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Overheard a building manager say all elevator techs are the same
I was grabbing coffee at a site in Tacoma and heard the property manager tell his assistant that 'anyone can swap a door operator, it's all the same parts anyway.' That mindset is why we get called back for the same fault codes. How do you guys explain the real skill in our work to people who think it's just plug and play?
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shane_perry294d ago
Man, that kind of talk drives me up a wall. They see the part swap but have no clue about the years it takes to learn the systems behind it. Diagnosing a fault code is like being a detective, you gotta know the history of the machine and how all the pieces talk to each other. Tell them anyone can change a light bulb, but it takes an electrician to find the short in the wall.
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abbyl494d ago
My uncle tried to fix his own washer because a youtube video made it look easy. He bought the part the code said was bad and swapped it, but the thing still wouldn't drain. Turns out a sock had gotten past the filter and jammed the pump, which blew a fuse he didn't even know to check. He spent way more on the new pump he didn't need. I mean, the computer gave him a clue, but he didn't know how to follow the whole trail.
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