Scaling UP! H2O

On today's Pinks and Blues episode we will be answering the following questions: What is the small blue pill in the bottom of a legionella sample bottle? I have a large territory that requires me to travel. On many days I find myself traveling back to accounts that are in the beginning of my route to check items I did a day or two before. What can I do to reduce that? Do I still need to come to AW...

What a week!  Day1: Pretreatment , Day 2: Boilers , Day 3: Cooling , Day 4: Waste Water and the last day...  Careers . Speaking for myself, I am so happy that I work in the Industrial Water Industry. After all, you most likely wouldn't be listening to me right now if I didn't. I am a Water Treater. And personally, there is no better job out there. Today we talk about careers in water treatment and...

Many of us in the Industrial Water Industry work in waste water. Today we are talking about what that means, and we get the following question answered: What are some tips to make sure a jar study mimics system conditions as closely as possible? A huge thank you to Kevin Cope. Kevin has 40 years in the waste water industry and it shows. I find it comforting that we all had a first day, even if it...

It's hard to believe, we are half way into Industrial Water Week.  Today's questions are all about cooling and we are joined by another mentor of mine, Jay Farmerie, CWT . The questions we will answer today are: Cycles of concentration in a cooling tower, if you can control your limiting factors, is there any reason to stop concentrating the water indefinitely? How do you weigh downtime against ma...

Day 2 of Industrial Water Week is here!   Today we celebrate by answering a few questions about boilers and I am joined by one of my mentors, Bruce Ketrick, CWT . Here are the questions we are answering today. What causing foaming in a boiler? Foaming is primarily caused by high solids. As the boiler concentration increases, the boiling bubble cannot "pop" as quickly and they begin to build up on...

Happy Pretreatment Monday! Today we will be starting off Industrial Water Week with Pretreatment questions for the Scaling UP! Nation! Here is the question I answer today: What can make a water softener pass hard water sooner than expected? Happy Industrial Water Week!   Industry Water Week .  Join me  each and every  day this week for a special themed ep is ode.       Timestamps Water Treatment H...

Scaling UP! Nation!, you know that I believe you get out of our industry what you put into our industry.  This is my normal response to when someone asks me why I train others, why I volunteer for trade organizations and especially why I do this podcast. I truly believe that you should teach what you know. Educate yourself and you get smarter, teach what you know, and you get even smarter (because...

Now we have a holiday dedicated just to us, The Industrial Water Treater! Join Scaling UP! H₂O as we celebrate Industrial Water Week October 1 -5 . We will have a new episode each and every day. Industrial Water Week: Your Holiday October 1, 2018 Celebrate water softeners, reverse osmosis, demineralizers, dealkalizers, filters, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, cold lime softeners, hot lime softene...

An introduction to a new Podcast for Water Treaters.

Scaling UP! The podcast for water treaters by water treaters. • Introduction and Welcome • Announcements/ Updates in the industry • Catalyst • Interview/Presentation • Pinks and Blues • Wrap up This was really the first episode of Scaling UP!  Even though it is Episode #2.  The first episode was simply a placeholder to allow me to get the Podcast registered on iTunes and Stitcher and also get the...

Join me as I interview Tom Tinney of Lakewood Instruments .  We explore what you should know about controllers.  Tom talks about basic functionality, advanced functionality, troubleshooting tips and just general information about the controller. Lakewood Instruments Newsletter Die Hard Movies, Can you find the Lakewood Controller? In this episode Tom mentions several items you should have in your...

Water treaters need to realize that everything we do is "green."  Our entire reason for being is to make the systems we treat more efficient.  If we do our jobs properly, we save the customer water and energy which in turn saves the customer money.  That's Being Green! Water Treatment is the original "Green" industry. I interview Charlie Cichetti of Green Building Education Services, GBES and Sust...

