• Winterizing Pools Against Crystals (w/ Rob Romano and Bill Drakeley)
    Dec 26 2025

    [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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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Protecting Pool Plaster (w/ Jeff Smith)
    Dec 17 2025

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    26 mins
  • Reinforced PVC Membranes (w/ Tony Jordan and Jeremy Heersink)
    Dec 12 2025

    [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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    34 mins
  • Essential Pool Equipment Taught by the Masters (w/ Rocco Russo)
    Nov 26 2025

    [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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    40 mins
  • Tile Mastery (w/ Jimmy Reed)
    Nov 14 2025

    [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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    26 mins
  • Hands-on Plastering Education (w/ Jon Temple)
    Nov 12 2025

    [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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    36 mins
  • Shotcrete Science (w/ Charles Hanskat, P.E.)
    Oct 29 2025

    [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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    49 mins
  • Social Kick (w/ Bryan Lundquist)
    Oct 1 2025

    [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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    45 mins