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mila_mitchell
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11h ago
Installers keep putting motion sensors right above air vents and it drives me nuts
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ivan_perez
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1d ago
PSA: I thought the foil trick on window sensors was a joke until a shop in Reno proved me wrong
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wyatt_green
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1d ago
Just realized my old keypad beeps were coming from a loose wire, not a dead battery
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jesse84
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3d ago
My 500th panel swap snuck up on me, and the number that actually shocked me was 3
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wade558
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4d ago
I laughed at my supply house guy for pushing the sealed gel batteries, 8 months later I'm eating crow
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verab28
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5d ago
Ran 4 piezo sirens on one zone after a tip from an old tech in Reno, and every one of them fires clean
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jesse84
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5d ago
Spent $400 on a touchscreen keypad system for a client, and it lasted 8 months
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paige870
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6d ago
Showerthought: I chose a 6 foot ladder over my 8 foot one at the Denver job and my shoulders are still mad
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hunt.rowan
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7d ago
Walked into an auto shop in Reno last week and counted 3 cameras aimed at the cash register but zero on the back door
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danielmartinez
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7d ago
Spent 3 hours chasing a phantom zone on a panel in Mesa, turned out the magnet on the back door was 1/4 inch off
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jesseb20
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7d ago
A 22 year tech talked me out of hiding keypads in closets, and he was right
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riverp37
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9d ago
Wired the door contact on the frame side instead of the door side and cut callbacks big time
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spencer_ross
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10d ago
Hot take: keypads on the wall still beat phone apps for 90% of my customers
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finley939
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11d ago
Fought a 30 foot brick wall in Galveston last month and now I bring my own ladder straps on every bid
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hunt.rowan
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11d ago
My 20 year old keypad finally quit on a Tuesday service call, and the fix was embarrassing
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