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Remember when you could just listen to the pump and know what was wrong?
Last week on the Columbia River I had to pull out a tablet to check the flow sensor because the new dredge is so quiet. Three years ago on the old Ellicott, a weird hum meant a rock in the impeller every single time. Anyone else miss the old sounds telling you the story?
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patricia90513d ago
Tell me about it. I spent ten minutes last week listening to a pump that sounded fine, only to find out from a screen it was about to eat itself. @richard_shah is right, the new quiet just means the story is hidden behind a login screen. I miss when trouble had a soundtrack you could actually hear.
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green.victor11d ago
Quiet just means less hearing damage... and the tablet shows way more than a hum ever could.
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richard_shah13d ago
Progress is just another word for losing a good diagnostic tool. Now you need a degree in software just to hear a bearing go out. The old gear had a language all its own, a clunk or a whine that spelled the whole problem out. These new silent machines just fail quietly and cost you a fortune. Give me a loud, honest piece of equipment any day.
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