Re: lack of support at Home Technology Store

["Bob Worthy" <securinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Did ya cut through it? Your insurance company wouldn't be to happy with you
on that one! It would be major.

"Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:xDhRe.5$363.1261@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> That musta been what I meant...because that's what I hit...one of them
thar
> 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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> >> Ever try to drill through a pre-stressed concrete floor? sheet.
> >
> > 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.
> >> >>
> >> >> Oh..yeah..ceramic tile floors.
> >> >>
> >> >> Can't get much harder that that!
> >> >
> >> > 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
> > a
> >> >> >> sizeable local monitoring company had previously installed and I
> >> >> >> wanted
> >> >> >> top shelf stuff and
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >>(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.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > 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.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >>(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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