Re: How many service techs?

["Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

Nomen Nescio wrote:
> Crash Gordon said:
>
> >My custom homes are going in at about 3100-6000 price range right now.
> >Custom specs are a tad lower. Then we got structured wiring, a/v, central
> >vac, intercom, and bada bing we're at 18K.
>
> Different strokes, but I've never understood this.  Why the hell would an
> alarm company want to install a central vacuum system?  Yeah, you can make
> a couple bucks, but you could also make a couple bucks installing their
> lawn sprinklers, changing burned-out light bulbs, and so on.  The very last
> service call I would ever want to see is a complaint that their vacuum
> cleaner isn't working.
>
> - badenov

That's part of the reason I don't do vacuums. ( service .... how the
hell would you ever be able to fix a bad tube connection?)  But mostly,
I never wanted to deal with stocking, transporting and handling the
tubing and the accessories. Which, by the way, is somewhat the same
reason I don't supply the audio equipment for surround sound or whole
house audio either.

ONE... it's too available on the Internet  ... sometimes at a lower
price than I can buy it for and TWO, ....... If something goes wrong
with it or if they don't like the "sound" of it .... or their brother
in law got one from Radio Shack for half the price and it sounds better
......  it's * their * problem.  Last thing I want to be called back
for is because Opra's face looks pink.