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Vent: I thought those new smart breakers were just a gimmick until one in a client's house in Austin flagged a failing appliance motor before it caught fire.
It sent an alert to my phone about a weird power draw pattern, and when I got there the next day, the motor windings were already starting to short out, so what other new tech have you guys actually found useful on a job?
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the_holly4d ago
Felt the same way about smart leak detectors. Wrote them off as overpriced gadgets until I installed a few in a crawl space for a peace-of-mind client. Got a push notification about a slow drip from a pipe joint I never would have found in time. That one alert saved them from a huge mold problem down the road.
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the_abby3d ago
Guess we're all just paying for fancy warning lights now. My tools just break without sending a text first, which feels rude. Technology is getting better at the "oh crap" part of the job before we even get there.
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