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Why is My Pool Green? Jun 02, 2021

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00:00 - Intro

01:43 - This pool wasn't an opaque green, it was translucent, tinging green.

02:09 - We know of at least three reasons pools turn green.

03:11 - We could safely rule out copper for this customer.

03:43 - Jarred is a popular guy (phone rings).

04:50 - The next day, the water was perfectly clear and blue, by increasing calcium relative to alkalinity.

05:48 - We don't know why, but if you have too little calcium hardness relative to alkalinity, the water can turn green (but clear).

06:18 - Dr. McNamara: Optimal ratio to inject CO2 is 4:1 (calcium to total alkalinity). If you're under 3:1, water can start to tinge green.

10:43 - The white bucket test (add chlorine to green water and observe color change)

18:08 - If you have algae taking over your pool, your algae is outpacing the killing rate of chlorine.

19:12 - Control what you can control. CYA and chlorine, phosphate levels (indirect relationship, but important). What really matters is your free chlorine and CYA.

24:00 - Wrapping up with two more topics: CO2 feeders and Potassium Monopersulfate. Both can fuel algae growth.

27:21 - Summary: pool can turn green for three reasons: copper, calcium/alkalinity imbalance, algae.

27:55 - Thank you for listening!

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Pillar 4: Minimal Cyanuric Acid (CYA) | Orenda's Four Pillars May 26, 2021

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00:00 - Intro

01:19 - What is CYA and why do we use it?

04:54 - Hot temperatures do NOT mean you need more CYA. Temp has nothing to do with sunlight protection and CYA. But chlorine does get used up faster because it works better.

10:52 - You do not need a lower pH to have strong chlorine (%HOCl) when you have CYA in your water.

12:00 - Percentages of HOCl without CYA are pH-dependent. With CYA, that no longer applies.

15:57 - Overstabilization = too much CYA relative to Chlorine

19:39 - Oversabilization is an accumulation problem, usually from stabilized chlorines Trichlor and Dichlor.

19:59 - One pound of trichlor in 10,000 gallons of water adds 6-6.5 ppm of CYA. It adds up quickly.

23:30 - How often should we be testing for CYA?

26:36 - Enroll in Orenda Academy™ for more information

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Pillar 3: Phosphate Removal | Orenda's Four Pillars May 19, 2021

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00:00 - Intro

01:21 - Why do we need to remove phosphates? Do they really matter?

03:59 - What do phosphate test kits actually measure?

04:40 - What are phosphates? And what variations of phosphates are there?

06:25 - Why are there phosphates in our drinking water?

09:34 - Environment and bathers

11:03 - Most metal sequestering agents are phosphate-based

14:32 - Time your phosphate removal treatments appropriately

15:59 - You don't need a lot of phosphate remover. Or you could just throw a lot more chlorine at the problem if you ignore them.

16:18 - Growth/reproduction rate vs. killing rate of sanitizer(s)

16:46 - Phosphates will be within algae's cell walls. You may test low, but phosphates are present if you see algae.

19:09 - Thank you for listening!

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Pillar 2: Non-living Organics | Orenda's Four Pillars May 12, 2021

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00:00 - Intro

01:54 - Chlorine's responsibilities

02:48 - More of an oxidant demand than a sanitizer demand

03:02 - Three categories of oxidants: metals, nitrogen compounds, and non-living organics

03:19 - What does oxidation mean?

05:11 - Nitrogen compounds: ammonia and urea, and combined chlorine

07:54 -The bulk of chlorine's responsibilities (over 90%) are non-living organics

10:23 - Secondary oxidizer systems (ozone, AOP, and hyper-dissolved oxygen)

11:21 - Our not-so-shameless plug: enzymes are used to supplement chlorine against non-living organics

13:49 - Enzymes are not required, but beneficial, especially with larger bather loads

14:26 - Wildfire smoke/ash puts organics, nitrogen and phosphates in your pool. That's a serious chlorine demand.

16:48 - Thank you for listening!

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Pillar 1: LSI Balance | Orenda's Four Pillars May 05, 2021

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00:00 - Intro

01:32 - Origins of the Orenda App's LSI calculator

02:47 - Traditional "RANGE CHEMISTRY" vs. the LSI

04:31 - Why pools in different areas may need different chemistry parameters to satisfy the LSI

05:03 - What is the Langelier Saturation Index (LSI), and its six factors?

06:20 - What does the LSI actually tell us?

08:00 - Calcium hardness is NOT the leading factor that causes scale

16:18 - What does colder water temperature do?

16:54 - You can have ideal range chemistry and still be out of LSI balance

18:54 - Distinguishing between Carbonate Alkalinity and Total Alkalinity

21:22 - The LSI reigns supreme, and LSI violations occur at a local level

23:45 - The action step for Pillar 1: Keep LSI balanced year-round

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4 Types of Chlorine | Trichlor and Dichlor Apr 15, 2021

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00:47 - Where's Jarred? Oh yeah, we lost that recording... oops.

01:18 - "Stabilized" refers to two different things: sunlight protection for chlorine, and safer storage and handling.

03:10 - What are the dangers of having too much Cyanuric Acid (CYA)?

06:15 - Advantages of dichlor over trichlor?

07:49 - How much CYA does trichlor put into the water? Answer: 6 to 6.5 ppm per pound, per 10,000 gallons of water. Two 3" tabs = one pound of Trichlor.

09:23 - Do you even know how high your CYA is? If you're over 100 ppm, did you take the time to dilute the sample? And even if not, you should dilute your pool and lower your CYA regardless. It's already too high.

10:46 - Trichlor lowers (or suppresses) pH, and lowers alkalinity gradually. You need higher alkalinity in your pool to account for this.

12:25 - Never put trichlor in the skimmer!

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