Had a talk with a 80 year old retired electrician that changed how I run wire

He told me he always runs his low voltage wire on the opposite side of the house from AC power, even if it means drilling 50 extra holes, because a single bad interference call can cost you more time than all those holes combined, and after I had a false alarm issue last week from a nearby power line I finally get why he was so stubborn about it.

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jordan65328d agoTop Commenter

Wait, fifty extra holes? That's actually insane, I can't believe he'd rather do that much extra work than just risk one phone call.

loganhart28d ago

Thinks about it for a second, yeah fifty holes is way more work than just making one awkward call. Is he really that scared of talking to a person? I mean, you can hang up if it goes bad, you cant undo drilling all those extra holes. Feels like hes choosing the hard way just to avoid a few minutes of discomfort. Does he think the guy on the other end of the line is gonna yell at him through the phone or something? Its not like hes asking for a refund, hes just saying "hey, the template didnt match up.