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Hit 500 panel swaps last Friday and the number made me stop cold in the driveway
I was logging the job in my truck outside a split level in Beaverton when the counter on my clipboard hit 500. Five hundred panel swaps since I started doing this full time, and I sat there with the engine off for a good five minutes just staring at it. What got me was how many of those I did wrong early on, like the one where I bonded the neutral and ground on a sub panel because I copied what the last guy did instead of reading up on it. Around swap 300 I started taking a pic of every can before I touched a wire, and that one habit has saved me at least three callbacks from homeowners who swore a zone was working before I showed up. You would think hitting a round number would feel like something, but mostly it just made me think about all the attic runs I did in August heat with no respirator like an idiot. My knees hurt, my drill's trigger is worn smooth, and I still keep a cheat sheet taped inside my lid for panel models I only see once every two seasons. Any of you keep a running count of installs, or am I the only one who tracks stuff like that?
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paul4162d ago
Hit ten years in the trade and the only number I track is how many times I've dropped a panel cover on my foot, which is way more than I'd like to admit. That pic of every can before you touch a wire is smart though, and it probably saved you more headaches than the counter ever will. Keep that cheat sheet taped in your lid, because the day you toss it is the day some oddball panel shows up.
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