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114 The One Where We Talk Masterminds Episode 114: Show Notes This week we are getting ready for our 2020 goals.  But before we get started on the next year, we are going to analyze the current year.    What have you accomplished this year?  Why did these items get accomplished?  What did you not get accomplished this year?  Why didn't these items get accomplished?  On today's show ,  we welcome r...

113 Pinks and Blues: Questions From the Nation!, Using Your Five Senses Episode 113: Show Notes Pinks and Blues: Questions From the Nation!, Using Your Five Senses   Nation! ,  once a  a gain friend of show James McDonald, CWT is trying to help us become better water treaters.   James wants to know  " how  do  we use our  five  senses to be better water treaters ?"    While I answer his question,...

112 The One Where Trace Is Interviewed By Mark Lewis Episode 112: Show Notes This episode is all about lessons learned from when your friend, Mark Lewis, CWT , comes to your office.  You see, Mark and I are both SCUBA Divers .  We decided that we were going to celebrate Industrial Water Week by going SCUBA Diving in The Florida Keys.  Pretty great idea, huh?  You might have even seen the post we d...

111 The One with Eric Russo, CWT Episode 111: Show Notes I am sure I have shared with the Nation! before that I love hearing from people who listen to the Scaling UP! H2O podcast. At last year's AWT Convention and Expo, I met Eric Russo. Eric told me that he absolutely loved the Scaling UP! H2O podcast. He went on to say it was the perfect format for a water treater because we drive so much. What...

110 Pinks and Blues: Boiler Surging Episode 110: Show Notes Pinks and Blues: Questions From the Nation!, Boiler Surging  Nation! Once again, we have a show because one of  the  members  of  The  Scalin g  UP!  Nation ! g ave us a topic to talk about.  Adam Sites, CWT sent us a voicemail about boiler surging.   Hi s frustration was that the water treater always gets  blamed.  And he's right, we do....

109 The One with Super Villain Royalty, Brian Fisk Episode 109: Show Notes Nation! You have heard me speak on this show previously about going to trade association functions to expand your knowledge level. Going to these events is also a great way to expand your network.   I love meeting new water treaters. By this, I mean new to the industry water treaters and new to me water treaters. We, as wat...

108 Pinks and Blues: Cooling Tower Feed Episode 108: Show Notes Pink and Blues: Questions  From the Nation!, Cooling Tower Feed Option  I hope you had a great time celebrating industrial water week.  I also hope part of your celebration included listening to an episode of Scaling UP! H2O  each and every  day last week.  The next Industrial Water Week is October 5 th , 2020.  So, start  your  celeb...

107 Day 5 Of Industrial Water Week (Careers) Episode 107 (Day 5): Show Notes Industrial Water Week, Day 5: Careers  It's hard to believe, we are on our last days of celebrating Industrial Water Week. If you haven't done anything to celebrate, it's not too late. We have heard from people who are having special parties to celebrate. Here, we went out for tacos. Because when you think of water treatm...

  107 Day 4 Of Industrial Water Week (Wastewater) Episode 107 (Day 4): Show Notes Industrial Water Week, Day 4: Wastewater     It's a dirty job, but someone  must  do it. That someone is us, the Industrial Water Treater.    Today we are celebrating Wastewater Thursday. Wastewater is all about taking something out of our discharge water that came from our process. Most municipal plants require that...

107 Day 3 Of Industrial Water Week (Cooling) Episode 107 (Day 3): Show Notes Happy Industrial Water Week everyone! Today, Day 3, of our weeklong holiday is all about Cooling. Yesterday was about boilers. Since we put heat (BTU's) into something, today we have to cool it down. We are taking BTU's out of something. In most processes, heat is a byproduct that slows the process down. The more widgets...

Episode 107 (Day 2): Show Notes Happy Industrial Water Week Scaling UP! Nation!      We are celebrating Day 2 of Industrial Water Week. Day 2 is all about boilers. One of the ways I like to think about our job is that we are heat transfer, efficiency managers. That means we take heat from one place and transfer it to another as cost-effectively as possible. When we talk about boilers, we are putti...

107 Day 1 Of Industrial Water Week (Pretreatment) Episode 107: Show Notes Industrial Water Week, Day 1: Pretreatment   Happy Industrial Water Week Nation! We have an entire week that is devoted just for us, the Industrial Water Treater. Last year, a friend of the show, James McDonald launched this holiday to help us celebrate how awesome our job is. Industrial Water Week is always the first full w...

