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Rule Your Pool — Chemistry
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.

Copyright: © 2022 - Orenda Technologies

Latest Episodes:

Water in its Natural State Sep 23, 2026

Show notes

[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

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Soda Ash vs. Sodium Bicarbonate for Raising Alkalinity Aug 26, 2026

Show notes

[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.

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White Water Mold and Disappearing CYA (w/ John Davidson) Aug 19, 2026

Show notes

[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

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I've joined Pool Brain. Here's Why. Aug 05, 2026

Show notes

[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

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Understanding Parasites (w/ Roy Vore, Ph.D.) Jul 29, 2026

Show notes

[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

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Why Alkalinity Rises in Pools using CO2 for pH Management Jun 24, 2026

Show notes

[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

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Pool Chemistry Down Under (w/ David Watson) Jun 10, 2026

Show notes

[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/

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Acid Burning Through Alkalinity...and CYA? Jun 03, 2026

Show notes

[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

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Fiberglass Pool Chemistry (w/ Bill Khamis) May 20, 2026

Show notes

[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] - Gelcoat molecular structure

[46:15] - Thursday Pools' chemistry recommendations

[52:49] - One chemistry strategy that gets everyone's needs met

[57:00] - UV systems impact fiberglass chalking?!

[1:01:39] - Closing

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Is the LSI actually an "Index"? May 06, 2026

Show notes

[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

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Game Changing Pool Business Software:

Pool Brain®

Realize your full potential.
Watershape University®

Water chemistry questions?
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Questions? Comments? Or apply to sponsor the show:
ruleyourpool@gmail.com

Facebook: @ruleyourpool

YouTube: @rule-your-pool

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