I bet you didn't know that you are a Superhero.  A water treater has to combat issues that most mortals are unable to overcome.  These issues are corrosion, scaling, microbial fouling and invasion of dirt and debris in our systems.  Maybe a human can take on one or two of these issues.  Taking them all on at the same time, successfully, only a Superhero can do that… Water Treaters = Superheroes  

We take a closer look at service reports. The service report is a legal document AND it is a direct link to everything you did or didn't do on-site.  Many of us do not give the service report the respect it deserves.  Far too often when I consult with other water treatment companies, I see lacking service reports.   Use the service report to enhance the value you give to that account. The Catalyst...

On episode 7, I introduce a new segment called "The Boiling Point."  This new section is therapy for me and hopefully a learning opportunity for you.  Frankly, The Boiler Point is for things I see some water treaters do that water treaters shouldn't do.  SO STOP! After my rant, John Zibrita of Zibex stops by to talk about his time in the water treatment industry and his involvement with AWT. We th...

On this episode we learn what it means to be a heat transfer efficiency manager.  Heat transfer efficiency is really what we do as water treaters.  After that Conor Parrish stops by to talk about being a relatively new water treater and how he goes about learning.  

Today's show is something that most of us misunderstand, we don't know how to talk to our customers about it, and we simply do not know what the right information is and where to go find it. We are talking about the L word today; Legionella . We are going to get to the bottom of what Legionella is, what we need to know about it, how we explain it to our customers, and how we get everybody working...

On today's episode we welcome Jim Lukanich , a former AWT board member, he is a Certified Water Technologist (CWT) and the director of applied technology with U.S. Water. Jim won the Ray Balm Memorial Water Treater of the Year award in 2008. Jim describes himself as a short guy, about 59 years old, he runs, bikes and swims and just happens to be a water treater. Jim has been in the water treatment...

Our guest today is Michael Iverson , part-time CFO for Blackmore Enterprise . Michael is an experienced financial executive with over 25 years of financial accounting and management experience at both privately held and publicly traded companies. He has an understanding of all things financial and the cool thing about Mike is he is able to put things in a way that you can understand it and from th...

Our guest today is Michelle Farmerie . Michelle is the daughter of Jay Farmerie and the Marketing Director for GLA Water Consultant, Inc. Michelle has also become more involved in the water treatment industry by joining various AWT committees. Most significantly, she has taken lead of the Young Professionals Group whose purpose is to help solidify the future of the AWT. Michelle also participates...

Our guest today is Bruce T. Ketrick Jr. , president of the Association of Water Technologies . Bruce began his career in the pharmaceutical industry as a sales representative and later a technical trainer. Bruce's career in water technologies started 13 years ago with Guardian CSC . During his employment with Guardian CSC he has held various positions including Field Service Representative, Sales...

The AWT Convention, or any convention for that matter, can be scary.  Walking around the exhibit hall and not knowing anyone or not knowing which presentation to go to can cause anxiety.  On today's show we talk about how to get the most out of a convention while dealing with these two issues.   Join Trace as he talks about tips and tricks he has learned throughout the years to make this your best...

Our guest today is Mike Standish , co-founder of Radical Polymers . Mike has over 28 years experience in polymer additive design and development. Prior to forming Radical Polymers, Mike served in technical and business leadership roles within global, publicly traded chemical companies and is responsible for the development and patenting of industry leading polymers for use in the water treatment,...

Just a quick reminder about the Scaling UP! Meet UP! on Thursday for Breakfast. Don't forget to get your Scaling UP! button. And, in an effort to help your drive, I have created this list of songs that will help get you to your next account.  Enjoy, and let me know what you think.  

Our guest today is Jack Walker , CEO of WaterTech Specialties Incorporated . Jack is also one of the founders of The Association of Water Technologies. WaterTech is a family-owned and operated business. They pride themselves on the diversity of their customer base, from small family businesses to Fortune 100 companies. Truly, they are small enough to care and large enough to make a difference. In...