StarCat
Industrial Engineering Tech
- Location
- Moab, UT USA
- Occupation
- Imdustrial Engineering Technician - HVACR Electrical and Mechanical Systems
The Grey Metal Screw Cover box was installed, set up, and wired by one of the installing Electricians. He was asked to use a hinged panel box like the other one shown below which I would provide. He gave me some song and dance about parts already having been bought, but what he was handing me was in fact "resistance."
This is a control junction for some safety controls that involve an Ethanol sensor system. Its a mess and it gets worse. The deeper I have looked into what they cooked up with one of the other trades, the worse it gets. There is one more shot that is so horrible I do not want to waste drive space on posting it. On top of all the bad wiring practices, the wire used [20 AWG Thermostat Wire] was not really the best choice for this job, and could turn into a problem down the road. No field wiring diagrams provided and there is another rats nest of a junction box in a deep round rigid conduit box that is packed full of junctions that change color as they go.
This contractor also refuses to clean up " at all " on any construction job sight citing to the GC and others that " You are not paying me to clean up."
So they work way dirty and leave messes, wiring and otherwise for responsible people to sort out. While this is neither the exception or the rule, it needs to be realized that there are a minority of people involved in Industrial Level Trades that make a concerted effort to deliver the best workmanship possible under what could be considered extreme circumstances, while the majority will do whatever they can get away with. When you get into small remote localities, the charades can get pretty monopoly like. These people rarely if ever get called out on anything.
The other box is one I built up to show the contrast in neatness for one.
Also the ready ability to figure out what has been done without going to war is supplemented by field wiring diagrams which should be mostly accurate.
This is a control junction for some safety controls that involve an Ethanol sensor system. Its a mess and it gets worse. The deeper I have looked into what they cooked up with one of the other trades, the worse it gets. There is one more shot that is so horrible I do not want to waste drive space on posting it. On top of all the bad wiring practices, the wire used [20 AWG Thermostat Wire] was not really the best choice for this job, and could turn into a problem down the road. No field wiring diagrams provided and there is another rats nest of a junction box in a deep round rigid conduit box that is packed full of junctions that change color as they go.
This contractor also refuses to clean up " at all " on any construction job sight citing to the GC and others that " You are not paying me to clean up."
So they work way dirty and leave messes, wiring and otherwise for responsible people to sort out. While this is neither the exception or the rule, it needs to be realized that there are a minority of people involved in Industrial Level Trades that make a concerted effort to deliver the best workmanship possible under what could be considered extreme circumstances, while the majority will do whatever they can get away with. When you get into small remote localities, the charades can get pretty monopoly like. These people rarely if ever get called out on anything.
The other box is one I built up to show the contrast in neatness for one.
Also the ready ability to figure out what has been done without going to war is supplemented by field wiring diagrams which should be mostly accurate.
