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  • GroundUp
    GroundUp Member Posts: 1,911
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    "**** it, we're not building a liquor store here!" - rowdy old plumber I used to work with
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 16,856
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    Looks OK from my house!
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    Towson, MD, USA
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
    Oil & Gas Burner Service
    Consulting
    JohnNYHap_Hazzard
  • JUGHNE
    JUGHNE Member Posts: 11,062
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    From Steve Lav....Utube...
    "This ain't no Taj Mahall you know"
    Solid_Fuel_Man
  • RickBlackford
    RickBlackford Member Posts: 6
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    When all is said and done, more will have been said than done.
    JohnNY
  • Roohollah
    Roohollah Member Posts: 135
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    Thank you friend , one more time the legacy of great Carlson has taken attention of us to consider his thoughts and the way he stated Hydronics phenomenons . I wish that God keep all of the passing guys of this industry as His own .

    Hope that this new year is filled with much more joy , happiness , health , prosperity and peace for you all .

    your loyal friend,

    Roohollah,
    dennis53
  • JohnNY
    JohnNY Member Posts: 3,231
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    "Once the nail is driven, the hammer just makes noise."
    -John Cataneo

    Used repeatedly to let my guys know they can stop complaining, making it tighter, oversizing boilers and water heaters, adding air vents, etc.
    Contact John "JohnNY" Cataneo, NYC Master Plumber, Lic 1784
    Consulting & Troubleshooting
    Heating in NYC or NJ.
    Classes
    SlamDunk
  • Jellis
    Jellis Member Posts: 228
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    two that always bug me...

    "it is what it is"

    "cant see it from my house"
    Solid_Fuel_ManZman
  • Big Ed_4
    Big Ed_4 Member Posts: 2,785
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    Position is everything in Life.....
    Mr Harty

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  • Big Ed_4
    Big Ed_4 Member Posts: 2,785
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    What ever could go wrong ,will go wrong ...
    Murphy Law

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  • Big Ed_4
    Big Ed_4 Member Posts: 2,785
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    I can supply you with three things , Quality , Time and Price . Pick two !
    Tark machinist

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  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,530
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    The two best tools for troubleshooting are a bright flashlight and an open mind.
    Retired and loving it.
    SlamDunkrick in AlaskaZman
  • Dollr
    Dollr Member Posts: 35
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    "Make it nice or make it twice"
    SlamDunk
  • Larry Weingarten
    Larry Weingarten Member Posts: 3,306
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    When you’re going through hell, keep on going. ;)

    Yours, Larry
  • hot_rod
    hot_rod Member Posts: 22,158
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    Larry Weingarten said:

    Well, There is the old saying from the corrosion engineers, “Rust never sleeps.” They also named him... Demon Rust! >:)

    Yours, Larry

    Larry, have you read this book? Great stories about rust and corrosion, from beer cans to the Alaskan pipeline, well researched.

    Bob "hot rod" Rohr
    trainer for Caleffi NA
    Living the hydronic dream
  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,530
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    RUST. Yes, that is one mighty fine book. Thanks, HR.
    Retired and loving it.
    Zman
  • Dan Foley
    Dan Foley Member Posts: 1,258
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    “Hurry it up, Picasso”

    My old boss to me, many years ago, as I was very carefully applying the pipe dope to the threads.
    Alan (California Radiant) Forbes
  • Dan Foley
    Dan Foley Member Posts: 1,258
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    “You are not judged by your effort, only by the results”

    Same boss
  • Larry Weingarten
    Larry Weingarten Member Posts: 3,306
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    Hi @hot_rod and @DanHolohan , I've got the book coming B) It seems the iron age began around 1200BC, so this "Longest War" has been going on around 3200 years! Wonder who's winning?

    "And the rest is rust and stardust", Vladimir Nabokov (a hydronicist in his own way)

    Yours, Larry
  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,530
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    Ahh, Vladimir.
    Retired and loving it.
  • mndieck
    mndieck Member Posts: 2
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    -"Don't assume it ever worked right"
    -"Gravity don't go uphill"
    -"TLC= Total Lack of Concern"
    -"Don't worry, they will call when they are hot (or cold)"- facility technician
    -"Gotta remember, its been this way for 25 years!" (when its obviously poorly installed)- plant manager
  • rick in Alaska
    rick in Alaska Member Posts: 1,457
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    "Always get them to pay you when they can still remember how urgent it was to get you there."
    My late father-in-law. He was a great guy.
    Murphy was an optimist!
    Rick
    DZoro
  • lchmb
    lchmb Member Posts: 2,997
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    "if it aint broke, ya cant fix it...but you sure can screw it up"
  • STEVEusaPA
    STEVEusaPA Member Posts: 6,505
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    lchmb said:

    "if it aint broke, ya cant fix it...but you sure can screw it up"

    I recognize that one...

