What is some of your Pet Peeve's

[WinterDeere]

I was more thinking construction equipment. Amazon doesn't deliver here, USPS carriers use their own vehicles and UPS/Fedex usually just pull over on the side of the road and carry the package to the house. I'm rarely the last delivery on the road.

I was Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) a bunch last year, and they're building a new parking garage there. It seems most of their equipment had the new type, but they were operating basically in and under a large hospital, so maybe they were forced to update sooner than others might.

 

[Jstpssng]

Internet searches which give results for pages and sites which have been obsolete for years.
Searching for a specific item such as "ignition switch for 2020 Arctic Cat Blast" which brings up a plethora of results but none of them for the search item.

 

[jigs_n_fixtures]

Search engines on vendors like Amazon, eBay, HomeDesperate, and Lower Expectations: Which are designed to waste your time looking for things you didn't search for, by using an "or" logic for every item in your search instead of an "and" logic. Search for 8mm flange nut. You get edible nuts, anything with 8mm, and anything with flange in it. I can get in the truck and drive the two-hours to the nearest Fastenal, to buy them if they have them, and drive then make the two-hour drive home in less time than it takes to try reading through all the results on any of the major online vendors. In the beginning they were a huge time saver for those of us who live rural. Now they are just a time sink.

 

[jjeff]

If already brought up I'm bringing it up again after some shady tree RV repairs this weekend why and how do RV manufacturers use and get away with using wire nuts to join solid and stranded copper wire? not to mention using solid wire romex anywhere and every where. On boats it definitely isn't allowed or using wire nuts either Yet on rvs and travel trailers made to go on public roads at Highway speeds it is, and used everywhere even on newer models. Seems like these days I spend as much time repairing and upgrading substandard rv construction standards as l do actually enjoying my class c that's not even ten yrs old yet. I've problaby accumulated more tools I keep on my RV for repairs than some substandard so called RV repair shops. I think an rv should be brought into a ibew apprentice class on how not to wire things.

 

[TN8Man]

A youtube video of a person describing what a popular person(s) said on a video without actually showing the video. This usually leads to twisting the words of the person(s) being discribed.

 

[jjeff]

Internal oil filter elements found on some ATVs, 4 stroke snowmobiles, and more and more automobiles these days Why do you have to go to a different location or website to get the freaking o-rings for the covers of these oil filter housings. Why don't all aftermarket and OEM include them with the element? Not to mention the amount of extra time needed to thoroughly clean around housing, plus in some cases amount of extra components needed to be removed to access the covers. Same with some non reusable cork transmission pan gaskets, why aren't these included when you buy new automatic transmission filters? Me anyway I'm starting to avoid even considering buying things with internal oil filter elements. (Besides automatic transmissions) I'm a stubborn proponent of spin on engine oil filters only.

 

[Oaktree]

If already brought up I'm bringing it up again after some shady tree RV repairs this weekend why and how do RV manufacturers use and get away with using wire nuts to join solid and stranded copper wire? not to mention using solid wire romex anywhere and every where. On boats it definitely isn't allowed or using wire nuts either Yet on rvs and travel trailers made to go on public roads at Highway speeds it is, and used everywhere even on newer models. Seems like these days I spend as much time repairing and upgrading substandard rv construction standards as l do actually enjoying my class c that's not even ten yrs old yet. I've problaby accumulated more tools I keep on my RV for repairs than some substandard so called RV repair shops. I think an rv should be brought into a ibew apprentice class on how not to wire things.

Not knowing much about RVs, what is the preferred method of connecting wires?

 

[jjeff]

Wire nuts can and do become loose from continuous vibration. I prefer crimp connectors heat shrinked after you do a quick pull test approx. 7lbs I think. using much more flexible stranded wire with sheathing rated for both heat and oil resistance. to my surprise, I guess these days you can connect stranded and solid wire with wire nuts I definitely never would though I'd rather solder it if I had to. If RV manufacturers complied with what boat builders do most rvs would probably be unaffordable to most though cuz I guess some RV owners want the latest and greatest contraptions on there rvs instead of being simpler well made and durable. Everytime I have to fix something on my class c I'm usually speechless on what they did to save a buck or two. But hey my class c has a 32" flat screen and a microwave oven. Thankfully I haven't found solid aluminum romex wire running iny RV yet lol. Btw there is a difference in copper clad stranded aluminum wire and copper stranded wire the pure copper stranded wire is much more durable but obviously more expensive.

