Rule Your Pool
By Orenda Technologies, Eric Knight
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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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Scaling Up your Pool Business with PoolBrain + Orenda (w/ Adam Beech)
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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The case against column-pouring acid
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Self-Serving Pseudo-Science (w/ Terry Arko)
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Understanding Oxidation-Reduction Potential (ORP)
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Chlorine's pH impact in swimming pools (w/ Terry Arko)
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Is the Orenda Calculator™ true to the LSI formula? Or different?
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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From the booth at the 2024 Northeast Pool & Spa Show
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Feb 03, 2024 |
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Unnaturally Natural
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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Chemical product percentages and molar weight ratios
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Recap of the 2023 Int'l Pool and Spa Show
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Top Questions of 2023
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Alkalinity's complicated relationship with chlorine
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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The man who rules his pool
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Commercial Swimming Pools (w/ Dennis Ingram)
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Indoor Air Quality, and Remembering Derek Ingram (w/ Dennis Ingram)
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Chemical Conflicts | Specialty Chemicals
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Chemical Conflicts | Alternative Sanitizers (w/ Terry Arko)
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Chemical Conflicts | Algaecides (w/ Terry Arko)
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Chemical Conflicts | Chlorine
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Understanding Biofilms (w/ Darla Goeres, Ph.D.)
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Calcium and LSI in Fiberglass and Vinyl Pools (w/ Tyler Mills)
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Green and Yellow (Mustard) Algae (w/ Terry Arko)
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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Black Algae
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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Chelating vs. Sequestering, and Chlorinating after SC-1000
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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Understanding Calcium: the bedrock of water balance
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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Understanding Bromine (w/ Terry Arko)
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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Chemical Forecasting (w/ Tyler Mills)
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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Minimalism: Addition by Subtraction
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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The Return of the King (w/ Harold Evans)
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Clean water with a slice of Humble Pie
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May 25, 2023 |
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Top Ten things Kathryn has learned from Orenda
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May 17, 2023 |
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Breaking Bad Water
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May 10, 2023 |
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Orenda App 4.0 - Updates, integrations, and the future
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May 04, 2023 |
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Team Orenda and our integration with HASA (w/Terry Arko)
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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New company ownership, same tolerable podcast
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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Understanding Calcium Sulfate Scale Crystals
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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How to Manage Pollen in Pools
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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How to Contact Us at Orenda (the Right Way)
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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What Water Wants
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Live from the NESPA Show in Atlantic City
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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Stop Helicopter Parenting your Pool
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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How to use the Orenda App
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Dec 24, 2022 |
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7/7 - What raises and lowers Phosphates?
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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6/7 - What raises and lowers Combined Chlorine?
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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5/7 - What raises and lowers Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)?
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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4/7 - What raises and lowers Cyanuric Acid (CYA)?
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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3/7 - What raises and lowers Calcium Hardness?
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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2/7 - What raises and lowers Total Alkalinity?
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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1/7 - What raises and lowers pH?
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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Intro - What Raises and Lowers specific chemistry factors? (7-part series)
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Cold Water Startups
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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Podcasting with the Pool Chasers
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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Swimming Pool Recovery After a Hurricane
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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Winter is Coming...Again (feat. Miguel Chavez)
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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Here's to the Naysayers
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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Good Enough is the Enemy of Great
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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We Learned How to Plaster a Pool...
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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Three Water Tests that are 100% Reliable, but not Precise
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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Plaster Finish Issues (w/ Bill Drakeley, Watershapes University)
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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Understanding Shotcrete (w/ Bill Drakeley, Watershapes University)
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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Cyanuric Acid (CYA) and Chlorine Strength
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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Pools Per Gallon | Chemical Efficiency
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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Understanding Borates
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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Can't hold chlorine for a week?
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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Why are LSI and chemical dosing results different in Orenda 3.0?
