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craig.mila
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2d ago
Question about wireless sensors on a 1920s brick building in Gary
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drew55
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6d ago
Warning: I stopped using wire nuts on every zone and my panel got way cleaner
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the_kim
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6d ago
I zip-tied a keypad to a broomstick to test a two-story window and the homeowner clapped
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kellys78
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11d ago
Ran my phone line alarm zone through the same conduit as 120v for years, now I keep them 12 inches apart
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casey682
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13d ago
DAE remember using a toner probe to trace every single zone, or is it just me who went straight to the cheap wire tracker
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bettyroberts
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14d ago
Guy in Tulsa taught me to label every wire before pulling, saved my butt on a 3 panel job
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julia_anderson
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16d ago
Chose a recessed panel over the old can style in a 1920s house and I'm still not sure I picked right
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lily70
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18d ago
My old partner said never trust a keypad mounted above a metal door frame, and 8 years later he was still right
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the_sam
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18d ago
PSA: a guy at the supply house in Toledo told me 43% of false alarms come from one dumb mistake
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dianaanderson
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18d ago
Vent: the fire marshal in Mesa told me my panel location was illegal and I had been installing it that way for 4 years
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roberts95
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18d ago
Went from 30 mins per panel to 8 mins after switching how I strip wire
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the_ben
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20d ago
New panel install in Boise went fine, then the client's 15 year old keypad fried 2 days later and now they say I did it
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the_elizabeth
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23d ago
Ran Cat5e for a new keypad and the old panel started beeping at 3am
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tylerj22
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23d ago
Was sure the $18 zone stickers from the supply house were junk, ate my words on a 22 zone panel
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ivanross
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24d ago
I called wireless sensors a gimmick for 12 years, then a 1920s house in Savannah humbled me
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