Had a washing machine door seal fail on a $2,500 job last Thursday

I was swapping a drum bearing on a Samsung front-loader at a client's house in Oak Park, and the new door seal crinkled when I closed it. After I ran a test cycle, water poured out from the bottom corner because I didn't seat that inner lip perfectly. Has anyone else had a brand-new seal give them trouble like that on the first try?

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the_lucas14d ago

Funny how one little o-ring or gasket can wreck an entire job, same thing happens with car engines and plumbing fittings. It's like the universe has a rule that the cheapest part always fails first no matter how much you prep the rest.

jordan_webb14d ago

Saw a YouTube mechanic talk about this exact thing last week. @the_lucas called it right, it's always the 50 cent rubber part that brings everything down. Makes you wonder why engineers don't just spend the extra dollar upfront.