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00:28 - Topic Introduction

02:33 - Setting Expectations of What A Startup Can and Can't Do

06:54 - What is Plaster Dust?

10:14 - Why You Always Need To Test The Tap Water

13:22 - Why are The First 30 Days So Important

17:42 - What Can't A Startup Fix?

20:55 - Why Are Hot Starts Bad?

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00:19 - Episode Takeaways

02:52 - How to Prepare Your Pool for The Winter

08:18 - Origin Story of the Orenda Winterization procedure.

11:50 - Considerations for Mesh Covers

17:32 - Considerations for Solid covers 

21:19 - Consequences for Bad Winterization

26:37 - How do you prevent a pool from turning brown and disgusting during the winter time?

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02:30 - Bad Habit #3: Not taking care of your test kit.

11:23 - Bad Habit #2: Chasing pH

16:57 - Bad Habit #1: Acid Abuse

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02:16 - Bad Habit #6: Not Measuring Chemicals

06:05 - Bad Habit #5: Not Knowing The Volume of Your Pool

12:42 - Bad Habit #4: Not Checking the Pool's Temperature

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01:09 Episode Takeaways

02:30 How CYA Affects the LSI

05:59 CYA and Alkalinity

09:20 Where Does CYA Come From

14:54 Why You Shouldn't Put Chlorine Tabs In A Skimmer

15:48 How Do You Reduce CYA?

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Resources

• How to Reduce Cyanuric Acid (CYA) in a Swimming Pool
• Five things to know about Cyanuric Acid (CYA)
• Chlorine, pH and Cyanuric Acid Relationships
• Minimal CYA (Pillar 4)
• The Orenda App [App Store] [Google Play]

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01:03 Episode Takeaways

02:52 What does "Dissolved" mean anyway?

06:12 Mineral Systems: Just Sexy Metal?

06:44 There's a difference between being in solution and being in suspension

07:38 are phosphates part of TDS? 

09:36 TDS (total dissolved solids) Limits

12:01 What is "In Suspension"

14:19 Accumulation and Evaporation

16:25 TDS actually lowers the LSI 

22:02 TDS meters are not that expensive. (Total dissolved solid meter cost)

24:48 Wrap Up

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Resources

• Understanding TDS
• What Causes Cloudy Pool Water?
• Evaporation and Accumulation
• Orenda Calculator (App Store) (Google Play)

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01:01 - Episode Takeaways

03:12 - What does calcium hardness do for a pool?

05:58 - Calcium Hardness in Desert Climates

09:35 - Calcium Hardness Testing

13:56 - How Calcium Hardness Affects Scale

15:58 - How Much Calcium Does Calcium Hypochlorite Add?

18:07 - Advantages of High Calcium Hardness

20:35 - Calcite Crystals

24:43 - How To Lower Calcium Hardness

27:33 - How To Increase Calcium Hardness

33:54 - How Often Should You Test Calcium Hardness
 

Resources

• Evaporation and Accumulation
• Understanding Calcium Hardness
• Calcium Hardness: The Most Misunderstood Chemistry
• The Orenda App [App Store] [Google Play]

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00:00 - Intro

02:52 - Episode Takeaways 

06:45 - Demonstration of temperature's effect on the LSI using the Orenda App

11:16 - Why do pools get more damaged in the winter?

17:55 - How does water temperature affect the LSI?

21:08 - Temperature determines where scale forms

22:18 - Acid and trichlor damage

23:39 - Why do salt pools scale up so much?

27:39 - Why you need to dose  acid correctly.

29:50 - The Orenda Scale Removal Regimen

31:39 - Water temperature affects testing

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Links

Why Swimming Pool Temperature Matters

Does Temperature Affect CYA Performance?

Pool Winterization Water Chemistry

Orenda App on The App Store and Google Play

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00:11 - Episode Takeaways

01:51 - Water Balance vs Sanitization

05:38 - What is the LSI

09:58 - The six factors of the LSI

11:56 - Water temperature: the most ignored factor?

15:17 - Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)  

18:20 - A (Very) Brief History of the LSI

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Relevant Blog Entries

Understanding the LSI

LSI and Calcium Management

ORP and LSI: The Future of Water Chemistry

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00:00 - Intro

02:22 - How Carbon Dioxide and pH are related

04:55 - What Causes a High pH in a Swimming Pool

05:06 - What is Henry's Law?

08:59 - What are the factors that make pH go down? 

10:10 - pH chart with common pool chemicals listed

15:48 - Controlling vs Containing pH

16:22 - Chart demonstrating CYA and pH relationship.

17:44 - pH and scale formation

18:42 - What makes pH go up?

23:18 - Henry's Law continued

27:24 - How to proactively manage pH

29:36 - Demonstration of proactive pH management using the Orenda App

Articles & Resources: 

• What is Alkalinity
• Carbonate Alkalinity vs. Total Alkalinity  
• What Causes a High ph in a Swimming Pool?
• What is the Ideal ph for Swimming Pools?
• Chlorine, ph and Cyanuric Acid Relationships

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