I agree with answer 1. The electrician should have had his work inspected by an independant electrical inspection agency. they would place a sticker on the panel bos. you can also contact the inspection agency yourself and have them do an inspection for you. It sounds as if the electrician did not follow standard eclectic parctices or code.
You should find someone more competant, the major appliances should be on their own breaker (furnace on a 20a breaker and gas tankless on another 15 or 20a). It can be normal to spread out the circuit recepticals in a few rooms so if a breaker trips in a room there would be another receptical in that same room on another breaker so your not left in the dark. Also the panel should be properly labled. Good luck.
I think it is necessary to sit down and calmly talk about this issue. Most people in the service business do the right thing. But it is a two way street and normally it is best to find the middle path.
Philip Anderson
HDR Remodeling
Berkeley Ca
What wiring did they exactly "mess up"? Was it the circuit to power the equipment or the low voltage lines? Either way, they should have used care to keep things where they belonged. If it was going to be an issue, they should have brought it to your attention early and said that you would have to possibly talk to your security people about resetting things. It appears to be a lack in communication during the work process.
Marty Brummel
M.K. Brummel, Inc. Fine Remodeling and Building
I would ask to speak with the owner of the business. If they were responsible for the damage...and you can prove it was them that caused the system to fail (your security company will tell you)...then a smart business owner will want to make it right and reimburse you. If he doesn't, then file a complaint with the BBB, your local Electrical Workers union and if push comes to shove, small claims court to recover damages.
I suggest you get the security company who monitors the system to repair it. They can tell you whether the electricians caused the damage. If so, send the bill to the electricians. In general, they should be responsible for damage they caused. In certain cases, it could fall under exclusion in the fine print of their quote or other printed materials you should reasonably have been expected to know about. If the wiring was a hidden condition or they had no knowledge it was there, they may not owe you for it. In that case, their desire for your good will might still recover it for you.
The contractor should have told you upfront that they don't deal with security systems before messed it up. It seems fair to me to let the Contractor know that you expect them to pay the bill for the security company to make the repairs.
Dennis Gehman
Gehman Design Remodeling
It can be done. The cost will vary depending what you have to go through and how far. In some cases it may be toocostly to undertake, but many times it is worth the cost to get the fumes to the outside.
In most cases we can do it. It runs about $250.00 in material and about $1000.00 in labor
But this is sight un seen
It can be vented through the floor joist system and out the house
It can be vented through the roof
It can be vented through the wall if its on an exterrior wall
We can help if you send us a floor plan and some pictures
or we can just make an appointment
Sorry to hear about your alarm wires. There are a couple of differenct ways to go about resolving this issue. We typically involve the servicing alarm company to make sure whatever is done to resolve the issue is accordance with their servicing the alarm system at the home. They will be respoinsible and liable for the monitoring, so it is critical to involve them. If possible to pull some additional length at the point of contact is helpful, or splicing on additional length is an option too. If the wire issue gets too complicated, you may consider a wireless system.
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