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Had a chat with a retired electrician that made me rethink my panel placements
I was talking to this old guy, Jim, at a supply house in Phoenix last week. He told me he always mounts his alarm panels at eye level for the average person in the house, not where it's easiest to run wires. He said he learned that after putting one behind a door in a tight hallway and the homeowner couldn't get to it to arm the system. It hit me because I have done that exact thing on at least 5 jobs in the last year. Now I'm second guessing a few spots I picked for a new build next month. Has anyone else had to move a panel after the drywall was up because of a bad spot?
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miller.susan1d ago
Yeah that lines up with a lot of stuff I see. People put things where it's easy for them to build and not where it makes sense for someone using it daily. Reminds me of kitchen counters that are too high for short people or light switches behind doors.
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It's the same thing with thermostat placement - builders always put them in hallways because it's easy, but nobody actually walks through there to adjust it. People design for the build process instead of the living process.
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