Rule Your Pool

[00:00] - Intro

[03:39] - Evaporation and the wet/dry effect

[09:16] - How much is a high calcium level?

[11:14] - Intentionally forcing calcium out of solution

[14:14] - Trial and error

[21:54] - Using a pH probe

[25:45] - What does this process look like?

[31:05] - Alkalinity drops too. Why?

[36:41] - What the research says

[43:50] - Closing

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Out of respect for Jarred, this episode has no show notes.

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[00:00] - Intro

[02:39] - My Upcoming Debate with Rudy Stankowitz

[07:31] - Testing Natural Water

[08:16] - Testing Ocean Water

[10:55] - Testing a lake and two ponds

[14:03] - High pH in water with algae: Eutrophication

[15:29] - Takeaways

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[00:00] - Intro

[02:20] - Soda ash vs. Sodium bicarbonate

[04:51] - Alkalinity article by Kim Skinner (onBalance)

[07:51] - Orenda Chemiculator® accuracy

[10:26] - Closing 

Read Kim Skinner's article HERE.

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[00:00] - Intro

[01:59] - The Montana Pool Season

[04:39] - What White Water Mold Looks Like

[06:02] - Breaking down CYA

[10:12] - How to Prevent White Water Mold

[13:57] - Chemistry of Breaking Down CYA

[18:27] - Challenges of Pool Care in Montana

[23:01] - Closing 

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[00:00] - Intro

[01:03] - Self Awareness

[05:46] - Why I chose to join Pool Brain

[08:47] - Addressing our industry's turnover problem

[14:19] - Motivation when changing companies

[17:57] - What I'll be doing at Pool Brain

[20:48] - Closing 

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[00:00] - Intro

[01:15] - What are parasites?

[07:04] - How to kill parasites, and debunking myths

[11:24] - The 2026 Cyclospora outbreak

[22:06] - Comparing food-borne illnesses and severity

[30:20] - Eric's near-death Cyclospora experience

[33:04] - Cryptosporidium

[37:58] - Best practices

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[00:00] - Intro

[01:01] - How acid lowers pH

[03:14] - Hypochlorite chlorines

[04:20] - How hypochlorites are made

[06:20] - Chlorines leave behind muriatic acid in water

[07:28] - Excess hydroxides

[09:50] - What can be done to limit the alkalinity rise?

[12:01] - Closing

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[00:00] - Intro

[01:27] - David's background

[05:38] - Better Understanding CO2

[10:12] - Runaway TA on CO2 Pools

[15:25] - Why CO2 tanks freeze

[19:11] - Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)

[27:17] - What was the TDS limit pre-2005?

[28:28] - Mutual friends with Richard Falk

[32:01] - Closing

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[00:00] - Intro

[00:51] - Researching alkalinity since 2016

[05:27] - CYA contributes to TA, so does acid reduce CYA?

[07:09] - Acid vs. Bicarbonate Reaction

[09:08] - Sodium and Chlorides are Spectator ions

[12:10] - Does acid burn through Cyanurate Alkalinity too?

[15:04] - What about chlorinated isocyanurates?

[17:20] - Closing

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