Can we talk about how panel placement can ruin a job?

Last week I caught a rookie putting a panel directly behind a metal door frame in a warehouse near Atlanta. Told him the radio signal would drop to nothing, sure enough we tested it with a loud alarm test and got 40% signal loss. I had to spend an hour rerunning the wires to a better spot on the north wall. Has anyone else dealt with installers ignoring basic signal path issues?

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the_lee3d ago

Man that's the worst, had a similar fight with a guy who put a panel right behind a giant freezer.

elliot_harris253d ago

Use a 90 degree drill adapter, saves your back every time.