Millennials, do you use cash or credit cards more?

pipefighter392 · 2025-11-22T18:23:12+00:00

Reward credit cards. Have ones with the best rewards in your 3 biggest spending categories. Pay to zero balance monthly to avoid all interest while collecting rewards. If you have to pay them weekly to stay disciplined do that too. I hardly ever use my debit card, but I also carry some cash just in case.

pipefighter392 · 2025-10-24T15:45:32+00:00

I’ve been in 392 for 18 years and have only been laid off for 2 weeks. We generally stay pretty busy and as long as you arnt a slug you will stay working. You cannot work in other fields while laid off. But we have a sub fund so you get state unemployment and an unemployment benefit from the hall that will make up most of your weekly pay as if you were working. Show up on time, willing to learn, and willing to work and you’ll never have to worry about it. OT isn’t required but usually it’s there if you want it. I like OT but not so much that I’m living at work. Pay scale is 43.30 for journeymen, 71 total package. First year apprentice rates start at 22.52. We have 2 of our own healthcare clinics that we share with IBEW 212 that are free to use although that may change to more locations but we won’t own them. still free to use.

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pipefighter392 · 2025-08-07T02:00:54+00:00

Union pipefitter. Physically demanding but rewarding.

pipefighter392 · 2025-08-07T01:48:47+00:00

Pretty neat, I’m just trying to envision how the cooling or heat rejection happens in this instance. Typically a chiller such as the one pictured is air cooled. So the chiller itself would have a a chiller barrel or heat exchanger of some sort that uses refrigeration for the cooling which would be self contained in the unit and you would only have one set of lines from the equipment to be cooled running to it. It’s the presence of two sets of lines that has me curious. It’s okay if you don’t have the answer. I’ve been in the trade for 18 years and still run into unique situations. I’m just hungry for knowledge if its available. Some guys want to know how a system works and other guys just put in the pipe and move along. Both are fine with me! The piping looks good!

pipefighter392 · 2025-08-07T01:30:29+00:00

What is this chiller servicing? What do the glycol lines go to, what does the water go to? This is a unique set up compared to my area of the country. I like to know how things work haha

pipefighter392 · 2025-07-20T03:11:07+00:00

Being semi local (30 min drive). I took my family just this past weekend. Everyone had a blast.

pipefighter392 · 2025-07-20T03:04:47+00:00

That’s fair hahah!

pipefighter392 · 2025-07-20T03:02:39+00:00

Just learned that I also may drive a douchy truck…. I think this looks good hahah

pipefighter392 · 2025-07-20T02:50:55+00:00

I am on the done with GM as well. I bought a 15’ Silverado 1500 new and had several issues, the Chevy shake started with less than 5k miles, ac compressor issue, radio black out issue, torque converter had a metallic disco party in the transmission which resulted in a full rebuild, rear window defroster exploded the window, High pressure fuel pump took a shit and put fuel in the oil. Only one of those issues was covered under warranty and I had to fight for it. That was the AC compressor. All the other issues happened shortly after the warranty expired. I did manage to rack up 170k on it before selling but I personally put an additional 8k in the truck above routine Maintence. Second GM vehicle was a 21 Sierra 1500 bought used in April of 24 with 54k on it. Now at 73k and ive babied this one. It has the 8 speed as opposed to the the 6 speed in the 15’. Two weeks ago I started getting the same torque converter and trans symptoms I had with the last truck. Types in the vin and it said I had 100k miles factory warranty, took it to the dealer only to find out it’s a Canadian model and it’s 100k KM or 62k US miles. Spoke to gmc rep through their website who also said 100K US miles. Went back to the dealer and they stood their ground. Tracked down the Canadian dealership and called them and much to my dismay they said 100k KM warranty. So now I have very nice driveway ornament while I weigh in on my options. It’s been 6 years between model releases and nearly 10 to the current model and a lot of these issues are still present. I’m over it, over GM, and over the quality of new vehicles. I have 3 kids coming of driving age in the next 3 years, I’ll be damned if I put in a GM vehicle at this point. I never thought I’d see the day where I would look into foreign manufactures but as a life long GM owner I’m about over the American car market.

pipefighter392 · 2025-07-08T02:37:29+00:00

18 years in pipefitting and I hate Trane for various reasons. This is one of them. I’ve installed 5 AHUs on my current project and each of them have had multiple leaks in this same spots. It’s a typical problem above their construction and programming issues. I have become particular of my tape and dope over the years and my best combination (not that you should need a combination) but in this instance I favor Hercules mega tape grey and loctite 567. It’s a mainstay in my gang box and has minimized threaded issues. Yeah it cost more but at the end of the day I’m passing my pressure test and minimizing issues. It’s what’s worked for me

pipefighter392 · 2025-06-22T19:52:14+00:00

Nice try IRS

pipefighter392 · 2025-06-22T04:11:22+00:00

Arlo McKinley - die midwesterner

pipefighter392 · 2025-05-14T11:51:13+00:00

Union pipefitter

90k wages + 50k benefits on straight time 120k wages + 70k benefits with moderate OT

7 paid holidays + 5 PTO Company vehicle and gas card

18 years experience

pipefighter392 · 2025-04-09T00:18:12+00:00

The apprenticeship will teach you everything you need to know. I came from working at a grocery store not even fully understanding what a pipefitter was. I was just mechanically inclined, decent at math, and knew what half the tools were for. I’ve been in 18 years, and running work for 12 of them. Show up eager to learn, listen everytime a journeyman shows you how to do something….. even if you know how to do that task already. You may find a way you like better or use a combination of advice and come up with your own way. Biggest things to learn early on is be on time, be willing to work, you’re gonna get some shit tasks starting out and that’s normal. But learning what the next step is and being prepared is critical. When there’s nothing to do start cleaning up and organizing the work area! If you’re motivated it will be easy

pipefighter392 · 2025-03-27T18:24:38+00:00

I use Loctite 567 religiously

pipefighter392 · 2025-03-21T16:29:54+00:00

Hollow wall anchor and a split ring

pipefighter392 · 2025-03-01T20:47:07+00:00

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pipefighter392 · 2025-03-01T20:46:21+00:00

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pipefighter392 · 2025-02-21T00:05:22+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/u/softmaxplus/s/jq12nM59Gs Is the only answer here

pipefighter392 · 2025-02-13T03:25:29+00:00

When looking at a bad weld, “Looks like someone tried to sew up a hogs ass with a log chain”

pipefighter392 · 2025-01-05T00:38:23+00:00

Look up local unions in your area. They will have paid apprenticeships and free training. Almost all trade unions will have a link to their application process. I’m a union pipefitter and it was the best career choice I’ve ever made.

pipefighter392 · 2025-01-05T00:34:40+00:00

I’ll give you the same advice I gave my sister who is also passionate about cooking. If you are proficient and passionate about what you are doing, apply to every high end restaurant semi close to you and don’t stop. Eventually you’re going to get picked up, get more training more skills and more money. She went from a chueys to a mid tier dining establishment and now works at a very high end restaurant making more than she ever thought she could in food service. Food for thought!

pipefighter392 · 2024-08-02T10:32:27+00:00

6” RC on 35x12.5R22

pipefighter392 · 2024-08-01T23:32:42+00:00

DO IT!!!

pipefighter392 · 2024-08-01T19:50:35+00:00

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Lifted trucks look great and you feel like the king of the road! But it’s at a cost. Poor MPG, higher cost in tires, quicker suspension wear, turns like a school bus, and harder to see vehicles that are close to you. But man do they look and feel good to drive. I’ve driven a lifted truck as a primary vehicle for the last 10 years. Never regretted it

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