Confidence in a rebuild?

[tfsails]

I can say that every regulator I turn out is one that I would dive with myself. I'm trained as an airplane fixer (36 yrs doing it) which necessarily requires attention to detail, and I apply what I learned in my "real" job to my job as a service tech at my LDS. I also ask others in my shop to look at regs I turn out to see if they can find anything wrong with them. That's a QA inspection in my world and I welcome anyone to check my work out.

That said, to err is human. God only knows how many mistakes I've made but caught before the reg left the shop. That's why we go over them many times before the customer sees them again. Were I in the OP's shoes and knew nothing about regs except what he saw at his LDS I think I'd go to another tech and have him check it out for me, too.

 

[LeadTurn_SD]

..... That said, to err is human. God only knows how many mistakes I've made but caught before the reg left the shop. That's why we go over them many times before the customer sees them again. Were I in the OP's shoes and knew nothing about regs except what he saw at his LDS I think I'd go to another tech and have him check it out for me, too.

Hi tfsails,

You are doing what any great, competent tech does... double checks his work.

It is very easy to miss things if you are busy, the phone rings, whatever. I "spun wrenches" in the back of my family's motorcycle shop as a teenager. "Missing stuff" does happen to any mechanic / tech, everyone has a bad day, but God help the mechanic or tech if it leaves the shop in that condition. You always double check your work, especially when an equipment failure could be life-threatening to the user.

What bothered me with this case is that the OP pointed out the problem to the tech; alarm bells should have gone off in the tech's brain and he should have gone over the reg as if his own life depended on it, but he didn't, and the OP found a 2nd loose fitting. Not good.

Best wishes.

 

[Van Isle]

misread the post...shame on me...

 

[knowone]

Hi tfsails,

You are doing what any great, competent tech does... double checks his work.

It is very easy to miss things if you are busy, the phone rings, whatever. I "spun wrenches" in the back of my family's motorcycle shop as a teenager. "Missing stuff" does happen to any mechanic / tech, everyone has a bad day, but God help the mechanic or tech if it leaves the shop in that condition. You always double check your work, especially when an equipment failure could be life-threatening to the user.

What bothered me with this case is that the OP pointed out the problem to the tech; alarm bells should have gone off in the tech's brain and he should have gone over the reg as if his own life depended on it, but he didn't, and the OP found a 2nd loose fitting. Not good.

Best wishes.[/QUOT

At least this may be evidence of possible hose removal attempt from first.
A few years ago the apprentice at the LMS was blamed for oil under tyre dumpage due to ill replaced sump plug leaving rider lifeless in oncoming traffic 100 yards from the shop. I don't think he was deemed ultimately responsible. Oh what a feeling.

 

[editmojo]

Thanks for the feed back. I guess I'm looking for another shop... again.

I don't suppose any of you guys live near Minneapolis.