Originally Posted by
KickedGinger
Today I cross threaded a new gas valve on a tube heater....
Hard to get at... a huge dust collector in the way. 20 ft inside of a sky jack.....Tighten everything down, check for leaks.....SH*T its leaking, tighten a little more..... STILL LEAKING!!! F*CK!! Remove gas valve and inspect...... :censored: *?$"/&(*OJHBV**?% ITS CROSS THREADED!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stupid rookie mistake....Now I reorder and pay for valve, drive back to factory, maneuver skyjack back into place, change valve, test for leaks, start up system and apologize to customer for taking
so long. All things totaled...... an extra 120$ for the valve, 30$ in gas, 2hrs driving to and from, and 2hrs extra time working.......Let this F*ck up be a lesson to newer trade guys out there.... take the extra 2 minutes!!!!