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Shoutout to the old guy at the supply house who saved me a ton of callbacks
I was wiring a Vista panel in a Mesa home last week, running my usual 22/4 for the keypads. He saw my spool and asked why I wasn't using 22/2 for the power and 22/2 for the data separately. I always bundled them, thinking it was fine. He explained the voltage drop on long runs was probably causing my random keypad resets. Switched it up on the next job, a 3,000 square foot place, and zero issues. Anyone else run into this with larger homes?
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kelly6727mo ago
It's amazing how much basic stuff we just never get taught. You figure out a way that works and stick with it for years. That old timer probably saved you a world of headache for the cost of a second spool of wire. It reminds me of how many problems in life come from not seeing the simple, right way to do something. We complicate things when the answer is often just using the proper tool for the job.
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white.ryan7mo ago
I spent two years trying to open paint cans with a flathead screwdriver before someone handed me a five dollar opener.
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hollyramirez6mo ago
My entire life is just me learning the wrong way to do things first.
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