emahler said:that's only on the cards for my 'other' business![]()
How's that saying go...
Pick 2....quick, cheap and good
I subscribe to a totally different slogan :grin:
emahler said:that's only on the cards for my 'other' business![]()
emahler said:oh....a bad, slow and expensive [handy] man....![]()
celtic said:Yup...but I have decency to not put it on my cards :grin:
emahler said:....but to get back on topic...
celtic said:That ship sailed away at 9:52PM yesterday.![]()
In "my" case...it was due to a buried wire that was cut some 20 old years earlier by the HO's BIL. Both had forgotten about it......nevermind that the HO was sitting in the kitchen by the through-the-wall AC that he and the BIL installed 20 +/- years earlier.iwire said:I am still trying to understand how any troubleshooting job in a typical size home would take more then a few hours. :grin:
Cat. # 4 lol, but seriously:grin:celtic said:...this coming from a man whose business cards' advertise "quicker and cheaper"
:grin:
emahler said:are you referring to the troubleshooting or the troubleshooter?
celtic said:In "my" case...it was due to a buried wire that was cut some 20 old years earlier by the HO's BIL. Both had forgotten about it......nevermind that the HO was sitting in the kitchen by the through-the-wall AC that he and the BIL installed 20 +/- years earlier.
They also forgot that when they cut the wall open, they had also sliced right through a BX cable. No box was added...they kind of just stretched the conductors and "hooked" them to each other...no tape, no wire nuts....nothing....just the sparking of the neutral as it was trying to quit being a part of this fiasco.
While we were at it, we also removed:
- the zip cord that was stapled and draped all over the place
- brought other buried boxes into the light
- etc etc etc
I agree, a "normal" TS shouldn't take days....but my case was far removed from "normal" and it was also multifamily home.
jmsbrush said:When I get home , I can get you the exact wording of what my flat rate says for boxes and damaged wire in the wall, if ya want.
How many guys were there? You and a helper? Or you and a jw?
If it was just you and you're labor rate was $200.00 an hour,(which is very fair) That means it roughly took about 18 hours or so?
jmsbrush said:Now lets talk about my employment:grin:
Lol. How did you know i was waiting?celtic said:All told the job was 54 hours (I looked back at the thread) with me and 2 JW.
For more exact numbers:
- time to file permit
- time replacing the 3-GFCI devices
- time troubleshooting
- time running new circuits
- etc
...I would have to check my notes.
I dunno about you...but I'm waiting on a delivery of 2000 pies :grin: :grin: :grin:
Sparky555 said:If I go longer than the time allowed, I add it into the repair price.
iwire said:That sounds unethical to me.
emahler said:why?
iwire said:This is how I heard it.
He tells ths customer he will troubleshoot the problem for X amount. His estimate of the time was short now he sneeks in some money to cover his short coming on the actual job.
To me that is less then honest.