08/09/2026
Have you ever came across something that was the unthinkable or a “you have to be kidding me moment”. Well we did just that while replacing this old leaking 4” gas valve in the ceiling of a commercial property. After removing the fl**ge bolts and properly securing each end, the valve fought us for a few moments to slide out. After noticing what looked to be wood inside we were able to slide it across and get the valve out to find a wire brush lodged inside the valve. Not only did the valve leak it didn’t operate and we found just the reasoning behind it. The only thought was someone used the wire brush to hold the valve up so the could start bolts and forgot about it. Does anyone else have a funny thought on it? Needless to say we got them back online and all fixtures bled and re lit. Oh did I mention we now have a new aged wire brush to add to our fleet, nothing like free tools.