Index: firmware/App/Controllers/ConcentratePumps.c
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diff -u -rc20dacdc80635ee4370867e97aba9b00f765ae7e -r7d6cf3f2f922695b708bfb5c3dd67444ff3537bf
--- firmware/App/Controllers/ConcentratePumps.c	(.../ConcentratePumps.c)	(revision c20dacdc80635ee4370867e97aba9b00f765ae7e)
+++ firmware/App/Controllers/ConcentratePumps.c	(.../ConcentratePumps.c)	(revision 7d6cf3f2f922695b708bfb5c3dd67444ff3537bf)
@@ -991,19 +991,20 @@
  *************************************************************************/
 static void monitorPumpSpeed( CONCENTRATE_PUMPS_T pumpId, ALARM_ID_T alarm )
 {
-    F32 cpTargetSpeed   = concentratePumps[ pumpId ].currentPumpSpeed;
-    F32 cpError         = fabs( getMeasuredPumpSpeedMLPM( pumpId ) - cpTargetSpeed );
+    // NOTE: make all the values absolute to cover both negative and positive target/measured speeds
+    F32 cpTargetSpeed   = fabs( concentratePumps[ pumpId ].currentPumpSpeed );
+    F32 cpMeasSpeed     = fabs( getMeasuredPumpSpeedMLPM( pumpId ) );
+    F32 cpError         = fabs( cpMeasSpeed - cpTargetSpeed );
     BOOL isCpSpeedOut   = FALSE;
     F32 tolerance       = CONCENTRATE_PUMP_SPD_OUT_OF_RANGE_TOL_WHEN_SLOW_MLPM;
     DG_OP_MODE_T opMode = getCurrentOperationMode();
 
-    if ( fabs( cpTargetSpeed ) > CONCENTRATE_PUMP_LOW_SPEED_THRESHOLD_MLPM )
+    if ( cpTargetSpeed > CONCENTRATE_PUMP_LOW_SPEED_THRESHOLD_MLPM )
     {
         // Check if the pump is not in the off state and if it is not and greater than the minimum threshold, divide the error
         // to target speed. If the pump is off the target speed is 0 so the speed check is done differently
         // The speed tolerance is looser in heat disinfect and flush than the rest of the modes that the concentrate pump are running.
-        // NOTE: the target speed should be fabs to check the negative target speed too. Negative speed is used in cleaning modes
-        cpError   = cpError / fabs( cpTargetSpeed );
+        cpError   = cpError / cpTargetSpeed;
         tolerance = CONCENTRATE_PUMP_TX_SPD_OUT_OF_RANGE_TOL_PCT;
 
         if ( ( DG_MODE_HEAT == opMode ) || ( DG_MODE_FLUS == opMode ) )