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For this special Mondays Down Under episode, Lee, Shane, and Nick are finally together in the same room after two exhausting days walking the floor at SPLASH! 2026.
The team shares the products, technology, conversations, and innovations that caught their attention, including smarter chlorinators, Bluetooth pressure monitoring, automatic backwashing, direct free-chlorine testing, advanced commercial sanitation systems, and robotic cleaners that are becoming increasingly independent.
They also speak with representatives from Waterco, Davey, Fluidra, Brauer Swim, Maytronics, and other industry leaders about equipment designed to reduce maintenance, conserve water, improve chemical control, and give pool professionals better information before they arrive on-site.
Beyond the equipment, the episode explores two important industry developments: a new guide addressing sanitization marketing claims and the draft revision of Australian Standard 3633, which has not been rewritten since 1989.
And yes, after two days of demonstrations, masterclasses, interviews, networking, and enough walking to make a Fitbit file a workers’ compensation claim, everyone’s feet are completely destroyed.
In This Episode
- The sights, crowds, and atmosphere of SPLASH! 2026
- Waterco’s MultiCyclone dual-cartridge filtration system
- How centrifugal prefiltration can reduce cartridge cleaning
- The Waterco OptiCell and direct free-chlorine measurement
- Commercial salt-chlorination and AOP systems from Brauer Swim
- Fluidra’s Solo, ECHO, Halo Pro, and Halo Pure chlorinators
- Seasonal programming and centralized app control
- Bluetooth pressure gauges that monitor filter condition
- AI-assisted heat-pump technology
- The Maytronics Dolphin EON robotic cleaner
- Internal robotic-filter backwashing
- Managing multiple cleaners through one technician-friendly app
- Robotic cleaners that dock, recharge, and empty themselves
- Automatic remote backwashing with the iWash system
- A rollable, lockable insulated spa cover
- The new sanitization marketing-claims guide
- Why “freshwater,” “mineral,” and ionized-pool claims need clarity
- The draft revision of Australian Standard 3633
- Why Australian and New Zealand pool professionals should provide feedback
- Lee’s chemistry, diagnostics, and customer-experience masterclasses
- The WAVES event and helping more women find their voice in the industry
- Why SPLASH belongs on every Australian pool professional’s calendar
If you attended SPLASH! 2026, tell us which product or presentation impressed you most. If you missed it, Lee, Shane, and Nick have done the walking, filming, questioning, and blister collection for you.
Send questions, topic suggestions, or requests for future industry guests to talkingpools@gmail.com.
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