{"id":143,"date":"2020-07-10T15:56:33","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T15:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tributaryrevelation.com\/ezine\/?page_id=143"},"modified":"2020-07-13T14:12:15","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T14:12:15","slug":"proactive-pool-care-four-pillar-concepts-to-own-eric-knight","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tributaryrevelation.com\/ezine\/projects\/proactive-pool-care-four-pillar-concepts-to-own-eric-knight\/","title":{"rendered":"Proactive Pool Care: Four Pillar Concepts to Own \u2013 Eric Knight"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"143\" class=\"elementor elementor-143\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ca9d6a8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ca9d6a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23f6af3c\" data-id=\"23f6af3c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62e8e122 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"62e8e122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73e3d7cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73e3d7cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PROACTIVE POOL CARE<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22b7cce6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22b7cce6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Eric Knight\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46a5903a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46a5903a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Four Pillar Concepts to Own<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33a57d50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33a57d50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe vast majority of swimming pool chemistry problems boil down to just four common denominators, which we call The Four Pillars. Proactive pool care is about preventing issues, so each of our four pillars has an easy-to-follow action step. If you do any of the four action steps, pool care becomes easier\u2026but if you do all of them, pool chemistry issues will become very rare.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ef379eb elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone\" data-id=\"5ef379eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f6993d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f6993d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tributaryrevelation.com\/ezine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/elementor\/thumbs\/luxury-pools-austin-pool-builder-design-ecology-49-os9u8hw6vx28lo2uvjaiashyy5gct0eyawh0b18ov0.jpg\" title=\"luxury-pools-austin-pool-builder-design-ecology-49.jpg\" alt=\"luxury-pools-austin-pool-builder-design-ecology-49.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5873e8a7 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5873e8a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PROJECT BY DESIGN ECOLOGY \/ PHOTOGRAPHY BY JIMI SMITH PHOTOGRAPHY<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2666b29f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2666b29f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20019951\" data-id=\"20019951\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c66d797 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c66d797\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1335\" src=\"https:\/\/tributaryrevelation.com\/ezine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/luxury-pools-austin-pool-builder-design-ecology-49.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-204\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tribrevelation.wpenginepowered.com\/ezine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/luxury-pools-austin-pool-builder-design-ecology-49.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/tribrevelation.wpenginepowered.com\/ezine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/luxury-pools-austin-pool-builder-design-ecology-49-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2964dd16 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2964dd16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PROJECT BY DESIGN ECOLOGY \/ PHOTOGRAPHY BY JIMI SMITH PHOTOGRAPHY<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-211239dd elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"211239dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-396d17b0\" data-id=\"396d17b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b389330 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b389330\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/tributaryrevelation.com\/ezine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/PIllar-1-LSI-Balance-and-Calcium-Management.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-208\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e55421a\" data-id=\"7e55421a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20089cc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20089cc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The first pillar is LSI Balance and Calcium Management.<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b1502f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b1502f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is about water balance, as measured by the Langelier Saturation Index (LSI). This index gauges the calcium carbonate (CaCO3) saturation of your water, with 0.00 being perfect. As long as your water is within the -0.30 to +0.30 range, your water is in balance. There are six factors to keep track of, which means more in-depth testing. But if you look at it the other way, if you\u2019re not testing all six factors, you only know half the information you need to balance your water chemistry. The six factors are pH, carbonate alkalinity, calcium hardness, water temperature, total dissolved solids (including salt), and cyanuric acid.<\/p><p>The action step is to keep your water LSI balanced, which is easy to keep track of using the free Orenda app\u2019s LSI and chemical dosing calculator. Doing this action step can prevent carbonate scale, etching, most plaster discolorations and damage, fading vinyl liners, and\/or deteriorating fiberglass.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a065702 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a065702\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a65f437\" data-id=\"6a65f437\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-359ef5e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"359ef5e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/tributaryrevelation.com\/ezine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Pillar-2-Organic-waste-and-carbon-management.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-210\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fa2629e\" data-id=\"1fa2629e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15dab9a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15dab9a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The second pillar is Non-living Organic Management.