Working on the old Otis units at the Grandview Hotel made me rethink my whole approach to door operators

I was fixing a stuck car door there last spring and found the old motor brushes were just worn down, but the manager kept pushing for a full operator swap that cost over two grand. I cleaned the tracks, put in new brushes for about eighty bucks, and it's been smooth for eight months now. Do you think we jump to replace parts too fast when a simple fix might work?

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derek_ross15d ago

Sounds like the manager wanted to spend the hotel's money, not fix the elevator. Good on you for the cheap fix.

the_max15d ago

But maybe the fix was just luck... @drew_walker's filter is different.

drew_walker15d ago

Yeah, it's everywhere now. My coffee maker started acting up and the shop said I needed a whole new unit, but it was just a clogged filter screen. Feels like we're trained to see every little problem as a reason to buy something new instead of just taking a minute to figure it out. That manager probably gets a kickback or just doesn't want the hassle of a callback, so they throw money at it. Saves them time, costs everyone else more.