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Warning: my panel swap went from 40 hours to 6 after one change, and I can't tell if it's the tool or me
Three years back I was doing 3 or 4 full panel swaps a week and each one ate a whole Saturday, this was in Mesa mostly, older homes with cloth wiring. Last month I knocked out a 20 zone swap in about 6 hours flat, same kind of house, same mess behind the drywall. Part of me thinks it's the new label maker and the pouch I strap on, keeping ferrules and screws right in front of me instead of digging in a bag. Other part of me thinks I just finally stopped second guessing every splice and stopped redoing stuff that was already fine. A buddy swears his speed came from pre-cutting all his wire runs on a bench the night before, he won't touch a house without doing it. So which is it, is the jump from tools and prep, or is it just reps finally stacking up? And has anyone here tried a slow week on purpose to see if the speed sticks when you're not slammed?
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carter.julia16d ago
That line about stopping second guessing every splice hit me hard because I do the exact same thing, I will redo a connection three times and then realize it was fine the first time, so congrats on beating that habit, I am still losing that fight. For what it's worth, my money is on the reps, not the label maker, because the prep stuff helps but it caps out, you can only set up so many ferrules before the real time sink is your hands knowing what to do. I tried a slow week on purpose last winter, took one job and no deadline, and I was actually faster because I wasn't rushing, so yeah the speed stuck. My gut says it's like 70 percent reps and 30 percent tools, but take that with a grain of salt since I have never timed myself.
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