<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2baf9df6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2baf9df6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While chlorine is an outstanding disinfectant, it is a comparatively weak oxidizer. Yet more than 90% of the contaminants in pools are non-living oxidants, like bather waste. Many of these oxidants, like sunscreen or cosmetics, are complex molecules that take a lot of chlorine to oxidize out of the water. Failure to manage these organics will lead to a much higher chlorine demand than is necessary, cloudy water, oils and scum lines on tile, and fouled filters. Chlorine is not designed to get these oils and organics out of the pool, but we can complement chlorine with things that are much more capable against these non-living organics.<\/p><p>The action step is to complement chlorine with enzymes and\/or secondary systems like Ozone, UV, or hyper-dissolved oxygen (HDO). Enzymes rapidly break down carbon-based organic waste and are a much more efficient way to handle bather oils and sunscreen. Doing this action step of complementing chlorine will yield cleaner, clearer water, improved chlorine efficiency, and a more pleasant look and feel to the water.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16840497 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16840497\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67f55c2\" data-id=\"67f55c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73d7da4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"73d7da4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/tributaryrevelation.com\/ezine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/pillar-3-phosphate-removal.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-212\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78caee26\" data-id=\"78caee26\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b810d65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b810d65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The third pillar is Phosphate Removal.<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1047b6bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1047b6bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhosphates are constantly being introduced to water, and nowadays most water treatment facilities put phosphates in the tap water too. They are a problem because of the problems they contribute to, and because chlorine cannot remove phosphates. Because chlorine cannot oxidize phosphates, they simply accumulate until eventually the pool becomes eutrophied, which will need to be remedied.\n\nThe action step is to keep phosphate levels below 500 ppb. According to the research, keeping phosphates below 500 ppb can reduce the minimum free chlorine to CYA ratio (FC:CYA), which goes a long way to improving chlorine efficiency. Fortunately, phosphate removal is safe and easy to do on an as-needed or regular basis.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20f2168c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20f2168c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-661fa4be\" data-id=\"661fa4be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-727e5a95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"727e5a95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/tributaryrevelation.com\/ezine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/Pillar-4_-Minimal-CYA.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-214\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69df3d53\" data-id=\"69df3d53\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f1ef72f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f1ef72f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The fourth pillar is minimal cyanuric acid (CYA).<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c9b01b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c9b01b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe fourth pillar is minimal cyanuric acid (CYA). CYA controls many aspects of pool chemistry, from chlorine strength (% HOCl) to chlorine speed (contact time [CT]). CYA also negatively impacts the LSI, making water more aggressive. Stabilization is important because CYA protects chlorine from sunlight degradation\u2026but too much CYA leads to overstabilization, which has no benefits, only drawbacks. High CYA requires a proportionally higher level of free chlorine in order to keep disinfection and oxidation working in your water. Because overstabilization is such a prevalent problem, it is our fourth pillar of proactive pool care.\n\nThe action step is to keep CYA to a minimum. The ideal is 30 ppm, and we recommend a maximum of 50 ppm. You can go higher, but you will also need to keep the free chlorine level higher along with it to maintain the free chlorine to CYA ratio (FC:CYA). If you don\u2019t have 7.5% of your CYA ppm in free chlorine, your pool cannot keep up with algae growth, and you are likely to have an outbreak. For example, if you have 100 ppm CYA, you need 7.5 ppm free chlorine as a baseline. But as mentioned in our third pillar, if you keep phosphates below 500 ppb, that number can be lower than 7.5%, perhaps by half (but we are awaiting research to know for sure).\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ea71a8c elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ea71a8c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d370695\" data-id=\"3d370695\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e397cf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e397cf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25673317 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25673317\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Orenda has a philosophy of minimalism, which requires being proactive with pool care. Almost any water chemistry issue we have come across can be prevented by following these four simple action steps. For more information, we have an entire free online educational program called <a href=\"https:\/\/info.orendatech.com\/academy-four-pillars-registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Orenda Academy\u2122<\/a> for you. We also have the more advanced Orenda Academy: Four Pillars\u2122 program online, which is also free. In those programs we go more in depth on these concepts, and we hope to help you optimize your pool chemistry and prevent issues.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38b0a4b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38b0a4b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eric Knight<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d0ffb41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d0ffb41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Orenda Technologies<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4307f052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4307f052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"mailto:eric@orendatech.com\">eric@orendatech.com<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4e97c7 e-grid-align-left elementor-shape-circle e-grid-align-mobile-center elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"b4e97c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook elementor-repeater-item-1f983a4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orendatech.com\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-instagram elementor-repeater-item-73ad501\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/orendatechnologies\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Instagram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PROACTIVE POOL CARE By Eric Knight Four Pillar Concepts to Own The vast majority of swimming pool chemistry problems boil down to just four common denominators, which we call The Four Pillars. 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