Wildfires and Swimming Pools
In this brief episode, Eric talks about how wildfires affect pool chemistry. It's pretty simple: if you can smell the smoke, carbon, nitrogen and phosphates are getting into your pools. Be proactive, and learn how to clean up after. Above all, stay safe.
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Show Notes
00:00 - Intro
01:10 - Wildfires burn through forests and convert plant life into basic elements...primarily carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus.
02:15 - The closer you are to the fire, the more contamination will get in your water. If you can smell smoke, it's getting into your pool too.
03:45 - Prepare for the smoke, ash and debris when fires start. Be proactive.
03:59 - Rare instances: helicopters borrowing water from your pool, and fire extinguisher chemicals getting into your pool. Most likely this is a drain and refill.
05:47 - Nothing replaces physically cleaning out debris and cleaning the filter. Chemicals will not remove physical debris.
07:30 - Enzymes break down carbon non-living organics. Perfect for addressing carbon contaminants like smoke and ash.
08:51 - Phosphates should be removed too. Consider PR-10,000 or CV-700 enzyme + phosphate remover.
10:02 - Thanks for listening! Find more on our website blog or the 'articles' section of the Orenda App.
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