Rule Your Pool

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 ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog.orendatech.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrendaTechnologies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orendatech/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orendatechnologies/ Swim Across America | Team Orenda: https://www.swimacrossamerica.org/goto/orenda

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 ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog.orendatech.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrendaTechnologies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orendatech/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orendatechnologies/ Swim Across America | Team Orenda: https://www.swimacrossamerica.org/goto/orenda

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 Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog.orendatech.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrendaTechnologies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orendatech/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orendatechnologies/ Swim Across America | Team Orenda: https://www.swimacrossamerica.org/goto/orenda

00:00 - Introduction 03:25 - Column-pouring video in Eric's Pool 06:51 - Explanation 08:26 - Wrap up ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog.orendatech.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrendaTechnologies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orendatech/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orendatechnologies/ Swim Across America | Team Orenda: https://www.swimacrossamerica.org/goto/orenda

00:00 - Introduction 03:13 - Myth 1: ANSI-11 Standards NEVER allow water chemistry outside the ranges 05:12 - Myth 2: It's important to give water what it wants to "make water happy" 10:01 - Myth 3: The pH is constantly increasing outside of the acceptable range stated in Standard 11, and there are no options 14:40 - Myth 4: Water balance indexes indicate whether water is scaling or corrosive to surfaces and metals 20:12 - Myth 5: In a pool using chlorine and cyanuric acid, keeping the pH in the acceptable range is not important. Chlorine is controlled by the CYA. 29:03 - Myth 6: To control algae, it is important to maintain a certain ratio of CYA to free chlorine 33:54 - Myth 7: Chlorine lock 36:15 - Myth 8: Chlorine demand is caused by high phosphates and nitrates 37:45 - Myth 9: Using bleach in a pool does not raise pH 48:00 - Wrap up ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog.orendatech.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrendaTechnologies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orendatech/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orendatechnologies/ Swim Across America | Team Orenda: https://www.swimacrossamerica.org/goto/orenda

00:00 - Introduction 01:00 - ORP is a water quality subject 02:39 - Chlorine oxidizes by stealing electrons 04:25 - Why is ORP used in swimming pools? 06:26 - Is ORP measured as conductivity? 07:21 - Factors that affect ORP - pH, CYA, water temperature 08:23 - pH and ORP 11:19 - ORP accuracy is based on fixed pH and chlorine levels 13:22 - Cyanuric acid and ORP 14:24 - Water temperature and ORP 16:20 - Ways to increase ORP 19:23 - Wrap up ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog.orendatech.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrendaTechnologies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orendatech/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orendatechnologies/ Swim Across America | Team Orenda: https://www.swimacrossamerica.org/goto/orenda

00:00 - Introduction 01:12 - Old habits and beliefs about chlorine and acid 07:04 - Liquid chlorine (sodium hypochlorite) 11:07 - Our bodies produce HOCl too 12:13 - HOCl will become HCl (aka muriatic acid) 16:00 - Cal hypo (calcium hypochlorite) 21:30 - Sodium Dichlor (dichloro-s-triazinetrione) 21:46 - Trichlor (tricoloro-s-triazinetrione) 26:36 - Saltwater chlorine generators (SWG) 30:43 - Chlorine gas (Cl2) 33:16 - Closing ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog.orendatech.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrendaTechnologies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orendatech/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orendatechnologies/ Swim Across America | Team Orenda: https://www.swimacrossamerica.org/goto/orenda

00:00 - Introduction 01:35 - We have learned from past mistakes 04:40 - The history of the Orenda Calculator™ formula 05:51 - Dr. Langelier's original formula = pH - pHs 10:47 - Revisions to the LSI in 1942, 1964, 1965 and beyond 12:32 - Technology is not limited by reference charts 14:29 - The LSI charts today are based on the updates by John Wojtowicz 17:22 - Wojtowicz wrote about the pH Ceiling concept 19:19 - The most precise LSI calculator in the world 22:55 - Wrap up ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog.orendatech.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrendaTechnologies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orendatech/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orendatechnologies/ Swim Across America | Team Orenda: https://www.swimacrossamerica.org/goto/orenda