106 The One with the Agnostic Equipment Guy Episode 106: Show Notes Nation! I know your favorite thing in the water treatment industry is the equipment we use.  Well, maybe not...  But it is something that we must use to run our programs when we are not there.  Many of us are loyal to a particular brand and model of equipment.  There is nothing wrong with that as long as you know what your options...

105 The Other One That's All About Scale Episode 105: Show Notes A few weeks back I did and episode on Scale http://scalinguph2o.com/98 .  Truth be told, this is such a complex topic, one episode is not enough.  I continue that conversation today.  Learn more about one of the most difficult things for us to deal with in our job.   Key Points From This Episode: Calcium Carbonate [0:01:10] Learn Mor...

104 The One on Generational Diversity Episode 104: Show Notes Never before  have we had 4 generations working together in the same workplace.  So, it just stands to reason that we would have issues in dealing with multiple generations working together (in that same workplace) that we have never had to deal with before.     Today's guest is Jeff Butler.  Jeff is an expert when it comes to understan...

103 The One About What a Water Treater Fears Episode 103: Show Notes When my assistant, Carla and I were setting up our production calendar a few months ago, we noticed that a release date was going to fall on Friday the 13 th .  That made me think of Jason Voorhees.  But it also made me think about doing a show about what water treaters fear.  A fear Factor episode, if you will...   I requested t...

102 The Other One with Colin Frayne, CWT  Episode 102: Show Notes There was just too much wisdom from Colin to fit in one week. So, he's back. Colin Frayne, CWT joins us for the conclusion of his interview. Sit back, relax and enjoy my interview with Colin. Key Points From This Episode: Trends and Expectations [0:01:04] Learning Fundamentals [0:05:03] Companies Key Metrics [0:06:45] Identifying an...

101 The One with Colin Frayne, CWT  Episode 101: Show Notes Nation!  you have heard him before on Scaling UP! H2O.  I've interviewed him at AWT events, IFMA events and ASHRAE Events.  But I have never interviewed him on a regular episode of our podcast.  I'm talking about none other than Colin Frayne, CWT.   Colin has been involved in my water treatment training since 2002 when I first saw him at...

100 The 100th One Episode 100: Show Notes Can you believe it, I can't!  This is Scaling UP! H2O's 100 th  episode!  If you are a listener of the show, you have heard my voice 100 times.   Unbelievable ...   Hosting this podcast has become a passion of mine.  Several years ago, I didn't even know what a podcast was, now I'm celebrating 100 episodes of having a podcast.  During the past 100 episodes...

099 The One About Health Insurance  Episode 99: Show Notes As an employer and a business owner, I know how important it is to take care of the people that allow our businesses to function.  If it were up to me, my team would want for nothing.   However …   With the changing climate of benefits and pricing of those benefits, some items can be out of reach.   I have spoken with several company owner...

098 The One That's All About Scale Episode 098: Show Notes Nation!  this one is straight from the Scaling UP! Mailbag!  As you know I try to talk on topics that members of the Scaling UP! Nation! Want to know about.  And this episode is exactly that.   Several people have contacted me wanting to know more about scale.   Join me as I "boil down" what scale is and why it is so important for us to ta...

097 The One About Filtration on Cooling Towers  Episode 97: Show Notes Nation! If you have listened to the show, you know that I believe that every system we treat should have a filter on it.  There is only so much that a water treatment program can do when  mechanical  filtration is not used.     My guest today is Bryan Hayward.  Bryan is an expert on cooling tower filtration.  Today's show will...

096 The One That Helps Introverts Episode 96: Show Notes Well, Kermit the Frog said It's not easy being green, but it's not easy being introverted either.  It may be hard for the Scaling UP! Nation! To  believe, but  introducing myself in a crowdy room d oesn't  come naturally for me.  T hro ugh the years I have been able to work of a few tricks that I do to help in this situation.  I have also fo...

095 The One at the IFMA Conference Episode 95: Show Notes As a water treater, we have many organizations we  have to  track.  Most of us are familiar with the Association of Water Technologies (AWT ) but they are so many others out there too.   Scaling UP! H2O was contacted by IFMA and asked if we would cover their recent Facility Fusion Convention and Expo that took place April 8-10, 2019.  We we...

094 The Other One with Jay Farmerie, CWT Episode 94: Show Notes I'm sure you couldn't wait to tune into the conclusion of last week's episode  http://scalinguph2o.com/93 .  The wait is over.  This week Jay Farmerie, CWT joins us again to talk about what happens when water treaters get called in to court.  Jay has served as an expert witness for both plaintiffs and defendants for many years.  Durin...