00:00 - Introduction 00:59 - Harold's global voyage 04:34 - Why Harold decided it was time to sell Orenda 07:03 - New advisory role 08:16 - Why HASA? 10:30 - Why chlorine and acid prices were increased 12:50 - Quality Control 14:13 - Control the controllables 16:53 - Why the 4x1 returnable model makes sense 19:51 - Education will continue to expand 22:31 - New email address for complaints and feedback (coming soon) 25:35 - Want grace? Then give grace. 29:04 - Looking forward with gratitude   ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendat ..read more

00:00 - Introduction 01:39 - Fixer upper 03:23 - Why not just drain the pool and clean it out? 07:44 - Mistakes were made 09:46 - White bucket test...with a stupid, dangerous, distracted mistake 12:42 - Green pool cleanup process 16:06 - Churn it up, then shut it off and wait 16:23 - Quality water needs circulation and filtration 23:41 - Summary. Thanks for listening!   ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog.orendatech.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Oren ..read more

00:00 - Introduction 01:39 - Fixer upper 03:23 - Why not just drain the pool and clean it out? 07:44 - Mistakes were made 09:46 - White bucket test...with a stupid, dangerous, distracted mistake 12:42 - Green pool cleanup process 16:06 - Churn it up, then shut it off and wait 16:23 - Quality water needs circulation and filtration 23:41 - Summary. Thanks for listening!   ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog.orendatech.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Oren ..read more

00:00 - Introduction 00:19 - Kathryn's background 03:48 - 10. Trade shows can be laid back 06:46 - 9. Paper still matters, but sharing digital marketing is effortless 10:22 - 8. Get training 11:52 - 7. Don't be a splash and dash pool pro 13:57 - 6. Measure your pool 15:37 - 5. Stop abusing trichlor tabs 18:59 - 4. Temperature matters 20:16 - 3. Obey physics, stop fighting them 20:53 - 2. Test and know your fill water 25:35 - 1. LSI first, range chemistry second 29:46 - Wrap up   ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help ..read more

00:00 - Introduction 02:05 - Bad water 03:20 - Can chlorine handle everything in a pool? 04:21 - Resetting water quality 06:28 - Green pool cleanups with algaecides 08:49 - Algaecides and their byproducts conflict with chlorine 12:25 - The Orenda green pool cleanup procedure 14:19 - Restoring water balance 15:34 - Cyanuric Acid is important for both water quality and water balance 16:41 - Orenda chemicals only break water quality ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog.o ..read more

00:00 - Introduction 02:48 - The evolution of our mobile app 04:36 - Cleaning up the code 06:17 - Cross-platform 07:40 - Bugs you have helped us find (and fix) so far 10:15 - Privacy, anonymous survey, and one infuriated app user 15:05 - Integrations with other software 19:34 - The Orenda app only exists because of people like you   ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog.orendatech.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrendaTechnologies Facebook: https://www.f ..read more

00:00 - Introduction 02:01 - Introducing Team Orenda 10:08 - Introducing Terry Arko, from HASA 13:35 - Terry's role at HASA 16:01 - Bob Lowry's Pool Chemistry Training Institute 17:08 - HASA and Orenda's education conflicts in some ways 22:58 - More in common than in conflict 26:56 - Wrap up. Thanks for listening!   ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog.orendatech.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrendaTechnologies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orend ..read more

00:00 - Introduction 00:50 - Orenda has been acquired by HASA 01:46 - Who we were, who we are, and who we hope to become 02:37 - How Orenda Started 07:04 - Some dude named Eric "decided" to join the company 13:20 - We still think and act like a family business 15:20 - Harold Evans, the "brilliant chemist" 18:41 - Eric the intern 22:00 - The pivot to education 25:50 - Why Orenda was acquired 29:52 - Why HASA? 32:00 - Breaking the news 33:27 - Building (and rebuilding) reputations 40:04 - Thank you to everyone who had a part in building Orenda   ------------------------------------ Connect ..read more

00:00 - Introduction 01:29 - How we first discovered crystals in pools 02:51 - What the definition of "scale"? 04:51 - onBalance already knew about calcium sulfate crystals 07:45 - What is calcium sulfate? 09:53 - Calcium sulfate precipitates at a lower pH 12:35 - Where do sulfates come from? 15:16 - How sulfates accumulate in pools 17:11 - How to prevent calcium sulfate scale crystals 19:31 - Summary. Thanks for listening!   ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.orendatech.com Blog: https://blog ..read more

00:00 - Introduction 01:47 - What is pollen? 03:44 - How does pollen spread? 06:21 - Pollen, tannins, and organic staining 07:25 - Spring pollen vs. Fall pollen 08:33 - How does pollen get in swimming pools? 09:10 - How to manage pollen in pools 11:20 - CV-600 and CE-Clarifier are great for managing pollen in water 13:06 - Are there phosphates in pollen? 15:23 - Summary 17:33 - Pollen season and bass fishing 18:49 - Wrap up. Thanks for listening!     ------------------------------------ Connect with Orenda Technologies Website: https://www.orendatech.com Help Center: https://ask.oren ..read more