Re: lack of support at Home Technology Store

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

No never made it though the cable (good thing I guess)...burnt up the hammer
drill and the bit though. That was a lonnnggg time ago. And a lot of darn
trouble to run 2 RG 59's.  The whole thing was the prime's fault anyway -
there was supposed to be a low voltage fire sleeve through the floor for
us...oops sorry I guess you'll have to drill it yourself...what the heck did
I know...that sounded like: go ahead drill a hole, I'm not gonna do it for
you.  He was quite the Jerk.




"Bob Worthy" <securinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Did ya cut through it? Your insurance company wouldn't be to happy with
> you
> on that one! It would be major.
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> "Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> 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!
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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
>> > 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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