Rule Your Pool

By Eric KnightBusiness Science Education How To Management Chemistry

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Rule Your Pool episodes

August 07, 2024 Saharan dust blowing across the Atlantic Ocean
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 min
July 31, 2024 Mid-summer update 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 min
July 24, 2024 A Pulmonologist's Perspective on Indoor Air Quality, and Blood/Water Chemistry (w/ Mike Fields, MD)
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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48 min
July 17, 2024 Sunlight, UV, clouds, and chlorine destruction
00:00 - Introduction
01:30 - Using chlorine vs. Losing chlorine
06:42 - UV degradation (photolysis) of chlorine
08:11 - Electromagnetic radiation and light from the Sun
11:10 - Low and medium pressure UV disinfection systems
14:32 - Fluence (focused intensity)
17:54 - How sunlight destroys chlorine
19:49 - Minimal CYA is necessary
23:59 - Summary
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28 min
July 10, 2024 The voice of Olympic Swimming (w/ Rowdy Gaines)
00:00 - Introduction
02:06 - Rowdy Gaines, from swimming to broadcasting
04:56 - The evolution of competitive swimming
16:18 - 2024 Olympic Trials
22:37 - Water and air quality in pools
28:43 - Step Into Swim foundation
35:41 - Game: Unqualified Answers
45:57 - Closing
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50 min
July 03, 2024 Orenda App version 5.0, LaMotte SpinTouch integration and our new Chemical Calculator
00:00 - Introduction
01:23 - What's new in the Orenda App version 5.0?
05:43 - LaMotte SpinTouch integration
13:43 - The new Chemical Calculator
17:08 - Login is required for these new features
22:07 - Demonstrating the new Chemical Calculator
27:08 - The website Orenda Calculator™
30:35 - Closing
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35 min
June 26, 2024 Preventing Shoulder and Back Injuries (w/ Paul Cagle, MD)
00:00 - Introduction
02:10 - Dr. Paul Cagle, shoulder surgeon
06:02 - Scenario: lifting heavy buckets in and out of a pickup truck bed
11:32 - Protecting your back muscles
17:27 - Preventative strengthening exercises
21:06 - Most common shoulder injuries that lead to surgery
25:47 - Brushing a pool safely
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32 min
June 12, 2024 Full Transparency - Changes are Coming
00:00 - Introduction
02:20 - Updating bicarbonate's pKa from 6.14 to 6.27
08:24 - Orenda app integration with a test kit
08:51 - The new calculator
15:02 - Account login
16:37 - Closing
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19 min
June 05, 2024 Understanding Cyanurate Alkalinity
00:00 - Introduction
05:50 - Does the Orenda Calculator™ adjust alkalinity for CYA?
09:44 - pH buffering system: acids and conjugate bases
12:49 - Hydrogens move around, but don't go away
16:01 - pKa values
19:05 - Cyanuric acid and Cyanurate ion
22:13 - More CYA increases buffering capacity
25:15 - Using chlorine vs. Losing chlorine
28:52 - Closing
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31 min
May 22, 2024 Understanding pH buffering systems and pKa values
00:00 - Introduction
03:16 - pH buffering
04:43 - Bicarbonate, cyanurate and borate
06:41 - pH is based on H2O and hydrolysis
09:56 - Carbonate alkalinity means dissolved CO2 determines pH
11:51 - Bicarbonate converts into carbonate at 8.3 pH
13:22 - High TA, more buffering capacity, more acid demand
15:19 - Acids and conjugate bases
18:16 - pKa values and buffering strength
20:52 - What does pKa stand for?
23:05 - Closing
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26 min

About Rule Your Pool

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Rule Your Pool is a podcast by Orenda Technologies. This show was created for pool owners, operators, and service pros who want the best water quality possible. If you want to know what's really going…