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    Code Repair Record Keeping

    Hello all, [indent]Realistically, after a code repair on a pressure vessel by an outside contractor, what is the ownership/operating company expected to keep on file with regard to the repair? I came from a company who held their own R stamp and were self insured, so our processes were a little...
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    NEC and Pressurized Piping

    Hello, I am working on an R.O. project and I have a question regarding the location of pressurized water (80 PSI) piping NEXT TO 480 volt electrical panels. I understand the "NO-NO" of installing water piping above panels and the obvious "nothing 36 inches in front of panels" rule. However...
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    UT of in service tanks

    JR97, This is solely for the purpose of gathering thickness data on walls. The tanks have been in service for many years and are part of a continuous process. The cost and trouble involved in emptying these tanks would be borderline absurd simply for the purpose of UT. We have a required...
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    UT of in service tanks

    Men, I searched and searched...to no avail.[evil] Does anyone have any input on performing UT on storage tanks that are full of liquids? Specifically, water, fuel oil and sulfuric acid. Thanks!
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    Pressure Vessel Designation

    Mike, thanks for the reply. These vessels are NBIC stamped but PA also applies an identifying serial number to pressure vessels. My only information that I can collect is that they are exempt from the codes because under typical and optimum operation these vessels are seeing vacuum. Hoever, as...
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    Pressure Vessel Designation

    Hello, I'm trying to figure out as to why our main condenser and our dump condenser would have no designation as a pressure vessel as per PA inspection requirements. They're still vessels that CAN encounter pressure and they have an NBIC number accompanied by shell MAWP ratings in psig.
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    Doble Testing

    Good morning! I'm being informed that Doble power testing has been deemed destructive to Gen-sets by our insurance carrier. Where are the facts? Thanks!
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