Who uses the Orenda app?

[Osmigo]

Seems like all of the local pool techs around here swear by the Orenda app. It looks very convenient; you enter your test results and your desired results and it tells you exactly how much of this or that you need to add. It also calculates the LSI. It certainly makes the pool tech's job a lot easier! I use it sometimes with a Taylor K2005 test kit, but tend to trust the little Taylor chemistry book more, using the "acid demand" test result.

Anyway, I never see the Orenda app mentioned here, and wondered if you had any comments or thoughts about it.

 

[ajw22]

We prefer using PoolMath app which can interface with the TFP site and is simpler to use.

 

[reggiehammond]

Seems like all of the local pool techs around here swear by the Orenda app. It looks very convenient; you enter your test results and your desired results and it tells you exactly how much of this or that you need to add. It also calculates the LSI. It certainly makes the pool tech's job a lot easier! I use it sometimes with a Taylor K2005 test kit, but tend to trust the little Taylor chemistry book more, using the "acid demand" test result.

Anyway, I never see the Orenda app mentioned here, and wondered if you had any comments or thoughts about it.

PoolMath is built to follow TFP recommendations. With a proper test kit, it's all you need.
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[JoyfulNoise]

There are users here that do have the Orenda App and follow Orenda’s advice. It does deviate from TFP in certain ways, particularly in the area of plaster pools and its tighter focus on TA/pH control at industry recommended levels. That tends to cause residential pool owners to “chase their tails” a lot on pH management.

TFP’s approach works for the vast majority of residential pool owners and is simpler in a lot of ways. So PoolMath tends to be the better App to use. You’re free to follow whatever pool care process you want but if you need answers from TFP you can expect us to push back on advice that doesn’t match what we teach and we do request you post current test result from one of the recommended test kits so we can help.

TFP does not endorse, approve or support any other method of pool care other than its own recommmeded processes and procedures.

 

[SoDel]

Seems like all of the local pool techs around here swear by the Orenda app. It looks very convenient; you enter your test results and your desired results and it tells you exactly how much of this or that you need to add. It also calculates the LSI. It certainly makes the pool tech's job a lot easier! I use it sometimes with a Taylor K2005 test kit, but tend to trust the little Taylor chemistry book more, using the "acid demand" test result.

Anyway, I never see the Orenda app mentioned here, and wondered if you had any comments or thoughts about it.

I use Poolmath as the “primary” oracle of pool management but I also use the Orenda app for it’s quick interface in answering certain types of questions. A timely example — if I close my pool today, what will LSI of the water be at 32 degrees F? What is the current Henry’s Law pH ceiling of my water? What would the LSI be when the water reaches that equilibrium? Stuff like that.

I’m not a pool tech but I’d think the logging features of Poolmath would be extremely useful, especially as evidence if there’s a question about the water chemistry down the road or just remembering what chems were added when. As a residential pool owner, the logs can definitely be very helpful to quickly identify trends and just generally know what’s going on with the pool.

 

[Newdude]

The $8 yearly subscription stores all your logs and also allows multiple pools. It's good for those with spas or to log your fill source #s.

Its peanuts a year and worth every last penny. Plus, we can see them too and maybe spot trends you don't see yet, or reverse engineer a problem down the road.

 

[JoyfulNoise]

The $8 yearly subscription stores all your logs and also allows multiple pools. It's good for those with spas or to log your fill source #s.

Its peanuts a year and worth every last penny. Plus, we can see them too and maybe spot trends you don't see yet, or reverse engineer a problem down the road.

+1 on the website integration. It makes it A LOT easier for experts to help when they can see the data logs.

Also, for the nerdy software types, there’s an API that PoolMath uses to allow users to access their data from other programs. I do believe some intrepid TFP’ers have worked on Alexa and Apple HomeKit integrations of PoolMath. Not my cup of tea but some find it to be a fun side project.