Spent 10 minutes on a commercial install because I skipped the trim cover check

I was at an office park in Phoenix last week doing a new alarm panel install. Everything was going smooth until I went to close the trim cover and it wouldn't snap on. Turns out the previous guy had jammed a screw driver into the plastic tab and snapped it off. I had to drive 20 minutes back to the shop to grab a replacement cover from a decommissioned panel. Now I check every trim cover and screw hole before I even start wiring. It's a stupid little thing but it cost me time and mileage. Has anyone else run into a hidden defect on a panel that looked fine from the front?

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the_gray3d ago

Mid install in Mesa last summer I found a previous guy had used a zip tie to hold the whole damn motion sensor together from the back. Little stuff like that just makes you wonder what people are thinking.

avery3663d ago

Nah @the_gray, zip ties are actually legit for temp fixes if you use the UV resistant ones.