Pillar 2: Non-living Organics | Orenda's Four Pillars
Especially relevant amidst the current chlorine shortage, Orenda's second pillar is about supplementing chlorine. The bulk of contaminants in swimming pools are non-living organics. Chlorine is a powerful disinfectant, but a comparatively weak oxidizer. It is not designed to remove non-living organics from water. Enzymes and secondary oxidizer systems do a much better job.
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Show Notes
00:00 - Intro
01:54 - Chlorine's responsibilities
02:48 - More of an oxidant demand than a sanitizer demand
03:02 - Three categories of oxidants: metals, nitrogen compounds, and non-living organics
03:19 - What does oxidation mean?
05:11 - Nitrogen compounds: ammonia and urea, and combined chlorine
07:54 -The bulk of chlorine's responsibilities (over 90%) are non-living organics
10:23 - Secondary oxidizer systems (ozone, AOP, and hyper-dissolved oxygen)
11:21 - Our not-so-shameless plug: enzymes are used to supplement chlorine against non-living organics
13:49 - Enzymes are not required, but beneficial, especially with larger bather loads
14:26 - Wildfire smoke/ash puts organics, nitrogen and phosphates in your pool. That's a serious chlorine demand.
16:48 - Thank you for listening!
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