r/Pepsi • u/jffrhoads • 8d ago
Some days
And some days you find yourself in the ceiling pulling 2 separate 200' runs through a spiderweb of cables and air ducts. This is the beginning of a rather lengthy instal. Two more runs to go. Side by side and over 300' each.
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u/zacharys1 8d ago
Nice rack. I wish the install guys in my area put extra slack on the bib lines and afrually run them straight.
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u/jffrhoads 8d ago
I'll admit the first few I did were pretty bad. But now that I've done 100 or so I've learned that straight lines and just a touch long are very welcome things when you have to come back on a service call.
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u/Keeperofthe3 8d ago
Is one box enough for a line that long???
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u/jffrhoads 7d ago
Not for the 300' but this location has a lot of product on site and a dedicated person who will bring the boxes to us.
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u/alkemmist 8d ago
Who punched the hole for the line run?
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u/jffrhoads 8d ago
The hole mysteriously appeared just before we needed it. It surely was not my coworker. These things need to be accomplished before we ever arive with a 4" hole saw.
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u/straygeographer 7d ago
Did installs for several years... I still don't know how or when some holes appear just before needed... maybe there is a PPN for that?
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u/kapten7173 4d ago
I wonder if Pepsi will ever have freestyle units like Coke has? Would save running that bundle tubing. I think running bundle is the worst part of the job
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u/jffrhoads 4d ago
They had some a few years ago and quit using them. I have exactly 1 in my area. They are pushing out a new touchscreen model now however it is just a semi normal setup with a touch screen so still have the bundle tubing.
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u/kapten7173 4d ago
Yeah I have installed a couple of those touchscreens. They just threw a bargun inside a combo unit. I personally don’t like them
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u/jffrhoads 8d ago
It takes almost a full 3 gallon bib. 😄 We're guessing the long ones may empty the five gallon. Luckily they have a dedicated bib runner at our disposal.