Sewer Spill Into SF Bay - Plumbing Zone

Ron · 02-18-2009, 07:18 PM

Nearly 400,000 Gallons Of Sewage Spill Into Bay

Should have hired a plumber. what a mess.

http://www.ktvu.com/news/18737521/detail.html#-

**Bill** · 02-18-2009, 07:38 PM

Plumber hell, should of hired a real welder. Should have been at least a 6-G certified anyway. What about x-rays of the welds? Thats what they used to do to me when something was a potential danger.

Killertoiletspider · 02-18-2009, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Bill

Plumber hell, should of hired a real welder. Should have been at least a 6-G certified anyway. What about x-rays of the welds? Thats what they used to do to me when something was a potential danger.

Weld x-rays are usually saved for nuclear plants, the process is expensive. There are chemical tests that can be done that are much more reasonable on non lethal welds.

uaplumber · 02-18-2009, 07:55 PM

Maybe a Mag/Particle test would have helped, or a Dye/Pen.

Plumbus · 02-18-2009, 08:30 PM

The pipe was over 20 years old. I'll bet it failed because of extreme conditions, like wave action or ground shifting. Marin has a history of accidental sewage spills.

M5Plumb · 02-19-2009, 05:00 AM

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Originally Posted by uaplumber

Maybe a Mag/Particle test would have helped, or a Dye/Pen.

Yep, MT / PT

02-18-2009, 07:18 PM	#1
Ron Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,635 My Photos	Sewer Spill Into SF Bay Nearly 400,000 Gallons Of Sewage Spill Into Bay Should have hired a plumber. what a mess. http://www.ktvu.com/news/18737521/detail.html#- __________________ Stephen Hawking: If the government is covering up knowledge of Aliens, they are doing a better job of it then they do at anything else.

02-18-2009, 07:38 PM	#2
Bill Moderator Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: I have no idea! Posts: 5,868 My Photos	Plumber hell, should of hired a real welder. Should have been at least a 6-G certified anyway. What about x-rays of the welds? Thats what they used to do to me when something was a potential danger. __________________ Virginia Plumbing Codes Virginia Department of Licensing Ones intellect can often be summed up by his own words Everything in the known universe is governed by "Cause and Effect", there is no getting around it. Think about what you do before you do it.

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uaplumber Plumbing Contractor Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Westlock, Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,436 My Photos	Maybe a Mag/Particle test would have helped, or a Dye/Pen. __________________ B&B Plumbing Inc http://www.westlockplumber.com Plumbing and Heating in Westlock, Alberta

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02-18-2009, 08:30 PM	#5
Plumbus Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: San Francisco Peninsula Posts: 362 My Photos	The pipe was over 20 years old. I'll bet it failed because of extreme conditions, like wave action or ground shifting. Marin has a history of accidental sewage spills.