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That close call with a steam drum at the Marengo plant last week
We were pressure testing a steam drum at the Marengo plant last Tuesday and I noticed a hairline crack along the longitudinal weld seam. The test was at 350 PSI and if that let go it would have been a disaster. I flagged the foreman and we shut it down right there, ended up cutting out a 3-foot section and rewelding it the next day. Has anyone else caught a crack during a hydro test that saved a major blowout?
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hugo_moore22d ago
Holy cow, 350 PSI on a hairline crack? That's insane, if that sucker let go it would've punched a hole right through the wall. Good catch man, you probably saved some serious medical bills or worse.
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elliot_king21d ago
@"hugo_moore" that crack might have been a slow leak too, not just a blowout.
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