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Look at the twist in that service cable!. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.electrical-contractor.net/ubb/eek.gif)
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When you hear these dope Builders and GC's say that they got a guy that will do it for cheaper, this is what you get. It doesn't matter what it looks like as long as it works. If this EC didn't close shop, this builder would have never called me.
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How did that charlie foxtrot of a panel pass inspection?
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Finished carpentry? Wood filler? Those are expansion joints!
As for the recessed backboard with the electrical panel, this loois like a basement install, with an airspace between the cinder block wall and the false wall. A set of bi-fold doors will help hide this mess.
My pet peeve: wasting valuable real estate on a backboard. This area is probably intended to be used by all utilities, not just electric. I could easily fit an alarm panel, a small home network, and the telephone interface to the left of the panel, but first, I'll have to move that utility outlet.
But then again, you'll probably want that space for the needed subpanel.
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Originally Posted by HCE727:
When you hear these dope Builders and GC's say that they got a guy that will do it for cheaper, this is what you get. It doesn't matter what it looks like as long as it works. If this EC didn't close shop, this builder would have never called me.
That's the truth. My buddy got the house we're working on as a "loss leader" - ie he's running the costs short on this bid, in the hope that he'll get to make it up with the other houses this GC is erecting. He was competing with some russian guys who do electrical work out of Chicago. I assume at least one of them has a license from somewhere, but the builder chewed him down on little things like the lighting allowance and the type or receptacles and switches. The builder goes to Big Orang Box, after all... he knows that switches are only $0.69 each... And hey, as long as they last the year for warranty purpoeses, what does he care, right? ![[Linked Image]](https://www.electrical-contractor.net/ubb/rolleyes.gif)
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The builder got this EC to do his work because he was a friend and lives on his street. The EC works full time for the local power co. I am in the middle of finishing a job that he roughed in. A mechanic and I spent 3 hours in the kitchen fixing circuits that he messed up. Missed hr's, feeds, travelers, appliance circuits in the wrong locations. This is why he is so cheap, I already told the builder that I cannot and will not compete with this guy.
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"The builder got this EC to do his work because he was a friend and lives on his street. The EC works full time for the local power co."
HCE727,
Gotta love PA. I got my renewal for Warminster, PA. Now instead of paying $125.00 to be a Licensed Electrical Contractor, you get to be a "Licensed Master Electrician". All that is required is liability insurance and $125.00.
I AM SERIOUS!!
Hopefully PA will go the way of NJ soon.
[This message has been edited by Redsy (edited 05-11-2006).]
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That builder isn't as smart as you think. If you buy the 10-pack, switches are only 46ยข from Home Depot. <rofl>
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