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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:

Sunlight, UV, clouds, and chlorine destruction Jul 17, 2024

Show notes

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

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Questions? Comments? Or apply to sponsor the show:
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Facebook: @ruleyourpool

YouTube: @rule-your-pool

The voice of Olympic Swimming (w/ Rowdy Gaines) Jul 10, 2024

Show notes

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

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ruleyourpool@gmail.com

Facebook: @ruleyourpool

YouTube: @rule-your-pool

Orenda App version 5.0, LaMotte SpinTouch integration and our new Chemical Calculator Jul 03, 2024

Show notes

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

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Game Changing Pool Business Software:

Pool Brain®

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Watershape University®

Water chemistry questions?
Orenda®

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

Facebook: @ruleyourpool

YouTube: @rule-your-pool

Preventing Shoulder and Back Injuries (w/ Paul Cagle, MD) Jun 26, 2024

Show notes

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

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

Facebook: @ruleyourpool

YouTube: @rule-your-pool

Full Transparency - Changes are Coming Jun 12, 2024

Show notes

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

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Game Changing Pool Business Software:

Pool Brain®

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Watershape University®

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

Facebook: @ruleyourpool

YouTube: @rule-your-pool

Understanding Cyanurate Alkalinity Jun 05, 2024

Show notes

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

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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

Understanding pH buffering systems and pKa values May 22, 2024

Show notes

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 stand for?

23:05 - 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

Cicadas (and other small dead animals) in Swimming Pools May 08, 2024

Show notes

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

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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

Tools for the Modern Pool Pro, with Skimmer + Orenda (w/ Niki Acosta and Jack Nelson) May 01, 2024

Show notes

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

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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

Scaling Up your Pool Business with PoolBrain + Orenda (w/ Adam Beech) Apr 24, 2024

Show notes

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!

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

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