:36 - Saltwater chlorine generators (SWG) 30:43 - Chlo...

00:00 - Introduction 01:35 - We have learned from past mistakes 04:40 - The history of the Orenda Calculator™ formula 05:51 - Dr. Langelier's original formula = pH - pHs 10:47 - Revisions to the LSI in 1942, 1964, 1965 and beyond 12:32 - Technology is not limited by reference charts 14:29 - The LSI charts today are based on the updates by John Wojtowicz 17:22 - Wojtowicz wrote about the pH Ceiling...

00:00 - Introduction 00:16 - Christian Shirilla, River Pools 08:13 - Jarred's amnesia 08:44 - Terry Arko, HASA 14:42 - Jonathan Heller, MikvahTech 24:19 - Kevin Cooley, Goudy Pools 32:36 - Miguel Chavez, Orenda 38:27 - Closing ______________________________ Connect with us!   Realize your full potential. Watershape University® Water chemistry questions? Orenda® Questions? Comments? Or apply t...

00:00 - Introduction 00:35 - Water will naturally balance itself 03:34 - Problems above 8.3 pH 04:46 - Chlorine breaks away from CYA at a higher pH 06:24 - Unnaturally Natural 07:56 - Orenda's Four Pillars 09:59 - 2024 learning objectives 11:37 - Closing   ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.c...

00:00 - Introduction 03:48 - Molecular weight 07:30 - Avogadro's Number - the mol 09:28 - Molar weights of pool chlorine products 11:11 - Trichlor percentages 14:52 - Dichlor percentages 17:14 - Calcium hypochlorite percentages 19:36 - Sodium hypochlorite (liquid bleach) percentages 23:03 - The Orenda Calculator™ does these equations for you 25:06 - Chlorine byproducts 27:21 - Wrap up   ----------...

00:00 - Introduction 01:10 - Podcast growth 02:11 - Int'l Pool & Spa Show 05:13 - Watershape University Essential Plaster class (C3611) 09:26 - Pool Nation Awards / HASA Afterparty 14:06 - Honest education remains our top priority 18:06 - Closing out 2023 19:36 - Routing Softwares 21:18 - Closing   ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatec...

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 keep climbing on a new plaster pool? 22:25 - Fiberglass chalking vs. scale 24:08 - Know your actual water chemistry before calling us 29:37 - Moving forward into 2024 32:04 - Grant's macho interr...

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 pH gets high enough 09:11 - How alkalinity is involved 11:32 - Relationship 2: Chlorine can increase alkalinity 12:17 - Excess hydroxides in liquid chlorine and cal hypo accumulate 14:30 - Chemistry...

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 - May 14: Balance the LSI 12:08 - Leaves, debris, vacuuming and dilution 13:45 - Weekly liquid chlorine and CV-600 enzymes 15:02 - Two major rain storms and mud slides 16:46 - Add it all up 17:5...