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Hot take: I thought the old-timer's trick of using a potato to find a suction leak was a joke.
After a stubborn 5% drop in flow on the 'Mississippi Queen', a retired operator insisted we shove a spud near the pump flange, and sure enough, the hissing spot turned to mush. Anyone ever used a vegetable for diagnostics on their rig?
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sarah_kelly786mo ago
My grandpa swore by a raw onion for finding gas leaks.
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vera6686mo ago
Wait, how exactly did @sarah_kelly78's grandpa use the onion for that?
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derekhenderson5mo ago
Oh wow, that's wild. So @vera668, he'd peel it and just run the cut side along the pipe. The sulfur in the onion juice reacts with the gas, makes this nasty rotten smell you can't miss. Old timers had tricks for everything.
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