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Had a flange gasket blow on a boiler in a Kansas City paper mill last winter.
It was minus ten outside and we lost pressure fast. My lead grabbed a spare from the truck and we had it swapped in under an hour, but my hands were numb for two days. Anyone have a better trick for keeping gasket kits warm in the truck during a deep freeze?
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graceblack13d ago
You know, what about the actual gasket material itself? Some of those cheap ones get hard as a rock in the cold and won't seal right even if they're warm when you install them. I started asking our supplier for the cold-rated nitrile kits for winter stock. They cost a bit more but stay flexible way longer. Had one sit in my unheated toolbox for a week at zero degrees and it still bent without cracking.
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patricia_schmidt1413d ago
Keep a small insulated lunch bag with a hand warmer in your truck for the gasket kits.
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