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Took me 2 days to find a leak I could've fixed in 20 minutes
Was working on a feedwater heater bundle last week. Pressure test showed a leak but I couldn't find it for the life of me. Pulled tubes, checked every seal, even swapped out the gaskets. Two full shifts later, turns out it was a pinhole in a tube sheet weld right behind a bracket I kept overlooking. Has anyone else spent way too long chasing something that simple?
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abbyl491d ago
Flooded the whole mudroom trying to find a water hammer issue once. Spent three days taking apart the walls and checking every pipe joint. Turned out the washing machine drain hose was just pushed too far into the standpipe. Made that same mistake three times since then and still catch myself cussing at the wall before I remember to check the obvious stuff first.
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the_logan1d ago
Man three days? I feel your pain. Last year I spent a whole Saturday tearing apart the supply lines under my kitchen sink because the sprayer was sputtering. Replaced the cartridge, bought new hoses, even checked the water heater pressure. Turns out the little screen in the aerator was completely clogged with sediment and I just had to unscrew it and rinse it out. Five minute fix after four hours of crawling around with a flashlight. I still do stupid stuff like that every time something breaks around the house. What's the worst plumbing rabbit hole you've gone down?
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