Scaling UP! H2O

093  The One with Jay Farmerie, CWT Episode 93: Show Notes As you all have heard me speak about on the show, I am endeavoring to become a better water treater each and every day.  This includes learning what I don't know I don't know.  This can be a very difficult task when you embark on this journey by yourself.  That is way I have engaged others to help me.   I believe that everyone should have...

092 The One About My TED Talk Experience Episode 92: Show Notes If you have listened to my end year shows, you know I am a goal setter.  I believe that if you challenge yourself to grow beyond your comfort level, you challenge yourself to grow , period .  I also believe that most people don't challenge themselves to grow and by default they stay the same.  The brutal fact is if you are staying the...

091 The One That's All About Filming Amines (Closed Loops and Cooling Towers) Episode 91: Show Notes Wow!  Three weeks of filming amines.  What else is left to talk about?  Closed Loops and Cooling Towers o f course ...   Marodi  Cribari and I are back to finish up this series on filming amine technologies.  Adding from our previous two conversations, we talk about using filming amines in the appl...

090 The One That's All About Filming Amines (Boilers) Episode 90: Show Notes If you haven't listened to last week's episode,  Episode 89, The One That's All About Filming Amines (General)  I think you should start with that one first.  That is the episode where we talk about general knowledge of the filming amine products.     In today's episode we get down to application in boilers. Boilers are w...

089 The One That's All About Filming Amines (General) Episode 89: Show Notes This one is straight from the Scaling UP! H2O mailbag! I have received dozens of questions about filming amines after Episode 80, Filming Amines . In that episode, I shared with the Scaling UP! Nation! the paper I presented at the 2018 Association of Water Technologies Convention and Expo . In fact, after I presented this...

088 Pinks and Blues: Heat Transfer Episode 88: Show Notes Key Points From This Episode: Heat Transfer Efficiency Managers [0:02:00] Equipment Treaters [0:01:35] Heat Exchange [0:02:58] Heat Transfer [0:03:42] Water Treater Job [0:05:55] Universal Solvent [0:09:37] Microbial [0:11:24] Calcium Carbonate Scale [0:14:28] Chillers and more [0:16:53] AWT Annual Convention and Expo [0:26:57] And a lot mo...

087 The One That Takes You to AWT's 2019 Technical Training Episode 87: Show Notes Scaling UP! Nation! you know my favorite time of year is when I get to teach at The Association of Water Technologies Technical Training Seminars. Not only do I get to talk about my favorite topic, I get to teach it! But the best part is I get to talk to other water treaters! Being the gracious host that I am, I dec...

086 Pinks and Blues: Alkalinity Episode 86: Show Notes If there is one thing that confuses most water treaters, it is the subject of alkalinity. Alkalinity is a topic that if you can understand, it helps you better understand some of the tests you run on your systems. In fact, knowing alkalinity can tell you what test to run and not to run. Join me as I answer several questions about alkalinity on...

085 The One with the Business Operating System Episode 85: Show Notes OK Scaling UP! Nation! You know that I love business. And I love helping people in business even more. If there is a common denominator with almost every business I help, it is that they are trained to be water treaters, but not to be business owners or managers. Here I go again, more on EOS, The Entrepreneural Operating System....

084 Pinks and Blues: pH Episode 84: Show Notes Everybody uses pH but very few truly understand what it is.  Moreover, the people that are brave enough to ask, "What is pH?" hardly ever get an answer that is helpful.   No promises, but I am going to do my best to explain pH in a way that is not only helpful but useful.     Requirement:  You must visualize what I am saying during the podcast.   Plea...

083 The One About Water Management Plans Episode 83: Show Notes Water  Manag ement Plan, Oh My! Many  wonder  about what they are, do they need them and how to educate their customers on them.   Today we have one of the industry's leading experts to help answer  all of  these questions and more.  Join me as I talk with Matt  Frejie  of HC Info. Claim your discount now - Code: scalingup5 More about...

082 Pinks and Blues: Calibration Episode 82: Show Notes I know you know the feeling.  You just got a delivery and it's your brand-new pH meter you ordered from your favorite supplier.  You open the box, experience that new meter smell and can wait to start using it.  In fact, most of us are so excited, we never even open the operations manual.     On today's episode we are going to talk about all...

