I don't mean to resurrect an old thread, but I thought this would be the best place to post this. the cat-5 guitar player is an electrical contractor. This is his latest job. He's the guy with the beard at 3:00. the kid in the video is his son and our piano player. He's very good.
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Cat 5 cable as electrical wire
- Thread starter Robroy
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And we don't use those light any more. It was a very "thinking outside the box" sort of thing, and that's good.
Great, so papa Klaus is a fly-by-night Solar panel installer as well.
Seriously though, in the first few seconds on the video where they are drilling through the roof and installing lag bolts into the roof truss or sheeting. I didn't notice any caulking or sealing compound being applied to the holes or bottom of the brackets. If that isn't done you stand an excellent chance of creating roof leaks. Worse yet, if the lag bolt went into the truss and water can seep in at that point you stand a very good chance of creating wood rot, which isn't a great thing to have on load bearing roof structures. The good news is that any damage he might have created will probably take years to be noticed or to fail. By that time the typical fly-by-night installer is long gone.
Seriously though, in the first few seconds on the video where they are drilling through the roof and installing lag bolts into the roof truss or sheeting. I didn't notice any caulking or sealing compound being applied to the holes or bottom of the brackets. If that isn't done you stand an excellent chance of creating roof leaks. Worse yet, if the lag bolt went into the truss and water can seep in at that point you stand a very good chance of creating wood rot, which isn't a great thing to have on load bearing roof structures. The good news is that any damage he might have created will probably take years to be noticed or to fail. By that time the typical fly-by-night installer is long gone.
He wraps them with discarded cat-5 insulation to ensure a strong, leak-free installation.Great, so papa Klaus is a fly-by-night Solar panel installer as well.
Seriously though, in the first few seconds on the video where they are drilling through the roof and installing lag bolts into the roof truss or sheeting. I didn't notice any caulking or sealing compound being applied to the holes or bottom of the brackets. If that isn't done you stand an excellent chance of creating roof leaks. Worse yet, if the lag bolt went into the truss and water can seep in at that point you stand a very good chance of creating wood rot, which isn't a great thing to have on load bearing roof structures. The good news is that any damage he might have created will probably take years to be noticed or to fail. By that time the typical fly-by-night installer is long gone.
Brother you REALLY should go back and read some more.
you speak of a "non technical person"
Oh bud,
The Funky Claus Glitter Turd Lighting System
has been some of THE most epic and entertaining material
I have had the pleasure of participating in for a good while.
Claus returns! This time with actual video footage!
Let the party continue!
On a side note, you aughta see the solar system on his house. There was just one issue, and I kid you not: He had a water leak.
I'm getting a 30 panel system myself, but I'm putting it on the ground with a fence around it. I have the land for it.
