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miller.jason
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1d ago
Rant: 22 gauge wire won't fit in a standard IDC terminal and nobody tells you this
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jakep24
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1d ago
Learned last Tuesday to keep the keypad wire away from the AC line in a Chico attic
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lopez.linda
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2d ago
Ran my EOL resistor at the panel for 3 months before a guy in Fresno asked where I put it
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the_wyatt
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2d ago
Am I the only one who switched from running 22/4 to pre-made keypad whip?
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sammurray
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3d ago
I stopped taping glass break sensors in attics after a July job in Tucson changed my mind
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karen_wright40
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4d ago
An old timer in Dayton taught me to label every zone with a grease pencil, and I still do it 22 years later
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sam_anderson
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5d ago
Pro tip: I stopped mounting keypads at 48 inches after a job in Phoenix last month
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joelthomas
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7d ago
Showerthought: is a 30 second delay on entry doors actually a good idea or just lazy?
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taylor.phoenix
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8d ago
A homeowner in Tucson handed me a glass of water and it stuck with me more than the $2,400 job
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mason_knight
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9d ago
Blew $175 on a wireless keypad kit that ate batteries every 3 weeks
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dylanward
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10d ago
That 3 AM call from a customer changed how I wire panels
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xena_rivera63
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11d ago
That fancy cellular dialer was a waste of $400 for my rural jobs
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gavin_allen48
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13d ago
Walked into a customer's house and found their smoke detector zip-tied to a coat hanger
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iris_mason88
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15d ago
Saw a door sensor trick at a church in Dayton that I'm stealing
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holly_williams
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15d ago
Upgraded my panel firmware on a hunch, turned out the old version was the problem
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