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Motown_Johnny

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35. If not grounded properly.. maybe. Maybe not.

Fri Oct 11, 2013, 08:25 PM

Oct 2013

I am not an electrician either but I do play one on TV.

Oh no, wait...

I work for a landscape company and we, among other things, install things like path lighting and spotlights. All outdoor garden stuff. All low voltage, so not like the security lighting you are talking about. We also do sprinkler systems and the control boxes need to be wired, but that is terribly easy.

I know only what little I know, but I have seen some weird stuff in some houses, and the older the house the stranger things are.

Why security lighting went on the same circuit as heaters is beyond me. There just isn't enough information here to know what happened.

Did you sign any type of agreement before the work was done? If so, was there any disclaimers in it for the contractor?

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Dispute with a contractor: Am I unreasonable? [View all] Ron Obvious Oct 2013 OP

Any attorney's in the family that could write them a short letter? PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #1

About $450. Ron Obvious Oct 2013 #3

$450 is significant money, did you sign a written contract with the contractor? n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #5

Nope Ron Obvious Oct 2013 #6

"No, and calling me again tomorrow will not change my answer" jberryhill Oct 2013 #2

Thank heaven for caller ID. Ron Obvious Oct 2013 #4

Tell them your going to post your story on Yelp. CrispyQ Oct 2013 #7

I did Ron Obvious Oct 2013 #9

Maybe write up your review & fax it to them first. CrispyQ Oct 2013 #12

Good idea Ron Obvious Oct 2013 #24

What state are you located in? CountAllVotes Oct 2013 #8

Washington Ron Obvious Oct 2013 #10

Yep CountAllVotes Oct 2013 #13

good state for this KT2000 Oct 2013 #16

As far as i can see Ron Obvious Oct 2013 #21

You're right! KT2000 Oct 2013 #23

Send them a bill for the time you have spent disputing it with them The Straight Story Oct 2013 #11

Oh, that's tempting... Ron Obvious Oct 2013 #17

Tell them you are going to call ECORE. Then, never, ever, take their calls again. msanthrope Oct 2013 #14

Thank you! Ron Obvious Oct 2013 #18

Cousin! Why didn't you let me know? Capt. Obvious Oct 2013 #15

Thanks for the support, cousin! Ron Obvious Oct 2013 #19

That's what my wife did Capt. Obvious Oct 2013 #20

Good on her! Ron Obvious Oct 2013 #22

No, no, no...you are not unreasonable. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #25

maybe it was wired wrong riverwalker Oct 2013 #26

Fair enough Ron Obvious Oct 2013 #30

You're not wrong. Thermostats are generally run on a low voltage line Warpy Oct 2013 #27

Thank you! Ron Obvious Oct 2013 #32

Only because the shorted line to my house fried a lot of things Warpy Oct 2013 #34

Who installed the thermostats? Motown_Johnny Oct 2013 #28

I'm not an electrician Ron Obvious Oct 2013 #31

If not grounded properly.. maybe. Maybe not. Motown_Johnny Oct 2013 #35

No, never signed a thing Ron Obvious Oct 2013 #37

Might be worth the money to hire an electrician wercal Oct 2013 #29

The price is probably fine Ron Obvious Oct 2013 #33

My husband JustAnotherGen Oct 2013 #36