{"podcast":{"title":"Rule Your Pool","slug":"rule-your-pool-478192","podcast_index_feed_id":478192,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/ZhC_J4WB","website_url":"https://rule-your-pool.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/7e1fb0ad-27e6-4f4a-83c7-5e05d9d4c1d3/ec1841cc-4ae9-4086-8df2-1b0e5f2b6d9c/3000x3000/rule-your-pool-podcast-art-3000px.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Eric Knight","episode_count":195,"summary":"Rule Your Pool is a podcast by Orenda Technologies. This show was created for pool owners, operators, and service pros who want the best water quality possible. If you want to know what's really going on with your swimming pool chemistry, this might be the podcast for you. Each week, we'll cover a new topic related to swimming pools, water chemistry, or indoor air quality. With our help, you'll be able to rule your pool without over-treating it with chemicals and wasting money.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T02:17:40.752952+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rule-your-pool-478192"},"episode":{"title":"Why Alkalinity Rises in Pools using CO2 for pH Management","slug":"why-alkalinity-rises-in-pools-using-co2-for-ph-management","published_at":"2026-06-24T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rule-your-pool-478192/why-alkalinity-rises-in-pools-using-co2-for-ph-management","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rule-your-pool-478192","url":"https://rule-your-pool.simplecast.com/episodes/why-alkalinity-rises-in-co2-pools-u3qRnLD9","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/4555a2a2-d4a0-4228-a011-c217dfa15a10/0d7ce148-ec8f-4095-833e-ebe7fb3ab092/episodes/audio/group/9f72589e-0056-4a85-8815-e33c6ea212f6/group-item/915ad8f2-eb7f-4691-b68e-a48ccebf9841/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=ZhC_J4WB","summary":"Thanks to numerous questions from listeners (to ruleyourpool@gmail.com), Eric explains the actual chemistry of why alkalinity rises in pools feeding CO2 for pH management. CO2 itself does not raise alkalinity. Eric shows what's really going on, and what a pool operator can do about this constant rise in total alkalinity.","meta_description":"Thanks to numerous questions from listeners (to ruleyourpool@gmail.com), Eric explains the actual chemistry of why alkalinity rises in pools feeding CO2 f…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":822,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rule-your-pool-478192/episodes/why-alkalinity-rises-in-pools-using-co2-for-ph-management/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rule-your-pool-478192/why-alkalinity-rises-in-pools-using-co2-for-ph-management.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}