2 weeks ago I applied for a boom job. The employeer loved my resume and payed for me and my family to come up to there state and run his pumps for my job interveiw. Had fun doing this, got payed, and I knew I had the job in the bag, I have been running pumps for over 10 years, I was the operations manager for a year, it was a slam dunk or I thought it was. The last day I was there one of his guys went out with me to a job and on prime out the pump pluged. No big deal I stuck the boom in the air, sucked it back and went on with my day. The next job I went to the boss took me to  and says that his guy said I just need to learn to prime out wide open 100% volume and I would be good. I told the boss that I did not agree with that statment, and told him if you prime wide open you have less reaction time to catch a plug and have a greater chance of blowing a weak pipe and or wipping the hose and maybe even hurt or kill someone. He said ok and left. A little later his guy calls me and I explane this to him and he says ok and I finish my day. I get back to the shop and the boss pulls me into his office and says he does not need any trouble between his operator and I said "what are you talking about" he tells me his guy called him mad as hell. I told him I was not trying to step on any toes I was just trying to be informative that was all.

Now becouse I knew something his guy didnt know. I am not getting the job. This is just not right lets not hire someone becouse they know to much what is this world coming too.

Sounds like there is more to the story. Obviously that was not the job for you. There are plenty of good companies out there that would rather have a good cautious operator, rather than a throttle jockey that solves problems with full volume.

This is for everyone.There's such a glut of operators out there it's wise to dazzle them with brillience.At what point does a top notch employee become a hazzard?It only reminds me of an old adage

The meek shall inherit,take it or leave it,just an educated opinion.

I'd rather bust a reducer apart to shake out a plug than have the hose whip if it were to release. I've had both happen, more of the former, thankfully. The hosemen got a little scraped up is all, but it could easily have been worse.

Do what you do best your job. Not all pumps operate the same , each has its own personallity. What works for me may not work for you ,it's trial and error. You are correct you do not have to go full nuts to prime or pump for that matter. I get asked a few times why I don't have my pump screaming like some of the others they have seen. Well as you said if I have higher flow and less thrttle if it plugs I have time to react and it will stop with out hurting anyone. I run a 89 32m Schwing oldie but a goodie. Keep pumping and don't let the little thinks get you down

    I would have to agree with you on this. when I prime the pump is turned off before any mud comes out of the hose..

I agree that every pump is diferent, but I was beeing told that I needed to prime that way in general for every pump and that is an incorrect statment.

And yes I said it in a very nice and respectfull way just trying to be informative.

He want"s to prime wid open .Hand him the box and walk away I would

different pumpies pump different ways in the end you do it the way you feel is easiest and safest for you.but just one thing and that is if pipeline too thin that it can't handle plug when puttining thru fast you shouldn't be putting it thru at all.anyway all the best mate