00:00 - Introduction 00:16 - Christian Shirilla, River Pools 08:13 - Jarred's amnesia 08:44 - Terry Arko, HASA 14:42 - Jonathan Heller, MikvahTech 24:19 - Kevin Cooley, Goudy Pools 32:36 - Miguel Chavez, Orenda 38:27 - Closing ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog.orendatech.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrendaTechnologies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orendatech/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orendatechnologies/ Swim Across America | Team Orenda: https://www.swimacrossamerica.org/goto/orenda

00:00 - Introduction 00:35 - Water will naturally balance itself 03:34 - Problems above 8.3 pH 04:46 - Chlorine breaks away from CYA at a higher pH 06:24 - Unnaturally Natural 07:56 - Orenda's Four Pillars 09:59 - 2024 learning objectives 11:37 - Closing ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog.orendatech.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrendaTechnologies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orendatech/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orendatechnologies/ Swim Across America | Team Orenda: https://www.swimacrossamerica.org/goto/orenda ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog.orendatech.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrendaTechnologies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orendatech/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orendatechnologies/ Swim Across America | Team Orenda: https://www.swimacrossamerica.org/goto/orenda

00:00 - Introduction 03:48 - Molecular weight 07:30 - Avogadro's Number - the mol 09:28 - Molar weights of pool chlorine products 11:11 - Trichlor percentages 14:52 - Dichlor percentages 17:14 - Calcium hypochlorite percentages 19:36 - Sodium hypochlorite (liquid bleach) percentages 23:03 - The Orenda Calculator™ does these equations for you 25:06 - Chlorine byproducts 27:21 - Wrap up ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog.orendatech.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrendaTechnologies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orendatech/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orendatechnologies/ Swim Across America | Team Orenda: https://www.swimacrossamerica.org/goto/orenda ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog.orendatech.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrendaTechnologies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orendatech/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orendatechnologies/ Swim Across America | Team Orenda: https://www.swimacrossamerica.org/goto/orenda

00:00 - Introduction 01:10 - Podcast growth 02:11 - Int'l Pool & Spa Show 05:13 - Watershape University Essential Plaster class (C3611) 09:26 - Pool Nation Awards / HASA Afterparty 14:06 - Honest education remains our top priority 18:06 - Closing out 2023 19:36 - Routing Softwares 21:18 - Closing ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog.orendatech.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrendaTechnologies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orendatech/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orendatechnologies/ Swim Across America | Team Orenda: https://www.swimacrossamerica.org/goto/orenda ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog.orendatech.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrendaTechnologies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orendatech/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orendatechnologies/ Swim Across America | Team Orenda: https://www.swimacrossamerica.org/goto/orenda

00:00 - Introduction 03:19 - Can't hold chlorine for a week? 09:05 - Can I maintain a pool at a higher pH? 12:38 - Where can I buy Orenda products? 15:34 - Calcium flakes in salt pools 18:53 - Why does pH keep climbing on a new plaster pool? 22:25 - Fiberglass chalking vs. scale 24:08 - Know your actual water chemistry before calling us 29:37 - Moving forward into 2024 32:04 - Grant's macho interruption 33:04 - Price increases. Are you accounting for them? 38:14 - Closing ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog.orendatech.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrendaTechnologies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orendatech/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orendatechnologies/ Swim Across America | Team Orenda: https://www.swimacrossamerica.org/goto/orenda ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog.orendatech.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrendaTechnologies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orendatech/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orendatechnologies/ Swim Across America | Team Orenda: https://www.swimacrossamerica.org/goto/orenda

00:00 - Introduction 00:59 - Relationship 1: High alkalinity can lead to chlorine loss via sunlight 03:41 - Coincidence vs. Cause 04:32 - pH, chlorine and CYA graph 07:36 - Chlorine leaves CYA when the pH gets high enough 09:11 - How alkalinity is involved 11:32 - Relationship 2: Chlorine can increase alkalinity 12:17 - Excess hydroxides in liquid chlorine and cal hypo accumulate 14:30 - Chemistry of chlorination 15:59 - Chlorine hydroxide byproducts 17:41 - Summary ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog.orendatech.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrendaTechnologies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orendatech/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orendatechnologies/ Swim Across America | Team Orenda: https://www.swimacrossamerica.org/goto/orenda ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog.orendatech.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrendaTechnologies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orendatech/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orendatechnologies/ Swim Across America | Team Orenda: https://www.swimacrossamerica.org/goto/orenda

