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Posted by Boden on April 21, 2008, 10:17 am
Pete C. wrote:
> Boden wrote:
>
>>David Nebenzahl wrote:
>>
>>>I swear, there must be a vow that all licensed electricians take before
>>>setting out to work on their own. I believe it could be summed up thus:
>>>
>>> XXXIV. Thou shalt never affix identifying labels to any
>>> household breaker panels.
>>>
>>>What is it with these guys? Yesterday I saw a new client, looked at
>>>their panel in the garage to try to figure out which one the back-porch
>>>light was on, and, sure 'nuf, not a SINGLE MARKING anywhere to disturb
>>>the pristine beauty of the blank box.
>>>
>>>I guess it just isn't macho enough to actually let the poor bastard who
>>>owns the house know which breaker goes where.
>>>
>>>(On the other hand, another client is the ultimate counter-example: both
>>>of their breaker boxes have envelopes taped to their doors, inside of
>>>which is a complete list of breakers and devices on each. But I suspect
>>>that's because one of their sons did a lot of remodeling work for their
>>>parents.)
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Perhaps I was fortunate in selecting an electrician, but a notebook
>>containing a complete listing, by subpanel and breaker showing each load
>>and its location was attached to the side of the switchboard (600 amp SB
>>type.) This has prove quite useful when making changes to balance the
>>load on my generator and place power factor correction capacitors.
>>
>>I'm quite happy with the installation my electrician did.
>>
>>Boden
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>
> The difference there is it's commercial work. Commercial is where there
> can be more attention to detail since there is generally more budget to
> do things properly. Residential is where the budget doesn't want to even
> pay for the necessities, much less the extra details.
This isn't commercial work,it's residential...located in the basement of
our home. Budget did matter. The job was competitively bid and I
watched the cost like a hawk. I think I just had an electrician that
cared about doing a good job.
Boden
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