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If you have ever listened to my show, you know I am totally dependent on your suggestions on what I should be talking about.\\xa0Today\\u2019s show is straight from the \\u201cScaling UP! Mailbag!"\\xa0 You ask for it, so here it is\\u2026 Phosphate\\u2026\\xa0 (Tap...Tap) Is this thing on?

Yes, I said Phosphate.\\xa0Believe it or not, questions around phosphate top my list of the most asked questions from the Scaling UP! Nation!\\xa0So, who am I to argue.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Phosphate it is...

I have also taken this opportunity to play \\u201cMythbuster\\u201d Scaling UP! Style.\\xa0A few months ago, several blogs and listservs started talking about using a\\xa0particular device used for digestion in phosphate testing.\\xa0The device is called the\\xa0SteriPen\\xa0and it was developed for outdoor lovers to sterilize their drinking water.\\xa0Many water treaters have found that it could be used as the ultra violet source in the phosphate digestion process (azole too.) The aforementioned post alluded that the\\xa0SteriPens\\xa0would not work for this purpose.\\xa0Join me as I take the Nation! though how I explored these questions myself.

You will hear how I take my own advice of, \\u201cTrust but verify\\u201d (I think Ronald Reagan said that) when you get water treatment opinions.\\xa0 I also get a little help from my friends (John Lennon said this one) by interviewing people that have been using the\\xa0SteriPen\\xa0and who developed the\\xa0SteriPen.

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Timestamps:

Viewer Requested Show\\xa0[00:35]

What Phosphate is? :01:00]

AWT Annual Convention\\xa0[01:30]

Industrial Water Week\\xa0[02:28]

Scaling Up! Nation Testimonials\\xa0[04:27]

What are the different types of Phosphate?\\xa0[07:15]

Building blocks of scale\\xa0[11:26]

Testing Phosphate\\xa0[12:34]

Kinds of tests for Phosphate\\xa0[06:22]

SteriPen\\xa0[22:23]

Techniques on testing\\xa0[29:37]

Repeatability\\xa0[33:05]

How\\xa0SteriPen\\xa0works?\\xa0[38:01]

Batteries works with\\xa0SteriPen [42:15]

Difference on\\xa0SteriPens\\xa0versions?\\xa0[35:53]

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Quotes:

"Take away on today\'s show: Keep your ears open, read everything you can about what you do on a regular basis. " - Trace Blackmore

"Trust me, every water treater out there has an opinion about how you do it, what you use. @traceblackmore." - Trace Blackmore

"It\'s great to hear what those opinions are but that\'s all they are to you." - Trace Blackmore

"Do something that allows you to believe in what you are doing." - Trace Blackmore

"Improvements on Steri Pen is a huge time saver. " - Trace Blackmore

"Episode 46 Tip: Make sure you bring extra batteries when you do Steri Pen tests. " - Trace Blackmore

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Resources:

Steri Pen

Energizer Ultimate Lithium AA Batteries

Eowpower 30pcs 50ml Plastic Vial Storage Container

The unboxing of everything you need to use the SteriPen in your Phosphonate and Azole testing

Augmenting your testing procedures for Phosphonate and Azole testing

Hach UV Lamp Kit, 115V

Taylor Technologies Test Procedures:\\xa0 Phosphonate, Azole

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Correction!:

Nation!\\xa0 I misspoke about LSI and RSI on this show.\\xa0 As I think you know, I am an RSI guy (so that\'s how I think.)\\xa0 Here is the breakdown of Ranges for LSI, RSI and PSI:

• • • LSI Range: -3.0 \\u2013 3.0
      • >0=Scaling
      • <0=Non-Scaling

• • • RSI Range: 1 \\u2013 12
      • <6=Scaling
      • >6=Non-Scaling

• • • PSI Range: 1 \\u2013 12
      • • <6=Scaling
        • >6=Non-Scaling

For more information on this, check out the show we did on it by clicking here.

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