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Just had a main suction hose blowout on the Ohio River job last night, costing us a full day.
The 12-inch reinforced line split at a seam under pressure, and we had to shut down for 12 hours to get a replacement barge-delivered from Pittsburgh, so what's your go-to method for checking hose integrity before a shift?
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wyatt7712mo ago
Didn't I read about using soapy water to spot tiny leaks before they get big?
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elizabetht561mo ago
Pressure testing every Monday sounds like a lot of extra work for a maybe problem. A 12 hour shutdown is bad, but how often does a hose actually blow? Seems like you could just do a good visual check and call it a day. That soapy water trick sounds messy too, lol. Bet most crews just roll the dice and hope for the best.
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brookepark2mo ago
Our crew in Baton Rouge runs a pressure test with a gauge every Monday morning. We pump it up to 10% over working pressure and watch it for 15 minutes. Found a slow leak on a coupling that way last month. It adds maybe 30 minutes to the shift start but beats a full shutdown. The super wasn't happy about the extra time at first, but he changed his tune after we avoided a blowout.
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