As difficult as it was to find certain essential supplies early in the pandemic, pool pros might dare say now that it’s even harder to find pool equipment. “It’s just like toilet paper — once one person starts buying it, they start stocking up on it,” says Jon Krawczyk, owner of Superior Pools of Southwest…
With the industry-wide shortage of trichlor tablets, more pool professionals are left with little choice but to switch customers to alternative sanitizers, especially liquid chlorine and calcium hypochlorite. Since it involves volatile and corrosive chemicals, changing sanitizing methods comes with a host of concerns, from proper dosing and pH levels to safe application, transportation and…
Pool stains are often associated with lackluster pool maintenance. But pool stains can surface immediately following construction if proper preventive measures aren’t taken during the build. Stain prevention begins with protecting the pool throughout construction. Jeffery Anderson, managing member of Mayan Pools & Sports Construction in Atlanta, says one of the most common errors he…
Knight, a former competitive swimmer, got into the aquatics industry because he was tired of poor air quality at indoor pool facilities. He started with Paddock Evacuator, which packaged Orenda enzymes with installations. He briefly left the industry, but came back after once again getting sick swimming indoors. “Orenda was an opportunity to make an…
Morgan took the family way into the pool industry: His then-girlfriend, now-wife’s family owned a pool business, and Morgan worked part-time cleaning pools to make extra money during college. While doing pool startups for a local pool builder, the company stumbled upon Orenda Technologies. Harold Evans, his father in law, started selling Orenda products around…
Water care manufacturers have joined together to introduce the CYA Smart Alliance, a movement for better, healthier, sustainable and chemically safe and consistent water care. Centered on the principle that pool water should be stable, simple to manage and healthier for swimmers and the environment, the CYA Smart Alliance provides pool and spa professionals the…
Orenda Technologies now offers an exclusive, complimentary opportunity for pool professionals to market their business and services to a tailored customer base by being featured on the Orenda website as an Orenda Certified Operator. Orenda believes that by promoting the use of the Orenda program, pool pros will reach more aligned customers. The program is…
Specialty chemical manufacturer and leading industry educator Orenda Technologies announced the hiring of Joe Sweazy as executive vice president of sales. Sweazy has more than 22 years of professional experience in the testing and treatment of swimming pools and spas. Sweazy will be responsible for developing and implementing sales strategy while engaging and directing the…
Edwards Pool Construction in Andover, Kansas, started using the Orenda Mobile App in spring of 2018 after owner, Steve Edwards, read several posts about it on Facebook. “The Orenda app has greatly enhanced our water chemistry comprehension and simplified teaching ourselves and our service techs water chemistry,” Edwards says. “Our ability to explain to the…