 

[Alan46]

That reminds me when we bought our 5th wheel back in 2014 as an extra we had them install the little wheels in the back (38’) we took our first trip I forget how many miles. When we got home I gave it a thorough look over and saw that one wheel was missing and the other one was hanging by a couple of threads. It turns out they used self threading screws instead of bolts and nuts into the frame, what a bunch of ****!!!!
They wanted me to leave it there, I told the service manager NO, so I waited I don’t remember how long
But it saved me a trip back!!!!

 

[gstrom99]

Wire nuts can and do become loose from continuous vibration. I prefer crimp connectors heat shrinked after you do a quick pull test approx. 7lbs I think. using much more flexible stranded wire with sheathing rated for both heat and oil resistance. to my surprise, I guess these days you can connect stranded and solid wire with wire nuts I definitely never would though I'd rather solder it if I had to. If RV manufacturers complied with what boat builders do most rvs would probably be unaffordable to most though cuz I guess some RV owners want the latest and greatest contraptions on there rvs instead of being simpler well made and durable. Everytime I have to fix something on my class c I'm usually speechless on what they did to save a buck or two. But hey my class c has a 32" flat screen and a microwave oven. Thankfully I haven't found solid aluminum romex wire running iny RV yet lol. Btw there is a difference in copper clad stranded aluminum wire and copper stranded wire the pure copper stranded wire is much more durable but obviously more expensive.

I try to use something like these WAGO connectors when forced to connect solid/stranded wires. Seem to hold well.

Amazon.com : wago connectors

 

[WinterDeere]

The rediculous thing is that it doesn't take much more time and money to install proper automotive connectors. Especially if you have the harnesses made externally before installing, it could actually be a total cost savings, versus having your assemblers dealing with wiring nuts and then the lost time that comes with making and breaking connections for debug or rework.

Heck, even tractor manufacturers use good quality automotive style connectors, since at least the 1970's.

 

[lilranch2001]

As a young man I liked Buchanan Connectors, but I am told that they no longer meet code, not sure if that is factual.

 

[WinterDeere]

As a young man I liked Buchanan Connectors, but I am told that they no longer meet code, not sure if that is factual.

Buchanan is still around, mostly known for making those uninsulated copper metal ferrules used for crimping together twisted bundles of bare ground wire in junction boxes. The company was bought by AMP connectors, who were subsequently bought by TE, but they still retain the Buchanan name, and at least some of their original product lines. I don't know where the parts are made, whether still at Buchanan, in one of AMP's many factories (mostly Pennsylvania), or one of TE's many worldwide facilities.

 

[lilranch2001]

But they had a cap that clipped over the ferrule for hots and neutrals , and from what I was told is that they no longer meet code

 

[Mike1955]

That reminds me when we bought our 5th wheel back in 2014 as an extra we had them install the little wheels in the back (38’) we took our first trip I forget how many miles. When we got home I gave it a thorough look over and saw that one wheel was missing and the other one was hanging by a couple of threads. It turns out they used self threading screws instead of bolts and nuts into the frame, what a bunch of ****!!!!
They wanted me to leave it there, I told the service manager NO, so I waited I don’t remember how long
But it saved me a trip back!!!!

How disconsiderate

 

[Camofurever1]

But they had a cap that clipped over the ferrule for hots and neutrals , and from what I was told is that they no longer meet code

Do they have a UL recognized or listed symbol on them? If so, they meet code if they are used as intended, stated by the manufacturer in their product cut sheet. Got a part number?

 

[Camofurever1]

The rediculous thing is that it doesn't take much more time and money to install proper automotive connectors. Especially if you have the harnesses made externally before installing, it could actually be a total cost savings, versus having your assemblers dealing with wiring nuts and then the lost time that comes with making and breaking connections for debug or rework.

Heck, even tractor manufacturers use good quality automotive style connectors, since at least the 1970's.

Check the voltage and amperage rating of those automotive connectors. A lot of automotive connectors are not rated for 120 VAC.

 

[ultrarunner]

Don’t see Buchanan used anymore in what I come across…

• UL 486C Listed and CSA22.2 #188 certified; comply with federal specification W-S-61D

 

[ultrarunner]

Lots of wire nut connection of solid to stranded…

12gauge solid to 12gauge stranded for the operating room lights.

 

[jjeff]

Lots of wire nut connection of solid to stranded…

12gauge solid to 12gauge stranded for the operating room lights.

Operating room isn't moving down an interstate. I tried to correct myself on a previous statement I had little idea wire nuts could be used to join stranded and solid wire. My frustration is if the boating industry doesn't use romex or wire nuts mostly due to movement and vibration why does the RV industry?