Re: Why?

["Jim Rojas" <jrojas@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am telling you...a 1 inch piece of PVC pipe will solve many of your
problems.

Just mount the PVC pipe exactly where you want the wire to come out. leave a
service loop in the pipe. You can leave a little wire out, or let the
drywall guys bury it. With a tone generator you can pinpoint exactly where
to drill a 1/4" hole...DONE! I never had that problem ever again. It's been
25 years later...This works great for motions, glassbreaks, sirens, smokes,
or anything else that doesn't require a junction box per NFPA or local
building code.

Jim Rojas


"Tommy" <tommy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:12h83uqlisgl763@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hey,
> I have one of those too, though i use the smaller Eastwing 12oz. model.
>
> I left a good one last week. the drywall hangers covered 4 out of six
> motion detector wires. one i could not find untill i made a spy hole large
> enough to fit my head and a flashlight through.  Found my wire, drywall
> hangers hung a new piece of drywall.
>
> "Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:4513f81f$0$25788$815e3792@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>I have a 3lb "drywall adjustment tool" specifically for that purpose!
>>
>>
>> "Jim Rojas" <jrojas@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:VySQg.2494$YA5.935@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> |I did a trimout on a brand new million dollar home many years ago. The
>> | prewire was done by someone the builder hired. After getting the system
>> | completely installed and working, We found that 14 openings had cut
>> wires.
>> | After further investigation I found that the insulation guys cut right
>> | through the 22/2 zip wire....Arrgh!
>> |
>> | I contacted the GC, and let him know that his prewire alarm company was
>> at
>> | fault for not properly installing the wiring. He stopped by and he
>> agreed,
>> | and gave us permission to do what we had to do. He would send a crew to
>> | patch and paint. Lucky for him I am very good at locating cut wires. So
>> it
>> | was 14 very small holes, instead of 14 sledge hammer holes...believe
>> me, I
>> | was tempted though!... :)
>> |
>> | Jim Rojas
>> |
>> |
>> |
>> | "JoeRaisin" <joeraisin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> | news:fQPQg.140$c86.7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> | > Had one a few weeks ago, the builder had removed the door (which was
>> | > already contacted) and then put it back.  I have no idea why.
>> | >
>> | > When I got there I found an empty hole in the door jamb.  The same
>> thing
>> | > had happened to the front door but in that case I had my wire pulled
>> | > through the hole, so I figured that the wire was just not pulled
>> through.
>> | >
>> | > trying to fish it out, I found that I only had an inch or so directly
>> | > above my hole - I guessed they had shifted the door since when a door
>> is
>> | > contacted during a prewire I drill straight up from the jamb through
>> the
>> | > rough opening.
>> | >
>> | > I had the trim carpenter pull the trim, telling him, "I could do
>> it...
>> But
>> | > I'm not very good at it." - he insisted that he do it ;).
>> | >
>> | > So he was the one who splintered up the faux-log door trim that
>> screwed
>> | > into place with those tiny-head finish screws that never come back
>> out.
>> | >
>> | > Apparently, they had carefully removed the 3/8 inch contact from the
>> door
>> | > jamb, reconnected wires and placed the switch in the rough opening
>> for
>> | > safe-keeping.  I didn't have enough room to pull the switch down so I
>> had
>> | > to chisel it out sideways.
>> | >
>> | > Loads of fun...
>> | >
>> | >
>> | >
>> | > Crash Gordon wrote:
>> | >> <rant>
>> | >> Why the fuck would you urethane foam insulate all my door contact
>> wires
>> | >> into the header?
>> | >>
>> | >> Oh, it's good insulation.
>> | >>
>> | >> I fucking know that, your fucking moron. But, now you left me 3
>> inches
>> of
>> | >> my wire stubbed out through a 3/8" hole (nice) but I can't push them
>> up,
>> | >> or pull them down.
>> | >>
>> | >> Took me 4 hours to install 9 stupid contacts.
>> | >>
>> | >> dickwadidiots
>> | >>
>> | >> </rant>
>> |
>> |
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