Rudy Stankowitz is the founder and main host of the Talking Pools Podcast, and a thought leader in the pool industry. We don't agree on everything, but we both have large listening audiences, and we feel it's our responsibility to talk it out and debate our ideas. We received over 40 questions from social media and email prior to this discussion, and we tried to answer them all. This is part 1 of 3. Part 2 will be on the Talking Pools Podcast, and Part 3 will be Episode 204 here.
[00:00] - Intro
[04:55] - Topic 1: How important is pH in a stabilized pool?
[06:14] - Rudy's position on pH/CYA/Chlorine
[12:10] - Eric's position on pH/CYA/Chlorine
[18:16] - Discussion - CYA limits and their origins
[23:15] - Chemistry by Committee
[27:08] - 0.05 ppm HOCl minimum
[36:36] - Rudy's position on Range Chemistry
[40:44] - Rudys algae research and the peer review process
[43:27] - Eric's position on Range chemistry
[49:51] - TDS and other parameters to test
[20:48] - Closing