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The shift from hardwired panels to wireless nodes in my own garage redo
When I redid my garage, I swapped out the old hardwired panel for a wireless system. It reminded me of the early 2000s when every install meant pulling lots of wire through tight spaces. Now, the work is more about picking spots for sensors and keeping up with batteries. I do kind of miss the satisfaction of a neat, hidden wire run though.
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hayden1337mo ago
Yeah, the part about missing a neat wire run really hits home. I was just reading a forum thread where an old school electrician said the same thing, that the skill of routing wires cleanly is becoming a lost art. It's wild how the whole job changes with the tech. You trade physical work for more planning and digital setup, which is easier in some ways but totally different. That satisfaction of a perfect physical install is hard to replace with just an app notification saying a sensor is online.
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alice_kim6mo ago
Totally agree with you @hayden133. I see it all the time now, guys just slap a wire mold on the wall and call it a day. Used to be you'd take pride in tucking everything behind baseboard or fishing it through a stud bay so it was completely hidden. Now it's all about getting the smart bulb connected before the client gets home. The planning is different, sure, but you're right, that feeling of stepping back and seeing a totally clean install with no wires showing? That's a different kind of finished.
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bettybaker7mo ago
Lost art? Come on, it's just wires. Tech changes and some old ways of doing things get easier. I get missing the neat bundle you made, but calling it a lost art is a bit much. It's not like we're losing the secret to stained glass, we're just using batteries now. The app telling you it works is a different kind of satisfaction, that's all.
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