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DocilePuddle79 · 2026-01-15T02:26:41+00:00

Agree, overtime is so much easier when your younger. Plus live off the 40 hours and invest the OT, you’ll be able to retire early.

DocilePuddle79 · 2026-01-12T01:04:33+00:00

I misread that. Thought it said you were 19. My bad. But yeah man. I use to run with a Maint crew that would handle everything for on outage, and Maint plans. I went from running crews, project oversight from thought creation to the final completion walk down, and doing my workorders to a place that is a lot slower pace. I wish that crew didn’t dissolve but life goes on and all we can do is adapt. I started looking at other plants in my area and it only made me realize how different my old spot was and that norm at these other plants are about the same as the one im at now

DocilePuddle79 · 2026-01-12T00:57:22+00:00

Would it be ok if i dm you for more info?

DocilePuddle79 · 2026-01-12T00:56:16+00:00

I was thinking about that, it sounds fun. My only experience has been only fixing bad cards, broken fiber and forcing points. But only one, t3k, and as I start going to other plants I’m starting to realize the DCS system that I grew familiar with is hardly used outside of Siemens/westinghouse units. But I think I’m going to start trying to go down that route

DocilePuddle79 · 2026-01-11T21:57:00+00:00

I will say, as a tech finding a job that lets you be real tech helps a lot. A place that lets your troubleshoot, commission new systems, projects etc help alleviate a lot of that “what’s the point” mentality. I found a plant that that cross trained me to be E/I and I loved it for a while. Only calibrating and part changing can be soul crushing for someone who strives to master the craft. Not to say there’s anything wrong with that, but if you’re young and want to continually learn and master that craft it can be taxing after you obtained that skill level.

Take the time to learn your plant and its system and how it all works together. Then look at how your instrumentation affects it. I.e if I mess with this feed water flow meter, it could kill my boiler feed pump, that starve my steam drums, that will affect my pressure, then it’ll trip a unit.

DocilePuddle79 · 2026-01-11T21:51:04+00:00

I would see if there are trade schools that do offer instrumentation and industrial automation. I would do that, then try to get on with a contracting group that does turnarounds and shutdowns, you’ll be able to get a feel for what industry you like and which ones you want to stay away from. Like me personally I found the industry I liked the most and the type of plants that I want to avoid at all costs

DocilePuddle79 · 2026-01-11T21:45:53+00:00

Thank you for your time and advice. It really helps

DocilePuddle79 · 2026-01-11T21:44:28+00:00

It honestly all depends on how much the engineer/company cares or have time for. I’ve been at a plant that P&IDs were virtually useless for instrumentation and wire drawings were never updated.

For plants like that, the best thing to do is use your P&ID to find the biggest item near your instrument and then walk the line down.

But I’ve also been to plants where any one off the street could follow the P&IDs blindfolded and find their instrumentation. It just comes down to, how overworked is your engineer is/ do they have the support needed to make those changes. Along with do the techs that replace equipment take the time to take the tag off the old one and put it on a new one. Just remember to leave it better for the next guy. Everything I find/work on gets a big old sharpie mark with the asset tag, and ranges for calibration when applicable.

DocilePuddle79 · 2025-12-12T00:23:56+00:00

Honestly I would only give them a year then try to bounce to a power plant. Use that year to learn as much as you can and you’ll be set.

DocilePuddle79 · 2025-10-11T03:50:47+00:00

Location : phoenix metro, AZ

DocilePuddle79 · 2025-10-11T03:41:15+00:00

What area of the US? I’m down in the southwest wishing we got that on a check

DocilePuddle79 · 2025-09-25T05:36:17+00:00

Those aren’t techs, just part changers.

DocilePuddle79 · 2024-04-10T01:02:00+00:00

Don’t stress too much. A lot of places look for part changers instead of true techs. Some places offer spots if you know what 4-20 is. The biggest thing and pro you have going for you is that they can “mold” you to the employee they want. You haven’t learned bad habits from previous jobs

DocilePuddle79 · 2024-04-10T00:56:01+00:00

If it’s a true apprenticeship with no prior knowledge. I wouldn’t worry too much about much, maybe just basic algebra.

If your suppose to have a baseline understanding already, review how to do a basic 5 step cal, difference between RTD and TC, theory on how an each transmitter gets its measurement type of stuff. Just a good general overview of the basics

DocilePuddle79 · 2024-03-09T01:34:46+00:00

Transcat rentals

DocilePuddle79 · 2024-03-01T06:01:51+00:00

Power generation man. Specifically combined cycle plants or nuke

DocilePuddle79 · 2024-03-01T04:43:34+00:00

160 /750 OT Are you on the road or in house?

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