[00:00] - Intro

[01:43] - New Baby and 2026 Goals

[05:44] - Service 2211 has been recorded, and will soon be online

[07:48] - 2026: A Building Year for Watershape U

[09:01] - Watershape U = Education + Reinforcement and Networking

[12:10] - The new WU Service Track

[13:33] - Upcoming WU Classes at Shows

[20:20] - Closing

[21:27] - Service 2211: Essential Water Chemistry - Unit A, Part 1

[24:49] - Learning Outcomes and Introduction

[27:13] - A.1 Hydrolysis, Saturation and Solubility

[31:51] - A.2 Water Chemistry Ranges

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[00:00] - Intro

[00:33] - Pool industry lifers

[07:25] - How pools are winterized in the Northeast

[11:51] - How cold is too cold to plaster?

[16:50] - Calcium chloride in the plaster mix

[22:06] - Freeze damage protection

[27:40] - Dilution's impact on the LSI during the winter

[33:51] - Testing fill water, and smart winterizing

[36:10] - Company culture of learning

[45:21] - Scale vs. calcium crystals

[52:50] - Accountability

[1:00:40] - Water and air physics

[1:10:38] - Closing

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[00:00] - Preface - Education Vacation Recap

[03:10] - Actual Introduction

[09:13] - New WU Class - C3291: Reinforced PVC Membrane Workshop

[14:35] - PVC membranes in cold climates

[16:33] - Installation and costs

[30:46] - Closing

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[00:00] - Intro

[01:12] - Introducing Rocco Russo

[06:15] - AI Displacement vs. Tribal Knowledge

[08:49] - 2025 Trainer of the Year

[20:50] - What to expect from S1311: Essential Pool Equipment - The Core Four

[33:44] - Closing

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[00:00] - Introducing Jimmy Reed

[07:58] - Weeks of precise prep work before tile goes in

[12:12] - The challenge is the point.

[13:46] - The Art and Science of Tile Work

[15:23] - C2611: Essential Tile Workshop

[18:58] - Closing

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[00:00] - Intro

[01:32] - Introducing Tempool

[04:33] - Common denominator lately: Residue

[06:21] - Easily distorted mix ratios

[23:22] - Rock-to-Rock Pebble Finish Exposure

[24:54] - Standardizing Systems

[26:50] - Exposure problems and Hot starts

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[00:00] - Introducing Charles Hanskat, P.E.

[01:26] - Shotcrete History

[06:39] - Shotcrete depends on velocity for compaction

[09:44] - Wet mix vs. Dry mix. What's right for you?

[11:38] - Water, Cement, and Time

[15:39] - Slump

[17:58] - Compressive strength

[19:46] - Aggregates

[21:25] - Standards and Minimums

[24:36] - Shrinkage and Cracks

[32:10] - Ideal conditions and Curing

[39:21] - Weepers

[42:29] - WU and ASA Shotcrete Certifications

[46:15] - Closing

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[00:00] - Introducing Bryan Lundquist

[02:15] - Swimming Talk

[15:48] - Cloudy water, from a swimmer's perspective

[20:53] - Changing expectations of water quality

[27:09] - ChloramineConsulting.com

[29:33] - Showering before swimming, and not peeing in the pool

[36:27] - Swimming in natural water (a lake)

[40:24] - Unqualified Pool Advice

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[00:00] - Intro

[00:58] - To pool professionals.

[05:41] - To you, the individual listener.

[08:47] - To the industry in general.

[11:28] - To homeowners.

[18:30] - To me.

[21:20] - Upcoming education events.

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