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I finally figured out why my reed switches kept failing
Been using the same brand for 5 years and losing about 3 out of every 20 on installs. Tried a competitor's $1.50 switch last month after a tip from a guy at a supply house in Austin, and 50 doors later still zero failures. Anyone else switch brands and see a big drop in return trips?
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marybutler9d ago
Man, that's a great find... nothing worse than redoing work you already finished.
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daniel_cooper349d ago
About losing 3 out of every 20 on installs" - man that hit home. I've seen this same thing happen with other stuff too, not just switches. Like I noticed my cheap extension cords from the hardware store die way faster than the ones my neighbor recommended from a specialty shop. It feels like some companies just decide to use worse parts over time and hope nobody notices. That supply house guy probably saved you a ton of headaches and I bet he's seen the same pattern with a dozen other products. Sometimes the little stuff matters more than the price tag.
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alice9289d ago
That Austin tip sounds like it paid off big time. @marybutler, I had the exact same issue with a different brand last year, switched to a cheap house brand from a local supply house and my door failures dropped from like 20% to maybe 2% in my experience.
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