Prep Genrl Weekly Prep Thread: December 17 ~ 23, 2023

[Illini Warrior]

Actually if the place checking the gauge is competent, they are checking it against a gauge that had been calibrated and certified on at least an annual basis by a professional calibration lab. At my last job, part of my QA duties was to check the calibration/accuracy of the pressure gauges used on the production floor. I had to send the master gauges on the test fixture out for calibration every six months. They were checked against a master gauge which itself was checked against an NIST master gauge regularly.

thanx for bragging - I know - I've got a few masters and engineer for nearly a half century >>> this is a forum for preppers that just want to feel good about their pressure canner - nobody is recruiting here for MIT

you want to be some asshole prick - don't be using me or my postings for the purpose

 

[feralferret]

I apologize if I offended you. There was no bragging intended.

I only wanted to explain that a person should be very cautious about who checks their gauges and to make sure they know what they are doing since it is safety critical. I do not want anyone to blow up their canner and get injured or killed because whoever checked their pressure gauge screwed up.

 

[summerthyme]

Fortunately, modern pressure canners have more than one safety feature... the gauges are more for monitoring convenience. If, somehow, the opening for the rocker gauge gets fully plugged (*highly* unlikely unless you are (mis)using it to cook a full pot of beans or oatmeal! ), there is a rubber overpressure plug that will blow and release the pressure l9ng before the canner itself has a catastrophic failure.

Of course, as many women who canned in the days of canners before the weighted "rocker gauges" (no calibration necessary or possible) came into use can attest, even the release of steam from the emergency plug blowing out can have some *very* messy results!

My mom was canning beets in one which only had a dial gauge and emergency overpressure plug... no rocker gauge. HER mom was visiting, and apparently watched the dial gauge climbing... and climbing...without saying anything. When the overpressure plug blew, it exploded beet juice onto the cupboards, ceiling, and forced it into every nook and cranny! We had to wash every item in the cupboards and repaint the entire kitchen.

When grandma was asked why she didn't say anything, she said, "I thought she wanted it that way!"

Summerthyme

 

[Milkweed Host]

Thank you! We have a follow up appointment on the 26th (more so out of an abundance of caution) but she is doing much better. We think it was all uti related. She is on. Monthly preventative which should keep pinworms at bay.

Okay thanks, I actually figured you were already doing that monthly preventative program.

However, if the problem persist, please try what I wrote. Instead of the chewables, order
something like Oral-Pro, pharmacy grade pyrantel over Amazon or elsewhere.

I'm only guessing based on experience, but it sounds like your Vet is guessing also?

Anyway, good luck and have a Merry Christmas.......