Ha, well I'm the last person who should give trash advice... my first bokashi attempt smelled like a gym locker full of forgotten bananas. Turns out you actually have to press the lid down until it clicks, who knew? My neighbor probably thought I was brewing poison.

Sounds like a wild day, but was the horse ever in real danger?

But it's just noise at the end of the day. People read way too much into every little thing. Not every sound needs a deep meaning, lol.

Totally, mine always bounces back stronger after a week in the cold too.

Yeah, that tracks with what I saw on the Pearl. Pushing past the sweet spot just tears things up. @betty_stone2 is right about that vibration being a final warning. We dialed it back to about 80 and the pump ran smooth for the whole two week job.