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A customer in my shop argued that appliance manuals are a waste of time

He insisted he could diagnose any fridge by sound alone, right before I found a shredded belt on his unit that the manual's troubleshooting chart flagged. How many of you actually use the manufacturer guides for complex repairs?
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drew_rivera
Guess his ears missed the chapter on shredded belts.
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the_jessica
Oh man, his whole head must have skipped that entire section.
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felixlane
felixlane1mo ago
Read a study last year about how people who skip manuals cause 30% more callbacks for simple fixes. The writer called it "pride-based repair" which feels spot on. That troubleshooting chart exists because someone already paid to learn about shredded belts the hard way.
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