Re: HVAC installer puts 220 down 24 vac duct detect

[Danny <d@xxxxx>]

Robert L Bass wrote:
>>Because companies are hiring illegals
>>to "run wires from here to there"...not
>>learn a trade. In a few years there won't
>>be anyone qualified except a dying
>>bunch of old farts like us.
>
>
> Do you really believe that all the bad electrical work you run across was
> done by illegal aliens?  I've seen plenty of bad alarm installations done by
> US citizens.
>
> Interestingly, we just had our pool and lanai (Florida speak for "enclosed
> patio") redone.  The GC on the job used several different companies to do
> the work.  There was a Mexican team that did the new stone finish inside the
> pool, an American group that did the plumbing, another American who did the
> electrical work and a Brazilian outfit that laid the paver stones.
>
> The American plumbers screwed up several times, cutting a 2-inch return feed
> from the filtration system and dumping several thousand gallons of water
> into my gardens.  They allowed yard dirt to get into the lines and have yet
> to come back to fix a misconnected fitting in the spa.
>
> The American electrician couldn't figure out how to connect all three pool
> lights (they're on two separate transformers) to the pool automation system.
> I had to diagram it for him before he could understand it.  He also failed
> to run cables to the attic as agreed so that I can connect the pool
> automation system to my ELK M1 Gold home automation controller.
>
> The Mexicans did an excellent job though they left one small rough spot in
> the bottom of the pool.  In all fairness, even I didn't notice it until
> after they had gone.  They're coming back next week with a diver to smooth
> out that area.
>
> The Brazilian outfit did a magnificent job on the pavers.  They carefully
> cut each stone to make an exact fit against the complex curves of the bull
> nose edging surrounding the pool.  Every brick is perfectly smooth against
> the next -- no high spots in over 2,200 square feet of pavers.
>
> In my experience about 90% of all electricians do decent to excellent work.
> I guess it's about 70% of alarm installers.  The rest are, well... monkeys.
>
thank you for bringing that to our attention.