TOAK, The Thread of All Knowledge Part XIII
02-16-2021, 08:10 AM
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Hears a good one about generators I was told last week.
One of the heavy duty truck shops here got the contract to service two big Rolls Royce gen sets for the hospital. These suckers are as big as a 40’ trailer.
Anyways the mechanic fires up the one gen set so it can warm up before changing the oil, starts up...squeak....
WTH...
Turns 180°, fires up the second one....squeak.
Seized both engines. Pulled the oil filters on both....sludge.
In the mechanics defence, these generators are supposed to run once a week, regardless if it needs it or not. If there was an outage, even with the first one seizing up after automatic start, the second one is backup and supposed to start up. Both would have seized regardless.
One of the heavy duty truck shops here got the contract to service two big Rolls Royce gen sets for the hospital. These suckers are as big as a 40’ trailer.
Anyways the mechanic fires up the one gen set so it can warm up before changing the oil, starts up...squeak....
WTH...
Turns 180°, fires up the second one....squeak.
Seized both engines. Pulled the oil filters on both....sludge.
In the mechanics defence, these generators are supposed to run once a week, regardless if it needs it or not. If there was an outage, even with the first one seizing up after automatic start, the second one is backup and supposed to start up. Both would have seized regardless.
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02-16-2021, 08:10 AM
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re-Morning, Woods. Just made symmetrical waffles. I better start learning how to cook. Should actually have time to eat this year at the lake and take out is 7 miles away.
02-16-2021, 08:13 AM
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02-16-2021, 08:19 AM
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02-16-2021, 08:20 AM
Morning Woods. Freezong in he house. Still don't have power or water. Everyone is okay, but cold. Quick check in. Our Internet has not held up.
02-16-2021, 08:23 AM
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I think we have a competition for the coolest wives on the planet between Jeff and Rick . LOL 😂
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02-16-2021, 08:41 AM
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02-16-2021, 08:48 AM
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Russ, has the power company given an estimated time of restoration?.
02-16-2021, 08:54 AM
Fireplace! Something on my list of things I WANTED in the new house but not a deal breaker. The previous owners had removed the fireplace in this house. I guess building a wood burning stove is on my short list before next winter.
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02-16-2021, 09:03 AM
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