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Rant: My old boss made us use cheap coax for a whole apartment block job
Honestly, we had to go back to that building in Charlotte three times in a single month because of signal issues. The client's cheap stuff from a big box store just couldn't handle the long runs and splitter load. We swapped it out for a solid brand of quad-shield, and the problems stopped cold. Has anyone else had a job where the cable itself was the real problem?
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diana_moore755mo ago
We had a job in Asheville where the builder supplied the coax. It was that thin, bargain-bin stuff. We told them it would fail on runs over fifty feet. Sure enough, six months later, half the units had pixelated junk. The re-pull with proper cable took two full days we hadn't budgeted for. That cheap wire cost them more in labor than the good cable would have from the start.
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drew_stone466mo ago
Isn't it crazy how often the "good enough" shortcut ends up costing way more time and money?
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hannahcoleman6mo ago
Totally used to think "good enough" was the smart move to save time. But last month I tried to patch a leaky faucet myself instead of calling a plumber. Ended up flooding the cabinet and the repair bill was triple what a pro would've cost upfront. Changed my whole view on quick fixes.
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