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Are The Pros REALLY Professional?

376 views · Published 10 August 2016 · 7:32 · Indexed 10 November 2026

Channel: jaykay18 · 2016 · Howto & Style

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Originally recorded June 25, 2016.

When the o-ring in the union for my pool pump went bad, it kept sucking air.  But at the same time, the liner needed to be replaced.  At the time I didn't know the o-ring was bad, and I feared that perhaps the main drain pipe for the pool had either ruptured somewhere or had a hairline crack in it due to a pretty bad winter we had.

It turns out that wasn't the case.  But in the process of shopping for companies to replace the liner, I had also mentioned that problem.  Not any one of the people could tell me anything about the o-ring or to check it, or replace it.  They had no clue, no idea, and didn't want to know.

I found the bad o-ring this year when opening the pool.  So I had confirmed the problem and diagnosed and fixed it myself, for the price of about 69 cents.  It's sad that those we call "professionals" really weren't professional at all.  Basically, most pros are simply monkeys that have done the job more than twice.  They won't necessarily do a better job than you would, they'll be sloppy where they can and sugar coat the rest.

Epilogue:  I need to call in the pros.

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