Re: Your Favorite Install Tool?

["Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> hah!
>
> I did a takeover from a national company about a year ago...every thing
was
> fine except the kitchen arcadia door showed open. I couldn't see the
switch
> anywhere. I had originally prewired the house but they had gone with the
> national company to do the install then got tired of them I guess and came
> back to me. Anyway, I KNOW I had run a wire to that door. The national
> company's zoning showed it as the only door in that loop...what the
> heck?...I look in the frame and I could see the 3/8" hole and..no switch,
no
> wire. Damn...I'm thinking its time for an attic crawl in a shitty attic.
So,
> I go outside on the patio for a smoke before I don my attic suit....I'm
> sitting outside on the patio lookin at the pool enjoying the butt, then I
> swivel around to face the house and to my surprise...and shock...they had
> intentionally installed the switch on the OUTSIDE of the arcadia sliding
> door. Oh, yeah the switch was one of those commerical screw type switches
> with no cover on it. HUH?  I still can't figure out why they would do
> that...they had to go out of their way to do it too. Needless to say the
> switch was bad...and yes; I moved it INTO the house.

Attic suit? Wow never knew about those :)