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6010? 1980ish

Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 11:06 pm
by Poland308
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Demoed out some hot water boiler pipe it wasn't leaking. But. ???
These were just a few photos after we cut out the pipe. Were reconfiguring for new boilers but you never know what you will find under the insulation.

Re: 6010? 1980ish

Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 7:00 am
by MinnesotaDave
Wow, that is super ugly! :shock: :o

Re: 6010? 1980ish

Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 6:07 pm
by Otto Nobedder
That looks like repair on live pipe. It's quite common with leaks in non-volitiles to send a maintenance guy out to stick-rod it (with 6010 or 6011 most commonly) and keep at it until it quits leaking.

Yes, ugly as homemade soap, but more efficient than shutting down an entire line for one leak when a band-aid can hold it until the next shut-down.

Steve S

Re: 6010? 1980ish

Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 6:28 pm
by Poland308
Except every joint looks like those. And that patch was tight to the floor on a boiler that hadn't been worked on since it was put in. I cut a few joints out to tie back in and there wasn't a bevel they just butted it up tight and capped it.

Edit. And it's a public school that's shut down all summer.

Re: 6010? 1980ish

Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 6:38 pm
by Otto Nobedder
Oh, so the three-finger shop teacher had his class welding it... I see, now. :roll:

School = Gov't contract = lowest bidder. Must not have been a strong Union state.

Steve S

Re: 6010? 1980ish

Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 6:41 pm
by Poland308
Iowa. But was definantly lowest bidder.