Episodios

  • Closing time, one last call for calcium
    Sep 11 2024

    00:00 - Introduction

    05:09 - Previous winterization podcast episodes

    06:22 - WHY do we winterize the Orenda way?

    07:44 - Three winterization fundamentals

    08:16 - Mechanical and physical closing processes

    11:18 - Water quality over winter

    14:14 - Closing kits

    16:26 - Our recommended closing chemicals

    18:24 - Water balance over winter

    24:15 - Vinyl liner and fiberglass winter damage

    25:35 - Pool cover types matter

    27:13 - Closing

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    30 m
  • Understanding non-chlorine shock (w/ Terry Arko)
    Sep 4 2024

    00:00 - Introduction

    01:08 - Non-chlorine alternatives

    03:06 - Disinfection and sanitization (5 and 3-log reductions)

    05:16 - Affinity

    07:49 - Oxidation

    09:21 - What is non-chlorine shock?

    12:06 - Non-chlorine shock vs. combined chlorine?

    16:01 - Closing

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    17 m
  • Foam and Defoamers (w/ Terry Arko)
    Aug 28 2024

    00:00 - Introduction

    01:18 - Soap

    06:02 - Water temperature, soft water, and foam

    12:11 - Defoamer products

    17:16 - Proactive foam management: enzymes and chitosan

    24:14 - When to drain and refill a spa

    27:24 - Closing

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    31 m
  • AirBNB, VRBO, and other vacation rental pools and spas
    Aug 21 2024

    00:00 - Introduction

    01:27 - Unpredictable bather load? Get back to basics.

    03:05 - Back to the Four Pillars

    04:12 - Four Pillars Action Steps

    08:31 - We don't know what happens in these pools

    10:17 - Rapidly changing water temperature

    14:49 - Pool/Spa Combos

    16:22 - Closing

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    18 m
  • Automatic pool covers and water chemistry
    Aug 14 2024

    00:00 - Introduction

    01:29 - Why pool covers change pool chemistry

    03:09 - Rain and snow dilution

    03:48 - Auto-covers and plaster issues

    05:00 - Salt chlorine generators and covered pools

    09:11 - Breathable pool covers?

    10:08 - Trichlor feeders on pools with autocovers

    12:55 - Creative ways to off-gas CO2 from a covered pool

    14:43 - Closing

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    17 m
  • Saharan dust blowing across the Atlantic Ocean
    Aug 7 2024

    00:00 - Introduction

    00:58 - Saharan dust research

    02:07 - What is Saharan dust?

    03:15 - Why Saharan dust is important to our global ecosystem

    07:20 - How Saharan dust impacts swimming pools

    08:23 - Saharan dust is similar to wildfires and Haboob dust storms

    10:11 - Closing

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    12 m
  • Mid-summer update 2024
    Jul 31 2024

    00:00 - Introduction

    03:29 - LaMotte integration with 601 discs

    04:41 - App login vs. Orenda Academy login

    06:28 - Watershape University course

    06:55 - Closing

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    8 m
  • A Pulmonologist's Perspective on Indoor Air Quality, and Blood/Water Chemistry (w/ Mike Fields, MD)
    Jul 24 2024

    00:00 - Introduction

    01:01 - Why Dr. Fields contacted us

    04:58 - Indoor pools and HVAC design

    09:59 - What are weezing and asthma?

    14:25 - Medications for breathing issues

    20:22 - What is a pulmonologist?

    22:37 - Explaining chloramines and the pool smell

    32:13 - Contamination Sources

    34:56 - Blood and water chemistry

    42:55 - Closing

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    47 m