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Customer asked me to staple the wire on a kitchen remodel and I lost it
I was doing a full kitchen rewire in a house built in 1972 last Tuesday. The customer kept hovering over my shoulder telling me to staple every 6 inches even though I was in open stud bays. I explained that modern code allows securement within 12 inches of boxes and every 4 feet after that. He pulled up some YouTube video from some guy in 2015 and pointed at the screen. I finally stopped, looked at him, and said "do you want me to finish this job or follow some random person's old video?" He backed off after that. Has anyone else dealt with a homeowner who thinks they know the code better than you?
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kim_sanchez199d ago
Used to be the guy who thought every YouTube video was gospel truth. Helped my buddy rewire his basement last year and kept telling him to staple every 6 inches because some electrician on a channel said so. He finally stopped the job and showed me the actual code book. Felt pretty stupid when I saw the 12 inch rule in black and white. Now I just ask customers if they've got a current code reference handy before arguing about it. Saves everyone time.
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