081 The One about Pure Water for the World Episode 81: Show Notes Speaking for myself, days can go by without me thinking about where my water comes from.  I turn on the faucet and crystal-clear water comes out.  It is there when I need it.  Our water is clean and free from pathogens.  However, it is not like this all over the world.  In fact, more places don't have good drinking water than places...

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079 The One with The Waste Water Guy (Part 2) Episode 79: Show Notes Nation!  you ask for it, so here it is!  An Episode series on Waste Water.   Every year the Association of Water Technologies (AWT) offers a training seminar on waste water.  The trainers that donate their time are top notch.  They explain everything a beginner would need to know to begin a career in waste water treatment.  Unfor...

078 The One with The Waste Water Guy Episode 78: Show Notes Nation!  you ask for it, so here it is!  An Episode series on Waste Water.   Every year the Association of Water Technologies (AWT) offers a training seminar on waste water.  The trainers that donate their time are top notch.  They explain everything a beginner would need to know to begin a career in waste water treatment.  Unfortunately,...

077 Pinks and Blues Episode 77: Show Notes Water treaters run test.  That's a fact.  However, the tests should never run the water treater.  How well do you know your tests?  Do you know how they work?  Do you know how to tell when your tests are "lying" to you?   Many of you have written in asking about specific testing questions.  Today's show will not only answer those questions but hopefully g...

076 The One with the Consulting Client Episode 76: Show Notes Have you ever wondered what would happen if someone found out about your short comings?  Maybe they could: expose you, take your business, tell your boss or even make fun of you.  Or maybe they could help you overcome those short comings?   Many get a frightened felling by the prospect of someone finding out we don't know something, or...

075 The One that's All About Corrosion Coupons Episode 75: Show Notes If you are an industrial water treater, most likely you have seen a corrosion coupon at some point.  However, if you haven't, today's episode will teach you all about them.   I remember a time when I placed an ad for my corrosion coupon lab in an industry magazine.  After we created the layout for the ad, the sales rep called me...

Water, Water everywhere...  Well, is it really?  As a Water Treatment Professional, we have a professional responsibility to look after this valuable resource.  It's not just a responsibility, it is in the DNA of our job.  Water Treatment is the original "Green" profession.  We were Green before anybody ever thought about being Green, even Kermit. If we do our jobs properly, we have a tremendous o...

AHSRAE and AHR combine their efforts to put on one tremendous trade show.  Many of us in the Scaling UP! Nation!  are not able to attend conferences such of this.  So, me being the nice guy that I am, take you onto the tradeshow floor via Scaling UP! H2O.   Join me as I talk to both vendors and water treaters so you can start thinking about that next thing that will help you succeed with a particu...

If you have ever been in a manufacturing facility, you've probably seen something from the LEAN process, even if you didn't recognize it.  LEAN is mostly thought of at a "streamlining" system used in the world of manufacturing.  And this is how I thought of it. Our guest today is Jason Burt of EHIIP Consulting.  And I know what you are thinking, Why are we talking about LEAN, we are water treaters...

As an industrial water treatment professional we all need water to do our jobs.  But because of our jobs we have a tremendous opportunity to lead the way in reducing the usage of this valuable resource. I am delighted to say that the Scaling UP! H2O podcast is reaching many nations and getting the attention of water treaters all over the world.   Because of this we were contacted about a water del...

When was the last time you spent time out of water treatment to work on water treatment?  Sometimes you must take yourself out of the work you are doing so you can do the work you are doing better. The AWT's Technical Training is the best opportunity available for this purpose. Whether you're a professional in the water technology field, a supervisor, or the owner of a company, the Association of...

Making 2019 a great year! On today's Pinks and Blues episode we will be answering the following questions: Q: How do I make 2019 better than 2018?  What am I not seeing that can help me do that? Q: Did you celebrate your accomplishments of last year? Q: Did you discover why you were success on your accomplishments and why you were not on what you did not accomplish? The reason this works so well f...