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LUBE-TIPS
Th e " Lub e -Tips " se c tion of M a ch i n e r y Lu b ricatio n magazin e feature s innovative ideas submit te d by our rea der s .
Wipe it Clean
When viewing sight glasses, always wipe the glass off with a white grease rag and then turn the rag over and
hold the clean side opposite the side you are viewing. e white background lets you see the oil more clearly.
- Joe Parker, Maintenance Lubricator; Mueller Water Products
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Your Palette
Color code your grease
fittings with plastic caps. At my
facility, we have white for high
speed (heavy)grease, red for
regular (slow speed) grease and
blue for electrical. Plastic caps
are relatively cheap and easy to
identify.
- Kevin Keith; Blue Buffalo
Start the Countdown
Put the date that a consumable item (spin-on
filter, automatic lubricator, etc.) should be changed
instead of the date of installation. For replacement
purposes, it is easier to recognize a date coming up
than to add time to a past date. ML
- Kevin Keith; Blue Buffalo
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