Keeping inventory clean..

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I get mad when I have devices or plates that are smudged or dirty because I won't put them in someones house. I came up with a solution to preventing this problem.

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Clear plastic tubs with all my devices and plates. I put all my devices in separate zip-lock snack bags. I just came up with this yesterday so I haven't actually used it during a job, but I believe it will work well.

Does anybody else do something similar to what I'm doing? In tubs?
How about putting each device into separate baggies?

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And all this goes into the back of my truck.

Sorry if the pics are too big, I haven't figured out resizing yet.
-Jared
 
seems like a good idea but try to fun multiple in each bag. I don't have a problem in my box truck i run hackney bodies but my 2 vans that is a differnet story. We have tried every thing but I just carrier to much y basic stock is the following
1o receptacle Duplex and Decora
10 S1 toggle and decora
5 S3 toggle and decora
2 S4 toggle and decora
5 Gfci
2 faceless Gfci
5 20a receptacle Duplex and Decora
5 15a single receptacle
5 20a single receptacle
1 surge arrestor
1 S1/S1
1 S1/S3
1 S1/ piolit light
in Ivory and White adn half in brown and almond
 
i used to keep my devices in rubbermaid tubs (in original box) but you would still get a couple that were dirty. its one of those inevitables. now i just put the boxes in drawers. i take the cover plates out of the boxes though because they packaged like potato chips. they're wrapped in plastic though so its no big deal.
 
I do something similar, but I use custom made oak wooden boxes for each device, so when I open it up in front of customer it seems like they are getting a piece of jewelry.

Seriously though it seems like a good idea, i'd probably use cheaper non zip bags though.


Won't they stay clean without bags in the tubs ?
 
I tried this a long time ago. The bags tear & IMO not worth the effort. If a device has a smudge I give it a quick buff on my shirt & install it.
 
mdshunk said:
What happened to the boxes that stuff came in?
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The garbage can. Everything fits into the containers easier than would have the boxes. I could have used the boxes in larger containers, but then they would not fit into the big black container in pic #1.
EDIT: make that pic #2

westelectric said:
I hope you increased your prices by 20% to cover the cost of the bags
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I'm going to increase my prices to that on the sliding scale multiplier table posted on here, since I pretty much only do small jobs.
 
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Rewire said:
it is easier to carry a bottle of 409 and a roll of paper towels.
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I will try that. Some of them have smudges on them since they are not all brand new and i didn't know what would take them off. Do all the smudges come off or should I use a small scrub brush of some sort also?
 
mdshunk said:
What happened to the boxes that stuff came in?
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Seriously. Why the heck would you spend the time and effort to remove all the stuff from the original packaging and then repack it in something else. :-?
 
The only things I put in bags are the items that don't come in packaging that I carry as truck stock, such as air conditioner disconnects. My regular supply house (Hagemeyer) supplies these really heavy-duty zip lock baggies when you buy stuff like that. As far as repackaging the switches and receptacles and the like, that's a serious waste of time and effort. Just keep them in the boxes they came in, in the first place, and quit fussing over it.
 
The orange Gojo pumice hand soap that is quite useful for cleaning dirty conductors is also good for removing a myriad of other stains, such as the dirty devices mentioned in this thread.
 
peter d said:
The orange Gojo pumice hand soap that is quite useful for cleaning dirty conductors is also good for removing a myriad of other stains, such as the dirty devices mentioned in this thread.
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It's also good with waffles. i'm starving
 
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