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  • Steve Thompson (Taco)
    Steve Thompson (Taco) Member Posts: 204
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    Show me a person that doesn't make any mistakes and I'll show you a person that doesn't do any work. Just make em small and don't make the same one twice.
  • Alan (California Radiant) Forbes
    Alan (California Radiant) Forbes Member Posts: 4,013
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    "Anybody who has any doubt about the ingenuity or the resourcefulness of a plumber never got a bill from one."
    George Meany 1954
    8.33 lbs./gal. x 60 min./hr. x 20°ΔT = 10,000 BTU's/hour

    Two btu per sq ft for degree difference for a slab
    Zman
  • EdTheHeaterMan
    EdTheHeaterMan Member Posts: 7,867
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    I Hate to Heat and Run, But I have other cold customers. can you write a check for $ X00.00?

    and the oil fire "boiler" where you spilled a little oil during the service call... If the odor powder is not enough and you still smell oil tomorrow, Vinegar will cut an oil odor. "Wait for it..."

    ....and if you add a clove of garlic and some anchovies, your home will smell like a Cesar Salad.

    "ouch!"

    for those non-Italians that need an explanation

    vinegar, oil anchovies & garlic are ingredents in a Cesar Salad

    Edward Young Retired

    After you make that expensive repair and you still have the same problem, What will you check next?

  • nibs
    nibs Member Posts: 511
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    The problem with being stupid, is you don't know you are stupid.
    SuperTechGroundUp
  • billtheplmbr3845
    billtheplmbr3845 Member Posts: 41
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    From Floyd Tinkham, one of the old timers I apprenticed under "PLAN YOUR WORK AND WORK YOUR PLAN"
  • BillyO
    BillyO Member Posts: 277
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    How does one person fit all that stupid into one head
    SuperTechAlan (California Radiant) ForbesSlamDunkicy78
  • MikeL_2
    MikeL_2 Member Posts: 490
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    " I can't explain to you in 5 minutes what I've learned and know from 40 years of experience ."
    ratioAlan (California Radiant) Forbes
  • RayWohlfarth
    RayWohlfarth Member Posts: 1,495
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    "The other guy said it was ok to run the boiler at 120 degrees. He said it would save money," This was while I was looking at a leaking cast iron boiler
    Ray Wohlfarth
    Boiler Lessons
  • Intplm.
    Intplm. Member Posts: 1,974
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    "There's no tellin, not knowin."
  • Intplm.
    Intplm. Member Posts: 1,974
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    Or this one from the tool crib attendant.
    "We can't lend that out, we might need it !"
  • mikeg2015
    mikeg2015 Member Posts: 1,194
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    Steamhead said:

    Looks OK from my house!

    An old timer coworker says that all the time. “I can’t see it from my house”. When something is good enough but not perfect and not worth tearing it all apart and starting over. It happens most on PVC condensate drains or when the sheet metal guy is just a little off on their dimensions.

    ... or anything in a crawl space or attic. Our install crews including myself are pretty green, so we make a fair share of minior mistakes, but we at least keep to bar high. We know what a perfect install looked like. The local competition keeps the bar fairly low.
  • nibs
    nibs Member Posts: 511
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    A happy wife is a happy life.
  • mikeg2015
    mikeg2015 Member Posts: 1,194
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    Big Ed_4 said:

    I can supply you with three things , Quality , Time and Price . Pick two !
    Tark machinist


    When I was a facilities engineer, it was “Budget, Timeline, and Quality”. Pick 2.

    Worse, you usually only get 1 or none, because you tried too hard ot minimize #1 and #2 so #3 suffered and you fail at all 3.
  • ratio
    ratio Member Posts: 3,631
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    Cheap, fast, or good. Pick any one.
    Actually heard this once, IIRC.
    We do our best work concealed.
    My old old boss.
  • flat_twin
    flat_twin Member Posts: 350
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    During my high school summers I learned to sweat copper and assemble cast iron soil pipe from an old timer who started my education with him with this bit of wisdom ..."**** runs downhill and Friday is payday".
  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,530
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    And don't bite your fingernails.
    Retired and loving it.
  • Larry Weingarten
    Larry Weingarten Member Posts: 3,306
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    Ben Franklin said “When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.” His brother Vladimir said "When the house is cold, we know the worth of a good hydronics technician." o:)

    Yours, Larry

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