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Got into it with the building manager over a 1998 Dover governor adjustment in a Chicago high-rise.
He insisted the old spec was fine for a full speed test, but I found a worn pawl spring and refused to sign off until we replaced it, so has anyone else had to push back hard on a safety call like that?
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ramirez.blair10d ago
Your refusal protects EVERYONE in that building, not just the inspection sheet.
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gray_kim9111d ago
Sometimes you gotta trust the old specs, man. That spring probably had another decade in it.
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adam_robinson8h ago
That 1998 spec is a good starting point, but it doesn't account for real world wear on a part like that spring. A worn pawl spring is a single point of failure for the safety system, so finding it changes the whole picture. Your call to replace it was the right move.
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