Update: A simple panel swap in a 1980s house turned into a 3 day job

Had to replace an old Ademco panel in a brick house last week. The main power feed was fine, but the old 4-wire run to the keypad was totally shot inside the wall. Spent a full day just fishing new wire through that plaster and lath. Ended up having to open up a small section of the ceiling in the next room to get a clean path. Anyone else run into these hidden wire fails in old construction?

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calebb576mo ago

My own house is full of those surprises. I'm the guy who fixes it for a living and still can't get it right at home.

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brookefox5mo ago

Read somewhere that pros call that the cobbler's kids having no shoes.

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rowanwells6mo ago

Ugh, that sounds rough. I mean, three days though? Couldn't you have just run the new wire on the outside of the wall and called it a day?

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