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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.

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00:29:37

Good Enough is the Enemy of Great

Rule Your Pool ·

2022/09/21

00:00 - Intro...Jarred is the host this time01:12 - People call us for advice, and most of them are wanting "the easy button"04:54 - Old school thinking (good enough) prevents you from being great06:45 - What is your added value to the pool owner?11:04 - Traditional pool care16:04 - Relying on chlorine to do too much18:30 - Ways to add additional value20:20 - Do not be fearful of educating customers if you're adding additional value21:38 - Six bad habits to avoid23:56 - Four Pillars (action

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00:26:59

We Learned How to Plaster a Pool...

Rule Your Pool ·

2022/09/14

00:00 - Intro01:34 - Tempool plaster school03:21 - We learned a LOT by physically plastering a pool06:23 - Plasterers are artisans. There's both an art and a science to this trade07:57 - We learned the entire process from waterproofing/prep, to plastering, to exposing12:57 - Water to cement ratio. The mixer matters!14:53 - The pro's at Tempool moved differently than us newbies16:17 - Finishing steps - butter/cream removal18:23 - Finishing steps - wet brushing/brooming, rinsing21:05 - Exposure types:

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00:21:29

Three Water Tests that are 100% Reliable, but not...

Rule Your Pool ·

2022/09/07

00:00 - Intro02:18 - Thermometers are reliable and accurate, but because they're not water tests, they're not included in our list of three tests in this episode.04:19 - No test kit stays accurate and precise forever. All of them need to be maintained, used properly, calibrated and reagents need to be taken care of (and not expired).05:13 - The White Bucket Test07:43 - Our first white bucket test...green water out of the hose on a startup10:23 - White bucket tests can be used to identify if there

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00:23:31

Plaster Finish Issues (w/ Bill Drakeley, Watershapes...

Rule Your Pool ·

2022/08/31

00:00 - Introduction with Bill Drakeley, Watershapes University01:47 - Cement cracks05:43 - Concrete issues cause plaster issues07:55 - What are "structural cracks"?08:48 - Calcium nodules12:46 - Concrete core samples15:45 - Lack of bonding / delamination17:21 - Bill pounds on his desk when talking about concrete21:13 - Start with the pool foundation when diagnosing plaster problems21:58 - Summary. Thanks for listening! ------------------------------------Connect with Orenda TechnologiesWebsite:

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00:35:41

Understanding Shotcrete (w/ Bill Drakeley,...

Rule Your Pool ·

2022/08/24

00:00 - Introduction to Bill Drakeley02:22 - Concrete 101: What happens when water mixes with dry cement?04:02 - Concrete mix design (water:cement ratio)05:18 - Compressive value (PSI)07:49 - ACI and ASA minimum for pool concrete is 4000 PSI.08:59 - How do you regulate PSI? Concrete mix design (water:cement ratio)11:41 - Quality control13:08 - Is waterproofing necessary when you have a proper, watertight concrete pool shell?16:39 - Rapid-fire definitions20:20 - Types of cracks21:56 - Hydrating vs

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00:20:09

Cyanuric Acid (CYA) and Chlorine Strength

Rule Your Pool ·

2022/08/17

00:00 - An extra-long intro, complete with Jarred's new microphone and some housekeeping topics.01:24 - Housekeeping: We're teaching with Watershapes University. WU C3611, November 12 and 13 in Las Vegas: Essential Plaster Workshop. And we're participating in Swim Across America, September 24 in Dallas. You can contribute to our team at swimacrossamerica.org/goto/orenda.03:38 - Check out the chlorine and CYA chart here: https://blog.orendatech.com/chlorine-ph-and-cya-relationships04:55 - When you