00:00 - 🎶 The man who rules his pool 02:36 - How I ruled my pool this summer 03:43 - Spreadsheet documentation 04:42 - Pool Volume: approximately 24,000 gallons 06:05 - May 9-14: Green pool cleanup 07:57 - May 14: Balance the LSI 12:08 - Leaves, debris, vacuuming and dilution 13:45 - Weekly liquid chlorine and CV-600 enzymes 15:02 - Two major rain storms and mud slides 16:46 - Add it all up 17:59 - Alkalinity: maintained thanks to liquid chlorine? 21:47 - Other products used 24:24 - Summary 26:43 - Chlorination ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog.orendatech.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrendaTechnologies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orendatech/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orendatechnologies/ Swim Across America | Team Orenda: https://www.swimacrossamerica.org/goto/orenda ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog.orendatech.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrendaTechnologies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orendatech/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orendatechnologies/ Swim Across America | Team Orenda: https://www.swimacrossamerica.org/goto/orenda

00:00 - Brief introduction 00:41 - CV-600's eye-opening results in commercial pools 03:34 - Filter purge 05:59 - Scale issues 07:19 - Phosphates 10:54 - UV 12:20 - LSI in commercial pools 14:36 - pH and alkalinity, overdosing acid feeders 19:24 - Closing ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog.orendatech.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrendaTechnologies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orendatech/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orendatechnologies/ Swim Across America | Team Orenda: https://www.swimacrossamerica.org/goto/orenda ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog.orendatech.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrendaTechnologies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orendatech/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orendatechnologies/ Swim Across America | Team Orenda: https://www.swimacrossamerica.org/goto/orenda

00:00 - Long introduction 02:23 - Remembering Derek Ingram 10:47 - Introducing Dennis Ingram 13:33 - Origins of the Paddock Evacuator 17:08 - Indoor pool chemistry 19:36 - Developing the Evacuator into the standard of care 23:53 - A paradigm shift in natatorium HVAC design 28:15 - Derek's legacy ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog.orendatech.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrendaTechnologies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orendatech/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orendatechnologies/ Swim Across America | Team Orenda: https://www.swimacrossamerica.org/goto/orenda ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog.orendatech.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrendaTechnologies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orendatech/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orendatechnologies/ Swim Across America | Team Orenda: https://www.swimacrossamerica.org/goto/orenda

00:00 - Long introduction and housekeeping 05:02 - What are specialty chemicals? 07:25 - Metal removers 10:17 - Citric acid (ascorbic or vitamin C) 12:09 - SC-1000 conflicts with chlorine initially 13:55 - Sequestering agents vs. phosphate removers 17:43 - Enzymes vs. polymers 18:44 - Enzymes vs. various products (hydrocarbons) 20:46 - Orenda's philosophy 23:23 - Closing ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog.orendatech.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrendaTechnologies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orendatech/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orendatechnologies/ Swim Across America | Team Orenda: https://www.swimacrossamerica.org/goto/orenda ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog.orendatech.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrendaTechnologies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orendatech/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orendatechnologies/ Swim Across America | Team Orenda: https://www.swimacrossamerica.org/goto/orenda

00:00 - Introduction 01:01 - Biguanides 03:45 - Hydrogen Peroxide 05:37 - Bromine 07:06 - Secondary Systems 10:51 - Wrap up ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog.orendatech.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrendaTechnologies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orendatech/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orendatechnologies/ Swim Across America | Team Orenda: https://www.swimacrossamerica.org/goto/orenda ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog.orendatech.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrendaTechnologies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orendatech/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orendatechnologies/ Swim Across America | Team Orenda: https://www.swimacrossamerica.org/goto/orenda

00:00 - Introduction 01:03 - Types of algaecides 01:52 - Copper sulfate 04:54 - Quat and Polyquat (quaternary ammonia) 08:11 - Enzymes conflict with polyquat algaecide too 09:53 - Sodium bromide 13:35 - Mineral systems and ionized metals 16:09 - Ammonium sulfate and Dimethyl ammonium chloride 19:14 - Polymers 20:13 - Wrap up ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog.orendatech.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrendaTechnologies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orendatech/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orendatechnologies/ Swim Across America | Team Orenda: https://www.swimacrossamerica.org/goto/orenda ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog.orendatech.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrendaTechnologies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orendatech/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orendatechnologies/ Swim Across America | Team Orenda: https://www.swimacrossamerica.org/goto/orenda