Did I blow up the stereo?

[PCN]

I hope you notified the building dept so he takes you off the permit and adds the family member

I work for my fathers contracting company, when I brought him up to speed with what was going on, this first thing he did was call code enforcement
and informed them that we would not be finishing the project.

 

[growler]

She says no way. You blew up my $3000.00 stereo, I want it replaced, she says isn't that what your insurance is for? (by the way, she's a lawyer and her husbands an architect, so they both know more than everyone) She also reminded me the she owed me alot money at that point
First time I've ever walked off a project, and kept on walking.

First off I'm not going to walk of a job for something like that. Takes more than a blown stereo to worry me.

Once you check the circuit and make sure that the power souce is correct then have them take the equipment to the repair shop and see just what did happened.

There are a number of things that can happen to electronic equipment during a construction project. Dust, dirt, vibration are some of the worst.

If you walk off a project it makes you look guilty. Once I can prove what really happened ( such as the equipment is full of sheetrock dust) that's when I get a little mean and nasty.

One thing that I normally do on a remodel project is set up a dedicated circuit for construction purposes ( GFCI protected ). This keeps breakers from tripping and homeowner from worrying.

Had a guy take his computer to the shop once and they told him to turn his power strip back on ( nothing wrong).

 

[PCN]

First off I'm not going to walk of a job for something like that. Takes more than a blown stereo to worry me.

Once you check the circuit and make sure that the power souce is correct then have them take the equipment to the repair shop and see just what did happened.

There are a number of things that can happen to electronic equipment during a construction project. Dust, dirt, vibration are some of the worst.

If you walk off a project it makes you look guilty. Once I can prove what really happened ( such as the equipment is full of sheetrock dust) that's when I get a little mean and nasty.

One thing that I normally do on a remodel project is set up a dedicated circuit for construction purposes ( GFCI protected ). This keeps breakers from tripping and homeowner from worrying.

Had a guy take his computer to the shop once and they told him to turn his power strip back on ( nothing wrong).

The decision to walk happened over a quite a peroid of time. I did suggest she bring it to a repair shop to diagnose the problem. We did offer to pay if they could prove they we were at fault. She dragged her feet for weeks and weeks. While still not paying an invoice we had submitted. It was also interesting that the value of the stereo was about the same amount she owed us for rough in. It was a tough decision to walk, sometimes you just have to go with your gut feeling.

Would you have gone back and finished the job Growler if she stiffed for a couple grand???