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00:26:56

Pools Per Gallon | Chemical Efficiency

Rule Your Pool ·

2022/08/10

00:00 - Intro02:18 - Housekeeping: WU class 3611 at the Int'l Show, and swimacrossamerica.org/goto/orenda.04:55 - The Orenda Philosophy07:38 - Algaecides (except chlorine) leave behind long-term byproducts that will eventually conflict with chlorine11:33 - Pools per gallon, starting with Orenda products11:56 - CV-600/700 pools per gallon15:45 - PR-10,000 pools per gallon18:27 - CE-Clarifier pools per gallon21:05 - SC-1000 pools per gallon22:06 - Acid pools per gallon24:47 - Changes to acid dosing in

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00:18:34

Understanding Borates

Rule Your Pool ·

2022/08/03

00:00 - Another long intro, reminding listeners about Swim Across America, and WU C3611 at the Int'l Pool & Spa show in Vegas this November.03:34 - Orenda is neither pro-borate, nor anti-borate. We don't find them necessary, but we don't criticize those who use them responsibly either.05:41 - Never exceed 50 ppm borate in your water, for toxicity reasons.07:46 - What are borates?08:49 - Bicarbonate/carbonate alkalinity and its pKa value of 6.14 pH.09:52 - Boric acid/Borate and its pKa value of 9.2

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00:32:04

Can't hold chlorine for a week?

Rule Your Pool ·

2022/07/27

00:00 - An extra-long intro, complete with Jarred's new microphone and some housekeeping topics.06:39 - There's a difference between using chlorine and losing chlorine.09:01 - With CYA in the water, pH does not control chlorine strength, but at a high enough pH, OCl- breaks away from CYA and can be lost to sunlight.11:42 - Chlorine demand is both the sanitizer demand and oxidant demand. Let's start with the sanitizer demand.13:29 - Oxidant demand, starting with metals15:35 - Nitrogen compounds23:47

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00:11:05

Why are LSI and chemical dosing results different in...

Rule Your Pool ·

2022/07/20

00:00 - Intro00:44 - Orenda 3.0 features new, improved formulas. Most of the update was about improving the formulas.01:43 - The LSI reference chart is the basis for most LSI calculators.02:52 - The old Orenda app extrapolated within the LSI dosing chart to be more accurate.04:39 - The new Orenda calculator is more true to the Saturation Index, and that's why the LSI results will be slightly different than before. They are more precise now.05:53 - Dosing calculator formula upgrades07:20 - You can

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00:14:39

App Feedback and RIP Startup Barrel Platform

Rule Your Pool ·

2022/07/18

00:00 - Intro01:53 - Our annual meeting made light of some costly mistakes02:13 - The two mistakes to explain are the premature Orenda 3.0 release and the Startup Barrel Platform03:24 - Without customer feedback, we could not have found the bugs as quickly as we have. Your feedback is incredibly valuable!07:13 - We are discontinuing the Startup Barrel Platform07:27 - Giving credit where credit is due: Lupe, Dave, Dave, Molinari Pools, and PurAqua10:16 - The platform became cost prohibitive, and even

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00:27:31

Orenda 3.0 | The new Orenda App Update

Rule Your Pool ·

2022/07/13

00:00 - Intro02:14 - Our audience is becoming massive02:43 - We built this app as an investment in you. Paying it forward to help the industry and every pool owner06:01 - We make our money on selling chemicals, but this calculator is for everyone, whether you buy our chemicals or not06:36 - We insisted on this calculator being the most accurate pool calculator in the world08:28 - Borate is now included in the LSI calculator12:30 - New secondary readings15:28 - The Mac-daddy of features: future

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00:09:27

ask.orendatech.com | The Orenda Help Center

Rule Your Pool ·

2022/07/06

00:00 - Intro00:36 - The URL is ask.orendatech.com01:55 - We get a ton of phone calls, and most of them are questions we get every week.02:35 - Don't see your question answered? Submit your question at the top of the web page.04:04 - Jarred asks a question we actually haven't yet answered, and shows how to submit a question.08:12 - The help center can be found from anywhere on our website, using a link in both the header menu and the footer of each page.08:29 - Summary - thanks for

