Your Jobsite Superstitions?
My second superstition is I never like testing a boiler pop safety or relief valve on a Friday afternoon. They will surely leak and I am running all over town to find one.
Im curious if you have any superstitions like mine
Ray
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No compressor changes on Friday unless your the on call guy.0
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I'd call those just good judgement, not superstitions!
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never touch a gate valve on a Friday…..
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No BMS programming on a Friday
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I get the creeps from new customers who want to pay in advance.
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Never use a pipe wrench, to goose a gate valve wheel JUST that little EXTREE...ANY DAY of the week! Mad
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Don't ever solder deep down in a wall
Or floor joists without a fire 🔥 extinguisher AND a 5 gallon bucket of water next to you! Mad
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Don't call for a gas pressure test until you've had the system holding tight for ATLEAST 6 or 7 hours...Mad
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@ratio It could be called good judgement Didnt think of it like that
@realliveplumber I have been there done that
@neilc Sounds like experience talking there
@jumper Never had that happen to me
@Mad Dog_2 You are more supstitious than me LOL
Ray Wohlfarth
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I never had any superstititions about doing repairs on a Friday or any other day. If it needed fixed or repaired it got done reguardless of the time or the day. For your information, I loved my job and I got paid "portal to portal". If I drove 6 hours to Philadelphia, Pa, I got paid from the time I left my house until I got back to my house less any down time and got reimbursed for my room and food. I never padded my time sheet in 35 years and was on call 24 hours a day, every day. There were other guys on call but I was available to them anytime, if they needed me. There was never a job too far away if the customer was willing to pay the rate.
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Never put away the sweat gear until pressure testing is complete.
You know you're in trouble if the customer says "This should be a quick one"
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No start ups of commercial boiler on a Friday, or any boiler for that matter unless absolutely necessary
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damn Fridays
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Only if you're supposed to be OFF on Saturday...if not, it might as well be any night. Mad Dog
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@retiredguy You are rare now my friend. Good for you
@Shane_2 LOl Thats one of mine too Forgot about it
@EBEBRATT-Ed I agree
@neilc LOl
I did have one other superstition. When I go out of town for a boiler service call or startup, I alwasy bring an extra combustion analyzer. I had one fail mid startup and I scrambled around trying to find one.
Ray Wohlfarth
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As @neilc wrote, I forgot to mention that I always carried the latest electronic combustion analyzer that was available plus a back-up set of Bacharach Dumb Bells. Somewhere in my truck for you very old guys, was an Orsat gas analyzer that I just could not discard.
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No superstitions.
If the job needs to get done it needs to get done.
Have confidence in your work, know what you're doing and get it done.
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It's not superstition to avoid starting big projects on Fridays, when parts might be several days away. It's a judgement call to be sure, but I've always liked to have ready access to everything I might need to finish the job even if things go sideways. Sometimes that meant waiting until Monday to dig in. Sometimes there's no reason to wait, or it can only get better, so I'd go ahead & start.
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@ChrisJ I believe in Murphys Law I guess. I have tried replacing my share of leaking nipples and finding much more of the piping is destroyed. If I find a leak like that, I will patch it and grab some fittings on Monday. If its an emergency, I will repair it and hope for the best
@ratio I agree if its a danger or emergency, I will jump in. One time I was replacing pipe fittings in a building in a very rough neighborhood until 1am. Scary going back and forth to van
Ray Wohlfarth
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Never work for someone named Murphy.
That is about half of the family since my grandmother's maden name was Murphy. But two of her siblings were Clergy. That leaves only 7 that got married and had kids.
Edward Young Retired
After you make that expensive repair and you still have the same problem, What will you check next?
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@nahihua535 Thats a great way of doing and I never bring up accidents Dont want to jinx anything
Ray Wohlfarth
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Hi, If I put away the tools before turning on the water, something will want to drip. If I leave the tools out, all is dry. 🤠
Yours, Larry
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No superstitions, but a lot of misconceptions.
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