OK, I give up on service. Or lack thereof. I was at work whilst the wife waited for the new washer dryer from the large appliance co. locally. I had purchased in advance a 90 degree supply hose to allow an Asko to fit in a small closet. And set the wall vent to the side to allow for a side venting of the dryer. And set the receptacle to the side to allow the cord to go in and not interfere with clearance.
I get home and the spouse says “We need to get a side vent kit for the dryer so it will fit in the closet” OK. I go and look. The 90 degree fitting is on machine, not the supply. The hose comes straight out of the supply and is crushed by the machine. The dryer vent hose is mashed and crushed against the wall. Nice. Wife says “One of the guys said ‘never seen one of these machines before’ ” Honesty in advertising.
So I get the hose reversed, pull the vent plug and switch it out. Machine fits just dandy. As I stare at the machine I note that the door was dented by our fine friends! DIE! DIE! DIE!
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I know this to late and you probably don't want to hear it. But I always try to be there when installers come by. There's a whole accountability thing with men that has just gone down the tubes. I know it's hard to do with work schedules and everything but when you are there they act totally different. Either they do or I'll show them the door.
You should have stayed home and had the wife go to work.
Hindsight is 20/20 for a reason. I love my wife to death and I'd never leave her in charge of a job. She may hear my voice but it wouldn't be at her.
Reminds me of a custom home we finished about two years ago. Owner's wanted sat TV DISH mounted on top the roof of his new two story home(heavy fire rated cedar shake roof). We made and opening in the roof, installed flashing and a mounting galvanized 2 inch pipe, with a rain head on it, through the flashing and secured the pipe to the framing of the attic. We then routed the cable and other wires up into the attic, through the pipe and tied them off above the roof for easy access by the satellite installer. Our thought was that he could simply mount the dish directly to the pipe and attach the cable from there, avoiding damage to the new shake roof.
Came back about a week later, after the owner had moved in, to complete a few "punch list" items and clean debris off the roof and gutters. Naturally we included the sat TV on the list of items to inspect.
THE SAT TV INSTALLER MOUNTED THE SATELLITE DIRECTLY TO THE SHAKE ROOF WITH FOUR, 3 INCH LONG, LAG BOLTS THROUGH ONE LARGE SHAKE ADJACENT TO THE PIPE MAST. NICE, NEAT INSTALL IF IT WASN'T FOR THE LEAK IN THE ROOF! DIDN'T TOUCH THE PIPE WHAT SO EVER, JUST LAGGED THE BASE DIRECTLY TO THE ROOF. NICE TOUCH!!!
Sounds like the lightning rod installers on a roof we had just completed. All copper standing seam ( and in thier defense, we told them to not even think of making holes) and they glued the rods air terminals to the copper with liquid nails..LOL
We went back and soldered them on, but they easily could have been clamped to the seams.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
"If you want something you've never had, do something you've never done"
Story Part 2. Actually the prequel!
10 years ago I did a basement remodel of 1000 square feet to make MIL apartment, all legal, all properly done. That meant vacating the old washer downstairs and getting a new one for up. The Asko fit under the counter just dandy upstairs.
Now mind you, I see physics and chemistry everywhere I look. I had bought range, fridge, DW and Askos from a local shop with a long history in our neighbourhood. Give the little the biz..... So he brought them all in and installed.
I come home about 4 days later and physics vision kicks in. "Dear, why is there steam on our single pane windows?" "??"(That is my wife's usual response) I run downstairs to watch water dripping off the NEW REMODELED drywall. Back upstairs. The friggin idiot did exactly the same thing: Straight hose, jam the machine into it until it crimps and leaks. Nice. AND, that was the store owner!
So his head installer comes out. "Well, I see the boss couldn't bear to pay for a 90 degree hose again." He sighs, walks out to his personal vehicle and comes back with the hose. I thank this nice man who by now is quite world weary as am I.
Story over? No. The little prick would not submit an insurance claim to his carrier! So a month later I get my homeowner,s agent and file a claim. The nice installer said he would glady explain to the insurer what the problem was.
So what do you do? You still do this stuff yourself. My back is getting worse every year and I don't have much stomach for watching idiocy anymore. http://www.etherhuffer.typepad.com