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How toxic exactly is nickel anti-sieze?

I have been an industrial electrician for a few years now and last summer (as well as for a few months now) I would do valvle maintenance with my crew: taking out, rebuilding and reinstalling valve. Through this whole time I was using the nickle anti-seize the factory gives us on bolts and and the valve faces as well. I am quite a gung-ho and sloppy worker so many days I would get it on my arms, hands, and face (due to me itching my face alot).

Today I looked at the bottle and saw it said that it was toxic/cancer causing. I am now worried that I might have been over exposed and am worried that I might have major health problems in the future because of this. How toxic is this stuff exactly? I always assumed since it was a food facility it would be food grade, but I guess not)

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u/Chance_Football7461 — 10 hours ago
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Steam Traps - engineer vs maintenance

I work at an old plant and we have a massive steam blow-by issue with on a bunch of traps. Most of our lines are only producing 10-15 lbs/hr of condensate with little-to-no delta P. Our current traps are (mostly failed) Armstrong 2011C Inverted bucket traps that the spec sheet shows are much too large for our application.

I’m just a maintenance guy, I only know about steam trap sizing due to Google, ChatGPT and YouTube. Our engineer wants to replace each steam trap like-for-like, but I think we’re gonna run right back into the same problem. He’s been here for 30 years so he swings a lot of weight. Anybody knowledgeable have input on this?

Our steam lines are mostly a constant 50psi, 1”, 30-50’, insulated, and are at the end of a branch. They’re more of a drip leg at the end of a branch, heat exchangers are isolated and have their own steam traps.

u/Low_Preparation_8668 — 22 hours ago
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Bridge Crane Hoist Limits?

At work we've recently had a problem with a bridge crane. The upper limit isn't set, and I would like to get it fixed.

I have no clue what these are, only that my coworker said that this is how you set your limits.

If you know the maker of them, knowledge, of, anything relating to understanding them, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thank you

u/cheesygordtacrnch620 — 11 hours ago
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My furnace filter app has a triage dashboard now and it's my former employer's fault

[Roast Me] I got fired and turned my furnace filter reminder app into B2B fleet maintenance software and named the company Donkey Jaw Services

It started because I kept forgetting to change my furnace filter. Then I thought, what if I overcharged my former employer for this. They're dumb. They won't know.

It's a PWA now. Three pricing tiers. QR code logging. Triage dashboards. Role-based dispatch for fleet managers.

I'm launching in May. I have a domain. I have told real businesses about this with my mouth.

The company is called Donkey Jaw Services.

Go ahead.

donkeyjawservices.com

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u/DonkeyJawServices — 6 hours ago
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Which companies do you recommend I apply for to start my maintenance career

I have no experience but I'm willing to learn and want to get started. I heard there's a huge demand but I'm not sure where to apply. I know that most jobs are kind of found through networking but I don't have any sort of connections. What companies/websites do you recommend I apply for?

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u/Actual_Parsnip4707 — 11 hours ago
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**Can Seamer Tip of the Week: Seaming Chuck Plane**

RSS MACLIN is a service and education company focused on packaging lines. This machine is a training seamer and is not in an operational production facility.

u/RSSMACLIN — 19 hours ago
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