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00:13:04

Different Types of Phosphates

Rule Your Pool ·

2022/07/01

00:00 - Intro01:42 - Orthophosphates (PO4) are the building block of phosphate compounds03:58 - Inorganic phosphate types05:07 - If PR-10,000 clouds, you are watching it remove phosphates from water05:48 - Tests can be decieving, and inaccurate. And they only measure orthophosphates.07:52 - When PR-10,000 reduces less than expected, it removed phosphates that did not show up on your test kit08:54 - Try to avoid chemical conflicts 10:21 - Phosphates in drinking water11:59 - Jarred gets to do the

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00:15:50

CYA, Water Temperature, and Chlorine Loss

Rule Your Pool ·

2022/06/22

00:00 - Intro01:03 - There's a difference between using chlorine and losing chlorine02:11 - Chlorinate and cross your fingers03:59 - Does warmer weather really mean you need more CYA to protect chlorine from more intense sunlight?08:49 - CYA's other impacts09:43 - High pH actually does increase chlorine loss, because OCl- dissociates from CYA in higher pH water12:07 - Jarred did not read all five bullet points in our extensive show notes13:53 - Low-energy Jarred summarizes for the fans14:32 -

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00:25:48

Why Orenda's Advice sometimes Conflicts with Industry...

Rule Your Pool ·

2022/06/15

00:00 - Intro01:51 - Not all of our advice conflicts with industry standards and texbooks. We just don't believe in the dogma of range chemistry.02:56 - What is range chemistry?04:31 - Water never read the textbook. Just like Jarred.07:07 - Why are people more concerned with scale than etching?08:39 - Aggressive water looks good. Just like Jarred.16:08 - Being blind to the LSI is expensive, and it means you're going to fight your water to conform to ranges it doesn't want to conform to.19:09 -

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00:07:12

How to use SPA-500

Rule Your Pool ·

2022/06/08

00:00 - Intro00:52 - What is SPA-500?02:50 - How to use SPA-50004:41 - Recap05:51 - Closing the shortest episode we've ever done. Thanks for listening! ------------------------------------Connect with Orenda TechnologiesWebsite: https://www.orendatech.comBlog: https://blog.orendatech.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrendaTechnologiesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/orendatech/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orendatechnologies/Swim Across America | Team Orenda:

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00:13:30

How to use CE-Clarifier

Rule Your Pool ·

2022/06/01

00:00 - Intro00:27 - What is a clarifier?01:28 - What is chitosan?04:38 - What does CE-Clarifier do?06:08 - How to use CE-Clarifier09:23 - Frequently asked questions11:49 - Summary. Thanks for listening! ------------------------------------Connect with Orenda TechnologiesWebsite: https://www.orendatech.comBlog: https://blog.orendatech.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrendaTechnologiesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/orendatech/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orendatechnologies/Swim

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00:16:24

How to use CV-600 and CV-700 Enzymes

Rule Your Pool ·

2022/05/25

00:00 - Intro00:58 - What is an enzyme?03:28 - Enzymes vs. sunscreen05:54 - How to use CV-600 and CV-70008:29 - Enzyme dosing10:47 - Differences between CV-600 and CV-70012:44 - FAQs15:11 - Summary. Thanks for listening! ------------------------------------Connect with Orenda TechnologiesWebsite: https://www.orendatech.comBlog: https://blog.orendatech.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrendaTechnologiesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/orendatech/Instagram:

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00:21:27

How to use SC-1000 Scale & Metal Control

Rule Your Pool ·

2022/05/18

00:00 - Intro01:56 - What is a sequestering agent?05:55 - What is a chelating agent?08:09 - How to use SC-100009:14 - We are not in the stain-removal business. But SC-1000 can help soften and remove scale.12:49 - SC-1000 considerations to be aware of. First, water temperature matters.14:27 - Second consideration: SC-1000 wipes out chlorine until it can do its job.16:32 - SC-1000 is biodegradable, but that requires bacteria that cannot survive in a swimming pool. So it has staying power.17:33 -

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