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  Heywood H2O Rant - NSF 61-600.mp4 GFX: Blueprint unrolling "Sherwin-Williams From Spec to Protect" Water Tower GFX: Murray Heywood North America Water & Wastewater Market Manager Sherwin-Williams Murray walking along the coast of a body of water Murray [00:00:07] Hey, everybody, today's rant is all about the upcoming changes to NSF 61/600 standards that are going to take effect January 1st, 2023. More importantly, this is about all the fear mongering and misinformation and scare tactics and all the things that are going around the industry. People are talking about how the industry is already, Sherwin-Williams isn't ready. Nobody's ready for this the sky is falling. It's going to be a disaster. Let me assure you, we've been ready for this for a very long time. So what's changing? So all of the products that you've typically seen, it represents about 80 percent of the market, are thin film epoxies. So those products containing ethylbenzene xylene, toluene, those are going to go away because they're reducing the amount of extractables allowed so they're virtually going to be rendered useless as of January 1st, 2023. So what's the next move? The next move is 100 percent solids. Now, we've been educating the public about 100 percent solids, epoxies and polyurethanes for a long time. I mean, what are the benefits of them? I mean, you get faster return to service. You get higher-film build to reduce labor costs. You can put it on a one coat. You got no taste or odor issues. You got edge retention. So better corrosion protection, just overall better lifecycle expectations with 100 percent solids. So if you're an engineer or an owner who has typically specified these low-film build products, then the biggest change is actually coming for you. Now, did this catch us off guard? Are we surprised? No, we've seen this coming. We've known this is coming. And the fact of the matter is, is that Sherwin-Williams has been a pioneer at 100 percent solids, polyurethane and epoxies. We've been formulating, manufacturing and selling 100 percent solids products for over twenty years. We have the best in class systems in both of those sectors. We know what we're doing. This isn't catching us off guard. I mean, we know exactly what's going on. So the other thing that I want you to be aware of is that we are evaluating alternatives. You know, that may make the change a little easier. But it's too soon to tell. We're evaluating things. But in the meantime, we've been using 100 percent solids, epoxies and polyurethanes for over twenty years. We're really good at it. So there's no need to be afraid, no need for anxiety. I mean, we've been doing this for a long time. We got all the products. I can assure you that at the Sherwin-Williams water and wastewater team, we understand that water is life. It's really important, folks. We understand that. We totally understand it. But what I want you to know, I want you to breathe. No anxiety, no fear. We've been doing this for a long time. We have the products in place. What I want you to know, is that the Sherwin-Williams Water and Wastewater team we have you covered. GFX: Blueprint "Sherwin-Williams From Spec to Protect" Water Tower. Cover the earth logo