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TIL a trick for clearing a silted-up valve in zero viz
Had a job in the Houston ship channel where I used a small bilge pump to push water instead of my hand, and it worked way faster. Anyone have a better method for that kind of muck?
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avery_smith221mo ago
Honestly, that bilge pump trick is pretty smart for pushing water instead of your hand. I read about some guys using a small eductor setup for really thick muck in zero viz. Seems like it would move a lot of material fast without getting clogged as easy.
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felixt311mo ago
Zero viz conditions are a hard no from me. @avery_smith22, you read about guys going into that on purpose? The idea of being down there with zero light and thick muck moving around is a special kind of nightmare. An eductor might move material fast, but you still have to be the one standing in it while it's all stirred up. That seems like a quick way to get completely turned around or have something shift on you. I'll stick to jobs where I can at least see my own hands.
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the_holly25d agoMost Upvoted
That bilge pump trick is solid, and felixt31 is right about the muck shifting. Seen guys try the eductor in zero viz and it just makes a total soup. You lose all sense of up and down when the bottom turns to liquid. Had a buddy get his umbilical pinned under a piece of steel that slid in the cloud. He was stuck there feeling it out in the dark for twenty minutes.
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