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TIL the average boiler tube leak takes 3 hours to find but only 20 minutes to fix
Was talking to an old hand at the union hall last Tuesday. He said most rookies spend forever hunting leaks. But once you know the signs, it's quick. The real trick is knowing the tube spacing and using a mirror on a stick. Anybody else find that surprising?
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jamiegreen2mo ago
Mirror on a stick? Maybe it's just me but that sounds like old school sheet metal work, not boiler tubes.
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reese_patel2mo ago
My buddy tried that once with a car exhaust pipe and nearly set his garage on fire. Sometimes the old tricks just don't translate.
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kim.charlie2mo ago
Old tricks don't translate" is exactly right. You gotta match your heat source to the metal thickness or you're asking for trouble.
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