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Showerthought: I ran wire loops through every ceiling tile for 5 years before someone set me straight
I was working on a bank job last month in Des Moines and a commercial electrician watched me for about 2 minutes. He goes 'you know you're supposed to put those loops on the grid wire, not the tile itself right?' I had no idea. For 5 years I was just fastening my wire to the actual ceiling tile. That's why I kept getting calls back for loose sensors after maintenance crews moved tiles. Has anyone else found out they were doing a basic install step totally wrong way later than they want to admit?
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ross.kim14d ago
That's like finding out you've been using a screwdriver as a chisel for half a decade. At least your bank job guy saved you from another few years of playing ceiling tile ping pong with maintenance crews. Bet you felt like the biggest idiot on the jobsite, but hey, at least now you know. I'd say that's a solid 5 year learning curve, not bad for on the job training.
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shane_morgan14d ago
Back when I started doing access control, I mounted 50 readers upside down before someone told me.
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