Man, I used to be all about talking things out first. But last year my neighbor kept letting his dog use my yard. I asked nicely like three times. Nothing changed. Finally I just started tossing the mess back onto his patio with a shovel. He got the message in two days. Sometimes you gotta show people how annoying their own behavior is.

I read a post about torque specs for that exact pump. They said 18 foot-pounds is good, but to check for heat on the packing gland after a run.

What's your source for that being a total myth?

That water based acrylic was the first mistake. Those are basically for showrooms, not a working floor. For light industrial, you need a 100% solids epoxy or a polyaspartic. Even a good hybrid epoxy like you used next should be the bare minimum. Anything less and you're just putting down a temporary film that wears off in weeks under real use.

Thermal cameras just add another tool to overcomplicate things.