What is a Hot Start?
A "hot start" is a method for starting up a new or resurfaced pool using a lot of acid. It is...
What Causes a High pH in a Swimming Pool?
It happens all the time. Swimming pool pH climbs, or sometimes spikes, and all sorts of problems...
The Orenda Purge Dose
When first using Orenda products like SC-1000 and CV-600/700, the initial dose is what we call...
Minimal CYA (Pillar 4)
Our Fourth and final Pillar is to minimize cyanuric acid (CYA). Maintaining CYA at a manageable...
Phosphate Removal (Pillar 3)
Phosphates. The invisible common denominator behind many pool problems, like algae, elevated...
Organic Waste and Carbon Management (Pillar 2)
Bather waste. Non-Living Organics. Body Butter. Grease and oils. Whatever you want to call the...
LSI Balance and Calcium Management (Pillar 1)
LSI Balance and Calcium Management is the first of Orenda's Four Pillars. This is arguably the...
The Four Pillars of Proactive Pool Care
Are you proactive in your approach to pool management and water chemistry, or are you...
Wildfires and Swimming Pools
Once again, wildfires rage with devastating fury. To say they are a disruption would be an...
NSF/ANSI 50 Certification and the Model Aquatic Health Code
Commercial Pool Chemicals must be NSF Certified or EPA Registered "New: Specifies that numerous...
3 Types of Calcium Dust in Swimming Pools
There are three distinct forms of calcium carbonate that we commonly find in swimming pools....
Why does Soda Ash cloud up pool water?
Sodium carbonate (Na2CO3), more commonly known as Soda Ash, is an additive to raise the pH and...