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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App Feedback and RIP Startup Barrel Platform
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Orenda 3.0 | The new Orenda App Update
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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ask.orendatech.com | The Orenda Help Center
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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Different Types of Phosphates
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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CYA, Water Temperature, and Chlorine Loss
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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Why Orenda's Advice sometimes Conflicts with Industry Standards, Textbooks and Pool Stores
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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How to use SPA-500
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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How to use CE-Clarifier
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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How to use CV-600 and CV-700 Enzymes
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May 25, 2022 |
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How to use SC-1000 Scale & Metal Control
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May 18, 2022 |
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How to use PR-10,000 Phosphate Remover
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May 11, 2022 |
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How to do an Orenda Purge, and Why
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May 04, 2022 |
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How to Adjust Alkalinity
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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Swim Across America (w/ Rob Butcher)
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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Spring Cleaning
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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How to Implement the Orenda Program
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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What Causes Calcium Hardness to Change?
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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How Salt Chlorine Generators Actually Work
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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Preparing for Spring Openings in 2022
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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The Power of Standardizing Pool Chemistry and Practices
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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Ways to Reduce Employee Turnover
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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Organic Staining and Tannins
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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Uneven Carbonation & other Plaster Discoloration | Calcium Issues, pt. 5
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Calcite Crystals | Calcium Issues, pt. 4
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Dec 29, 2021 |
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Calcium Nodules | Calcium Issues, pt. 3
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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Carbonate Clouding and Dust | Calcium Issues, pt. 2
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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What is Scale? | Calcium Issues, pt. 1
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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Draining and Diluting a Pool
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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Ways to suppress pH from naturally rising
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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Water Chemistry Testing: 201
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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Water Chemistry Testing: 101
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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Introducing the Orenda Help Desk in Pool Service Software (PSS)
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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PPM and PPB
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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Concrete Pool Shell Problems | Weepers, Efflorescence, and Calcium Nodules
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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Pool Covers and Winterization
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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Closing your pool the Orenda way
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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Wildfires and Swimming Pools
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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Pool Party Chemistry
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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Evaporation and Accumulation
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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Containing pH vs. Controlling pH
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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Calcium Flakes in Saltwater Pools
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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Combined Chlorine 201: How to reduce combined chlorine
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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Combined Chlorine 101: What are chloramines?
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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Muriatic acid alternatives: Sulfuric Acid, Sodium Bisulfate and CO2
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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Ways to optimize chlorine efficiency
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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How to Use Less Acid: Stop Chasing pH
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Jul 02, 2021 |
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Minimalist Pool Care, with Harold Evans
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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The Golden Rule, with Harold Evans
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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How to Fix 3 Types of Green Pools
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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Why is My Pool Green?
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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Pillar 4: Minimal Cyanuric Acid (CYA) | Orenda's Four Pillars
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May 26, 2021 |
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Pillar 3: Phosphate Removal | Orenda's Four Pillars
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May 19, 2021 |
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Pillar 2: Non-living Organics | Orenda's Four Pillars
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May 12, 2021 |
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Pillar 1: LSI Balance | Orenda's Four Pillars
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May 05, 2021 |
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4 Types of Chlorine | Trichlor and Dichlor
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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4 Types of Chlorine | Calcium Hypochlorite
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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4 Types of Chlorine | Liquid Chlorine/Sodium Hypochlorite
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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4 Types of Chlorine | Saltwater Pools
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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4 Types of Chlorine | Intro
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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Hindsight is 2020
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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Why Prices Are Going Up in 2021
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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The Orenda Startup Procedure
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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Cement Cures Ugly | Orenda Startup Philosophy
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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Winter Is Coming
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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6 Bad Habits | Part 2
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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6 Bad Habits | Part 1
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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The LSI | Cyanuric Acid (CYA)
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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The LSI | Total Dissolved Solids
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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The LSI | Calcium Hardness
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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The LSI | Water Temperature
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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The Langelier Saturation Index (LSI)
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Aug 12, 2020 |
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Understanding pH
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Aug 12, 2020 |
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Understanding Alkalinity
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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pH vs. Total Alkalinity, and Their Roles in Pool Chemistry
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Jun 29, 2020 |
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Introduction to Rule Your Pool Podcast by Orenda Technologies
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Jun 16, 2020 |