Rule Your Pool

00:00 - Intro

02:27 - Alkalinity buffers against reduction in pH

05:27 - Where should my alkalinity be?

08:33 - How much acid does it take to bring a pool from 8.0 pH to 7.4 pH?

11:16 - What is Buffering Capacity?

14:40 - Sodium Carbonate (Soda Ash) vs Sodium Bicarbonate (Baking Soda)

19:03 - How to pH and Calcium interact?

19:52 - Hot Starts or Zero Alkalinity Startups

21:23 - Why testing your water is important

24:59 - The Orenda LSI Calculator

28:53 - How to run  a low alkalinity pool

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

Connect with Orenda Technologies:

• Read Our Blog Posts
• Watch Us on YouTube
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• Contact Us

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Game Changing Pool Business Software:

Pool Brain®

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Watershape University®

Water chemistry questions?
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00:00 - Intro

01:32 - What is pH?

02:30 - pH is an equilibrium

07-58 - Negative logarithm of Hydrogen

08:43 - Let's not try to control pH. Physics is going to raise the pH in swimming pools.

09:50 - Henry's Law of the Solubility of Gases

12:23 - Buy a pH probe to find out your exact pH.

12:37 - Your pH can raise from algae, vanishing edge pools, spas, spillover, or salt cell.

18:53 - Problems occur when pH lowers the LSI and water is starving for calcium

21:16 - What is Alkalinity?

27:38 - Adjusting alkalinity

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

Connect with Orenda Technologies:

• Read Our Blog Posts
• Watch Us on YouTube
• Follow Us On Facebook
• Follow Us On Instagram
• Contact Us

______________________________

Connect with us!

Game Changing Pool Business Software:

Pool Brain®

Realize your full potential.
Watershape University®

Water chemistry questions?
Orenda®

Questions? Comments? Or apply to sponsor the show:
[email protected]

Facebook: @ruleyourpool

YouTube: @rule-your-pool

About Orenda Technologies  

Water is a precious resource, and we strive to make it clean and beautiful. Orenda has a philosophy of minimalism, and proactive pool care. Why be proactive? Because prevention is always easier than correction, and we want to help educate the pool industry and pool owners about it. The vast majority of pool issues are preventable, and that's why we published our Four Pillars of Proactive Pool Care.

For many years, Orenda was primarily a speciality chemical manufacturer, building a business on quality, professional-grade products and reputation. We have since evolved into an education company. We have invested heavily in building the pool industry's leading mobile app and dosing calculator, have a library of helpful videos, and a growing list of educational articles in our blog. In 2019 we released Orenda Academy, which is another free resource for anyone to learn more about pool management.

We want to deliver the best water quality possible, with the fewest chemicals. The Orenda line of professional grade, eco-friendly speciality pool chemicals help our customers get there. But our chemicals merely complement our program, which is a series of improved habits and behaviors to optimize water management.

Let’s stop guessing and “eyeballing it”, and instead dial in our behavior and habits. Orenda is here to help.

Connect with Orenda Technologies:

• Read Our Blog Posts 
• Website
• Watch Us on YouTube
• Follow Us On Facebook
• Follow Us On Instagram
• Contact Us

______________________________

Connect with us!

Game Changing Pool Business Software:

Pool Brain®

Realize your full potential.
Watershape University®

Water chemistry questions?
Orenda®

Questions? Comments? Or apply to sponsor the show:
[email protected]

Facebook: @ruleyourpool

YouTube: @rule-your-pool