The Reality of being an Electrician, Minimum Service Call Fee $159 , Troubleshooting a Pool Pump

Okay, day in the life of a young electrician. So, first thing I do is I wake up, put in my Nordivate work boots. These are great steel toad and only $50, so you can't beat it. I go to my work van, check to see I got all my tools for the job. Organization is key. I take a sip of the morning bull red cuz I need all the caffeine I can get. Today, a customer called saying they need an electrician to fix their pool pump because it stopped working and they wanted to go in their pool cuz it's getting warmer out. I'm with my bro Ken who is also an electrician and we start to troubleshoot. So, the motor's reading fine. What do you think it Really? We're going to Is it the timer? No, it's not the timer. All right, guys. Here's the pool pump setup we're dealing with. Trying to figure out the problem. So, we call my master electrician dad for help. All right, guys. So, we came to the conclusion the customer's pool pump went bad as we verified there was electricity going to the motor, but still wasn't working. So, power wasn't the issue. It was the unit. Since we technically didn't fix anything, but gave a diagnosis, it was only $159 service call fee. And that's what Dane life an electrician looks