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For most of my working career I have worked at a motor and drive repair shop. (Except for a brief stint in Retail. Only one SC there. Shocker, I know, but I did have a terrible manager.)
Anyway, while this makes for rare SCs, they do exist. Here is an example of a type that we encounter.
When a pool pump motor quits customers will treat it as an emergency. This means rush shipping, often times after hours. This means a $100 replacement suddenly becomes a $200 replacement. And they are in a panic the whole time. It gets worse if it is during a sunny weekend. We figure we could charge up to $1,000 before they complain.
Now if a well water motor fails, the story is radically different. They haggle the price, they demand the slowest shipping. All they while reeking of BO, wearing clothing with three day old sweat stains. And since their well is out, the entire family stinks, has no clothes, clogged toilets, and no running water. They also wait a few days before committing to a purchase.
And is should be noted that the pool pump motor and the well pump motor are one and the same.
Anyway, while this makes for rare SCs, they do exist. Here is an example of a type that we encounter.
When a pool pump motor quits customers will treat it as an emergency. This means rush shipping, often times after hours. This means a $100 replacement suddenly becomes a $200 replacement. And they are in a panic the whole time. It gets worse if it is during a sunny weekend. We figure we could charge up to $1,000 before they complain.
Now if a well water motor fails, the story is radically different. They haggle the price, they demand the slowest shipping. All they while reeking of BO, wearing clothing with three day old sweat stains. And since their well is out, the entire family stinks, has no clothes, clogged toilets, and no running water. They also wait a few days before committing to a purchase.
And is should be noted that the pool pump motor and the well pump motor are one and the same.
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