Shoutout to the guy who caught my flange gasket mistake in Houston

We were buttoning up a steam drum and I had a 150-pound gasket in backwards. He spotted it before we pressurized, saving us a huge blowout. Anyone else have a close call that a second set of eyes caught?

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piperb9313d agoMost Upvoted

My apprentice caught a reversed valve last month.

hugoc9713d ago

A 150-pound gasket backwards is a new one for me. That's the kind of mistake you only get to make once. Good thing your guy was paying attention.

pat_schmidt608d ago

Imagine installing that thing wrong and having to explain it to the boss. You'd need a gasket that big just to cover your own rear end. Always amazes me what a pair of fresh eyes can catch before the real fun starts. Makes you wonder how many near misses we never hear about.