Re: Why?

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I install contacts at rough-in only under certain conditions (good
superintendant, good drywallers <not the mexican ones who steal our jobs>)
and there is almost no way to install door contacts at rough-in unless you
want to add a FORTH trip out to the job. Typically three visits; rough in,
rough trim, fire-up & instruct.


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|I soved the problem a different way.  We installed the contacts during
| the prewire.  I'd leave a service loop in the wall below the window.
| Doors we usually wired via the basement so the service loop would be
| between the floor joists.  Upper sashes have headers above them so we'd
| push extra cable into the attic space before soldering.
|
| In addition to using heat shrink instead of tape, consider staggering
| the splices by making one lead 2" longer than the other.  That way, if
| you accidentally overlook a solder point and it eventually pokes
| through the tape or shrink wrap, it won't likely short against
| anything.
|
| Regards,
| Robert L Bass
| Bass Home Electronics
| www.BassBurglarAlarms.com
|