Re: lack of support at Home Technology Store

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That musta been what I meant...because that's what I hit...one of them thar
cables.



"Bob Worthy" <securinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Ever try to drill through a pre-stressed concrete floor? sheet.
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> Wait until you get to the post tension slabs where before you drill they
> have to be X-rayed to find the cables.
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>> "Bob Worthy" <securinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> > "Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> >> Try a flat top, with block walls firred out with only 1" firring
> strips,
>> >> built on a slab, with steel casement windows and the SNI on the
> opposite
>> >> side of the house from the garage. Oh yeah, when the exterior walls
>> >> are
>> >> block or slump block the top window lintel is 1/4" steel L beam.
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>> >> Oh..yeah..ceramic tile floors.
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>> >> Can't get much harder that that!
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>> > Until you get the second floor deck poured concrete and the interior
> studs
>> > are all metal as well. Welcome to S. Florida.
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>> >> "Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> >> > powercat@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> >> >> Yes I'm probably an idiot but (1) when I renovated I saw the
>> >> >> garbage
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>> >> >> sizeable local monitoring company had previously installed and I
>> >> >> wanted
>> >> >> top shelf stuff and
>> >> >
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>> >> >>(2) I wanted hardwire that was going to be a real
>> >> >> pain in the rump because of house layout and nobody really wanted
>> >> >> to
>> >> >> do
>> >> >> it.
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>> >> > I can imagine that some houses might be difficult but I've never
>> >> > seen
> a
>> >> > house that was "impossible" to hardwire. I live in the Northeast so
>> >> > frame houses are what is popular here. I hear that there are some
>> >> > new
>> >> > construction methods using foam or concrete which could probably be
>> >> > prewired, but after market alarm systems would have to be wireless.
>> >> > Transmission strength could be a problem through concrete too.  I
>> >> > can
>> >> > also imagine that as radiant heating becomes more popular, drilling
>> >> > will become riskier.
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>> >> >>(3) I have the Andersen windows that installers hate and
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Which Andersens would that be?  The only ones that I don't like are
> the
>> >> > big wooden sliders ..... only because I don't like the way I have to
>> >> > install the contacts.  All the rest are pretty easy.
>> >> >
>> >> >>(4) I
>> >> >> had access to a commercial installer who would moonlight the panel
>> >> >> install if needed.  Oh and my in-law is a retired electrical type
> who
>> >> >> supervised the wiring placement like a Marine drill sargeant (best
>> >> >> part
>> >> >> of all).
>> >> >>
>> >> >> My big mistake was letting the equipment reseller sell me service
>> >> >> before the above was all complete.  Oh well lessons learned.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> All I am doing currently is adding a siren in the attic.  It seems
>> >> >> happy now.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Thanks and best wishes to all of you -- you seem to be all over
> North
>> >> >> America.
>> >> >
>> >> > Yep, from Ca AZ TX LA MD Fl NY Canada and probably a few more that
> I've
>> >> > missed. Every once in awhile someone from England, Germany, Japan
> Italy
>> >> > and other countries too .. drops in.
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