NSF/ANSI 50 Certified

Orenda products are available through most pool distribution stores and in some cases, online retailers. Our products are formulated for professional use, so wherever licensed pool service professionals buy products, Orenda can be made available there. If your local store does not (yet) carry Orenda products, please contact us and we can help.

This is the million dollar question, isn’t it? Any company can list features or value propositions when asked how they are different…and we could too. But honestly, we prefer to let our products speak for themselves. Or better yet, let our customers tell you.

Because NSF/ANSI Certification is a big deal. Read more about who the NSF is here. In short, all of our products are subjected to batch testing and routine audits for quality and purity. We make sure we don’t cut corners and water-down our formulas, because if we did, we would lose our certification. Think of the NSF mark as a guarantee for quality and safety.

NSF/ANSI 50 is the recreational water safety standard. All our products meet that standard at a minimum.

Sounds like a lay-up question, but we actually get it a lot. In terms of strength-per-volume, PR-10,000 takes the cake, though all of our products are considered strong. Our formulas were originally made for wastewater and other industrial water systems, so swimming pools are a simpler application. The strength of our formulas is the reason our enzymes can stand the test of the most extreme bather loads; our SC-1000 chelant can handle metal stains, hardened scale and calcium crystals in a non-aggressive way; and PR-10,000 is a highly concentrated solution.

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It all depends on how much scale you have, and where it’s located. If it’s above the water line, you must raise the water level to allow the pool to soak it over time, with SC-1000 in the water. We have found most scale problems are alleviated within 30 days of using SC-1000. But the problem will continue until you maintained your water with a balanced LSI. Use our free calculator to help you with the math.

Often times we have customers with spillways or water features with scale on them. Because you cannot constantly soak those areas, it’s more difficult. Contact us for specific advice on how to counter those situations.

Yes. It helps to show pool owners and operators exactly what to expect, so show them the video below.

PR-10,000 reacts with phosphates on contact, and the cloudiness is the result of that reaction. If phosphates are not present, cloudiness will not occur. If phosphates ARE present, expect cloudiness for 12-24 hours in most cases, but in extreme cases it can be up to 48 hours. Vacuum the pool to get the sediment out, then clean the filter. Enjoy your phosphate-free (or at least phosphate-reduced) pool!

There are two types of bubbles that typically show up when first using our enzymes: 1) big, soapy bubbles, and 2) tiny micro bubbles.

First, the soapy bubbles appear because there is a surfactant in our enzyme formula to help cut through grease and other non-living organics. This surfactant is similar to that of a dish soap, and the bubbles you see at first are likely from that surfactant being introduced for the first time. They go away pretty quickly, and are harmless. Remember, our enzyme products meet the drinking water safety standard (NSF/ANSI 60).

The other type of bubbles are tiny micro bubbles. These are the result of the enzymes breaking down and digesting carbon bonds that hold organic waste together. This carbon, when digested, off-gasses as carbon dioxide (CO2), and in high concentrations you can actually see clusters of micro bubbles. It looks like this: