Im gonna start an I cant stand...thread

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electricalperson said:
"well parts at home depot are like 150 bucks or so, so it shouldnt be that much"
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I wonder how much money the dentist has wrapped up in material when he installs braces on your teeth.....
 
There's two sides to a bed. I always roll out on the positive side.

No way would I intentionally deceive an inspector by putting two clamps ( one on each end) on one rod that had surfaced a few feet away.

When I first started doing electrical work, years back, my "master" convinced me that trust grows out of trustworthiness; that having the strength of character to do what's right, not necessarily convenient, was the pathway to respect. He taught me to nurture the compulsion to do right. I've made an effort to follow his advice and remain independent today, as well, as an electrical inspector.

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ultramegabob said:
I wonder how much money the dentist has wrapped up in material when he installs braces on your teeth.....
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You might be surprised. All the materials are "medical grade" or "medical certified", so they can be put in your body. Not quite like the stuff you would buy at Big Blue or Safety Orange.:grin: ;)
Not to mention that $100,000 Cerec crown and veneer CAD/CAM milling machine, or the laser my dentist wished he could justify. That was a scary one, hearing him tell me he wished he could justify the cost, after telling me about the $100,000 Cerec setup!
SEO said:
Why do I have to pay for a service call it was the POCO's problem.
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To that, I would politely inform them that if it was a POCO problem, they should have called the POCO, not an EC!
wbalsam1 said:
There's two sides to a bed. I always roll out on the positive side.
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How can you tell? Is it the side with the plus sign and the red protective boots?:D
wbalsam1 said:
When I first started doing electrical work, years back, my "master" convinced me that trust grows out of trustworthiness; that having the strength of character to do what's right, not necessarily convenient, was the pathway to respect. He taught me to nurture the compulsion to do right. I've made an effort to follow his advice and remain independent today, as well, as an electrical inspector.

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Words to live by!:cool:
 
Replacing light fixtures in old houses in Quincy, MA. You take the light down, and all the insulation of the conductors rains down on you leaving bare wires.

Of course the ceiling is some special kind of texture and wallpaper on the walls. That means you can't just cut a few neat holes to run a new wire and patch them up with some lightweight Patch 'n' Paint.

Never mind there's 6 cables going into the box that feed the entire first floor.
 
jaylectricity said:
Replacing light fixtures in old houses in Quincy, MA. You take the light down, and all the insulation of the conductors rains down on you leaving bare wires.

Of course the ceiling is some special kind of texture and wallpaper on the walls. That means you can't just cut a few neat holes to run a new wire and patch them up with some lightweight Patch 'n' Paint.

Never mind there's 6 cables going into the box that feed the entire first floor.
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Yup, you haven't truly experienced old work until that happens to you. :D
 
Quote: I LOVE it when they say that! I then say; "the panel I would be installing cannot be bought at the home depot, I can only get it at my electrical supply house. I dont buy the cheapest parts and then sell them to you for top dollar. I install quality products, and I only do quality work - that is what you are paying for."


I don't see what's so cheap about sub-panel's or main panels for that matter from home depot or lowes. They're UL listed aren't they? As long as they are wired correctly and installed properly then it's all good.
 
ultramegabob said:
I wonder how much money the dentist has wrapped up in material when he installs braces on your teeth.....
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or how much they have wrapped up in their schooling. Probably alot more than most electricians or inspectors or engineers.
 
steelersman said:
Quote: I LOVE it when they say that! I then say; "the panel I would be installing cannot be bought at the home depot, I can only get it at my electrical supply house. I dont buy the cheapest parts and then sell them to you for top dollar. I install quality products, and I only do quality work - that is what you are paying for."


I don't see what's so cheap about sub-panel's or main panels for that matter from home depot or lowes. They're UL listed aren't they? As long as they are wired correctly and installed properly then it's all good.
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I definitely don't mind buying a panel there but too often they don't have the one I really want. So sometimes you go to Home Depot before you arrive at a customer's house only to find they don't have everything you need.

So you have two choices:

1. Find whatever parts you can to mickey-mouse the stuff together

2. Drive to another one and hope they have the equipment you need.

Choice 1 is when the customer is right about how cheap they saw the stuff when they were at the store. Choice 2 costs time AND money to get the stuff you really want.

Either way, your quoted poster's statement isn't far off.
 
jaylectricity said:
I definitely don't mind buying a panel there but too often they don't have the one I really want. So sometimes you go to Home Depot before you arrive at a customer's house only to find they don't have everything you need.
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I've solved that problem by only installing electrical equipment found in dumpsters or scrap yards. ;)
 
jaylectricity said:
You take the light down, and all the insulation of the conductors rains down on you leaving bare wires.
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So just slide on some pieces of insulation from scrap wire. Spinning helps overcome friction. Go up one size if you need to; i.e., #12 insulation on #14 wire.
 
LarryFine said:
So just slide on some pieces of insulation from scrap wire. Spinning helps overcome friction. Go up one size if you need to; i.e., #12 insulation on #14 wire.
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Another good tip. I saw your response to my other query and I appreciate that. I'm just going to wait til the morning to bump it up and see if anybody during the day can help me.
 
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