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Rant: Vibration sensors won me over on a tough install
I used to think vibration sensors were a pain because they false alarm a lot. Then I did a job at a pawn shop where they caught a break-in try. The guys were messing with the back door, and the sensor went off before anything else. Now I see they're good for high-risk spots. I've added them to my kit for places with lots of glass or weak entry points. It's made my setups more reliable, which is a win. Just my two cents, lmao.
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beth_baker697mo ago
Totally get that, I was the same way for ages. Had a warehouse job last month where nothing else made sense for the big roll-up doors, and it worked like a charm. @campbell.logan is right, we gotta drop those old biases. That one install flipped my whole view on them.
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campbell.logan7mo ago
Man, I've been that stubborn installer too, lol. Wrote off whole product types because of a bad experience or what I heard from others. Sounds like you powered through the false alarm rep and found the right spot for them. It's a good lesson to not let old biases mess with new tools. Now I feel like a dummy for avoiding them on a few jobs last year that could have really used that extra layer. Guess we're all always learning, lmao.
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umaprice7mo ago
I saw three jobs this quarter where old habits made guys skip the right bracket type entirely. That kind of thinking locks you into maybe two ways to solve a problem when there are five. Unlearning that stuff is a bigger skill than just learning the new product specs.
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