• Full Transparency - Changes are Coming
    Jun 12 2024

    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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    18 mins
  • Understanding Cyanurate Alkalinity
    Jun 5 2024

    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 mins
  • Understanding pH buffering systems and pKa values
    May 22 2024

    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 mins
  • Cicadas (and other small dead animals) in Swimming Pools
    May 8 2024

    00:00 - Introduction

    02:25 - Cicada broods every 13 or 17 years

    05:44 - What do cicadas do?

    07:03 - Cicadas and swimming pools

    08:56 - What do cicadas introduce into swimming pool water?

    10:44 - How to get cicadas out of the pool

    11:29 - Other small dead animals in pools

    13:02 - Closing

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    15 mins
  • Tools for the Modern Pool Pro, with Skimmer + Orenda (w/ Niki Acosta and Jack Nelson)
    May 1 2024

    00:00 - Introduction

    01:06 - How did Niki and Jack get involved in Skimmer?

    06:08 - What's new with Skimmer?

    09:56 - State of Pool Service Report

    12:38 - Skimmer's Orenda Calculator integration

    18:03 - The modern pool pro

    20:06 - How does Skimmer want their customers to use this?

    22:22 - The LSI quantifies water balance

    25:42 - Tracking, Trending, and Forecasting

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    32 mins
  • Scaling Up your Pool Business with PoolBrain + Orenda (w/ Adam Beech)
    Apr 24 2024

    00:00 - Introduction

    02:06 - What is PoolBrain?

    04:40 - The pains of running a large pool service business

    06:48 - A lack of data

    09:42 - The power of standardization and checklists

    14:43 - Growing vs. Scaling

    21:58 - PoolBrain + Orenda Calculator™ integration

    25:55 - Closing

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    30 mins
  • The case against column-pouring acid
    Apr 17 2024

    00:00 - Introduction

    03:25 - Column-pouring video in Eric's Pool

    06:51 - Explanation

    08:26 - Wrap up

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    10 mins
  • Self-Serving Pseudo-Science (w/ Terry Arko)
    Apr 10 2024

    00:00 - Introduction

    03:13 - Myth 1: ANSI-11 Standards NEVER allow water chemistry outside the ranges

    05:12 - Myth 2: It's important to give water what it wants to "make water happy"

    10:01 - Myth 3: The pH is constantly increasing outside of the acceptable range stated in Standard 11, and there are no options

    14:40 - Myth 4: Water balance indexes indicate whether water is scaling or corrosive to surfaces and metals

    20:12 - Myth 5: In a pool using chlorine and cyanuric acid, keeping the pH in the acceptable range is not important. Chlorine is controlled by the CYA.

    29:03 - Myth 6: To control algae, it is important to maintain a certain ratio of CYA to free chlorine

    33:54 - Myth 7: Chlorine lock

    36:15 - Myth 8: Chlorine demand is caused by high phosphates and nitrates

    37:45 - Myth 9: Using bleach in a pool does not raise pH

    48:00 - Wrap up

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    52 mins