The day I learned I was putting drain pumps back in backwards for 2 years

I was working on a whirlpool duet washer at a rental property in Denver last month. The homeowner watched me swap the pump and goes 'you know that hose goes on the other side right?' I looked at my manual and realized I had been flipping the pump 180 degrees every single time. Has anyone else had that moment where a customer caught something obvious you missed?

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jason_fisher47d ago

Man that is brutal. Two years is a long time to be flipping pumps the wrong way. I gotta give that homeowner credit for actually checking the manual and saying something. Most people just let you work and assume you know what you're doing. At least the pumps were still working even flipped, so it wasn't a total disaster. That kind of thing would haunt me for a while though. Definitely a lesson in double checking every little detail even if you think you've got it down.

lily5116d ago

My buddy did the same thing with a AC unit once.