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nothing i did Bill, it's probably pre-programmed to change per those fickle weathermen...

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Roger — I see that the pre-mixed Chico does not require fiber-“dam” packing in horizontal runs…that’s worth something in almost any weather. On pre-thawing sealing fittings before the pour, Walrus: is there a welding machine on site to pump some current through the metal seal and raceway? Such a preheat may be practical on an industrial site.

Yes, snow...rain...sleet...and wind with our dipping temperatures and to top it all off one of my very own den's 8-year old Cub Scouts was lost overnight in the mountains (at over 8000 ft above sea level, we're talking COLD!). He and his mom & aunt had gone to cut two Christmas trees in the same place they've gone for years but the boy got separated just yards from the car in a white-out at about 3:30pm. They knew he was dressed well with heavy pants and coat and a good warm cap. They found him the following morning about 11am when he was walking down a road near where the car had been and asked him how he had done through the night. He had hollowed out a cozy spot in a log and slept there until mid-morning. We don't teach mountain survival in the Cub Scouts but I'll bet we talk a bit about it in the next den meeting!

My brother was out for 20 hours on the mountain as part of the backcountry-certified Search and Rescue team and his comment was that everyone thought this youngster was smart and strong for having been able to think straight enough to keep himself warm and protected and that the boy appeared to have fared quite a bit better than a few of the rescuers.

He sure had us worried but now he'll be a local hero. I knew if anyone had ever told him anything about what to do in the woods or how to cope with being lost, he'd be a little bit better prepared than the average 8 year old as he's one of the few that actually pays attention in our activities.

posted by Bjarney

I like your creative thinking.

A safe and quick way to heat the local area.

It did remind me of an unsafe way a friends Dad (a mechanic) would get brake bleeders loose.

He would take a jumper cable from the positive on the battery and hook the other end right on the bleeder screw.

I would never hang around his garage.

Bob

no welder on site, some of the sealoffs are installed in conduits which are hooked to the extracable portion of a pump installed in a gas tank filled with several thousand gallons of gas. I let you hook the clamps up ok .
Good idea though if in another area. Right now it looks like warm day is in order.

In the city where I live they used to send a crew with a portable welder to thaw water service lines. They put one clamp on the service line at the meter and the other on a nearby fire hydrant and presto, not only was the line thawed but if you turned the welder up enough they could have hot water too. The welder was an old military surplus unit and could take a lot of abuse.

You may not see that anymore, while doing that some houses burned down.

I know, they quit doing that about 25 years ago thankfully before they burned anything up.

"They" did this to a neighbor last winter. Worked great. Scared the heck out of me though.

A welder friend of mine, now retired, used to make a lot more money thawing pipes in the foothills west of Denver than he ever did welding with his truck-mounted portable.