Agree to DisAgree
Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 9:44 pm
This is like the disclaimer you hear before a radio program that is off the wall.
Neither this forum or the members of it sponsored this post ,it is the
opinion of the poster and the forum takes no responsibility for it's content.
Now to my Show:
It was posted by JD that we give no advise on electrical or gas issues
however each and every time we help someone fix a furnace on their own we are giving advise on both issues.
My point being electrical furnaces use electric, lp furnaces use gas just in bottled form and fuel oil is flammable also.
Each time we tell someone how to fix their own roof or just about any thing except a hang nail (oh wait thats medical) we take a risk of telling them something that based on their question may pose a risk.
Now as I said this is my opinion and you are free to disagree as
a free American and if some don't I would be extremely surprised.
Just to let anyone curious know why I feel as I do I started working at age 16 when I married my first wife, was a plumber for 2 years working for my father in law who owned a plumbing firm.Got tired of the crap both his and the pipes.Went in the service as a radio and service tech for 3 years. Upon discharge went to work for a high voltage firm
who wired grain elevators and farm.Worked for them till they went
under due to the economic downturn in farming in the midwest
in the early 80's which caused them to go bankrupt due to large
credit extensions.Then opened a tv and antenna business with my knowledge from service.Jumped back into electrical after national
firm offered me a position troubleshooting that was more lucrative
than my shop.And 8 years ago when health reasons kept me from
traveling all the time moved into the structural field.Most jobs have risk and life has risk.
Now here is the point of this (Agree to Disagree)
As a help forum I have noticed that Robert kindly refers you to a expert if the post contains insufficient data to give a professional answer. And most all the people here do the same if the question contains less than all the facts needed to render a expert opinion.
However we need to keep a open mind on all topics because not all people who live in a mobile home live there by choice.I choose to because I was brought up that keeping up with the jones was why
jones died of a heart attack last year.
However others whom ask advise may be living there, because like it or not older mobile homes are cheaper to purchase or rent than
most stick built housing and the option in hard times require them
to do what is cost efficient, which includes their own small electrical repairs and fix a occasional gas furnace, because repairmen don't work for free and usually don't come back if you still haven't paid for the last time they was there.
So in my personal opinion I would rather see a occasional helpful hint on those subjects and know that some DO IT YOURSELFER
had either a opinion from a expert or a gentle nug in the direction of the local expert than be turned down blatantly and take a risk with no advise either way.
Remember safety is the main concern
and decent free advise is better than blind wandering.I'm sure that with the multitude of members that belong to this forum that we could find a expert in practically every field if we needed.
Now I understand that many areas have different codes and regulations and the answers to any question should be checked
by the user to see if they pertain or are to code in his area of the country.
And every question here that has to do with repair pertains to a mobile home or they would be asking Bob Villa so lets not say we won't give advise but rather that, if it in the opinion of the experts
who belong to the forum that a repair is risky, that the opinions offered are the best we have based on the question asked and that this it is, a safety related reason we don't answer in laymans terms.
Because if you give a expert answer and they don't understand it then they need to call a expert but if they do then maybe they are competent to do the repair and just needed a bit of advise.After all it is called a mobile home repair forum.
I know for a fact in every field I have worked that from time to time I have had to consult the manuals and specs because we all are
human and don't remember every spec.
So in summary I myself think answering any question on the forum
weather it be construction - electrical - plumbing - furnace or just plain what color to paint the deck should be answered, if no more than to say this is a risky en devour you are planning to undertake
, here is why and please call a pro because we care about or friends and fellow mobile home dwellers.
Neither this forum or the members of it sponsored this post ,it is the
opinion of the poster and the forum takes no responsibility for it's content.
Now to my Show:
It was posted by JD that we give no advise on electrical or gas issues
however each and every time we help someone fix a furnace on their own we are giving advise on both issues.
My point being electrical furnaces use electric, lp furnaces use gas just in bottled form and fuel oil is flammable also.
Each time we tell someone how to fix their own roof or just about any thing except a hang nail (oh wait thats medical) we take a risk of telling them something that based on their question may pose a risk.
Now as I said this is my opinion and you are free to disagree as
a free American and if some don't I would be extremely surprised.
Just to let anyone curious know why I feel as I do I started working at age 16 when I married my first wife, was a plumber for 2 years working for my father in law who owned a plumbing firm.Got tired of the crap both his and the pipes.Went in the service as a radio and service tech for 3 years. Upon discharge went to work for a high voltage firm
who wired grain elevators and farm.Worked for them till they went
under due to the economic downturn in farming in the midwest
in the early 80's which caused them to go bankrupt due to large
credit extensions.Then opened a tv and antenna business with my knowledge from service.Jumped back into electrical after national
firm offered me a position troubleshooting that was more lucrative
than my shop.And 8 years ago when health reasons kept me from
traveling all the time moved into the structural field.Most jobs have risk and life has risk.
Now here is the point of this (Agree to Disagree)
As a help forum I have noticed that Robert kindly refers you to a expert if the post contains insufficient data to give a professional answer. And most all the people here do the same if the question contains less than all the facts needed to render a expert opinion.
However we need to keep a open mind on all topics because not all people who live in a mobile home live there by choice.I choose to because I was brought up that keeping up with the jones was why
jones died of a heart attack last year.
However others whom ask advise may be living there, because like it or not older mobile homes are cheaper to purchase or rent than
most stick built housing and the option in hard times require them
to do what is cost efficient, which includes their own small electrical repairs and fix a occasional gas furnace, because repairmen don't work for free and usually don't come back if you still haven't paid for the last time they was there.
So in my personal opinion I would rather see a occasional helpful hint on those subjects and know that some DO IT YOURSELFER
had either a opinion from a expert or a gentle nug in the direction of the local expert than be turned down blatantly and take a risk with no advise either way.
Remember safety is the main concern
and decent free advise is better than blind wandering.I'm sure that with the multitude of members that belong to this forum that we could find a expert in practically every field if we needed.
Now I understand that many areas have different codes and regulations and the answers to any question should be checked
by the user to see if they pertain or are to code in his area of the country.
And every question here that has to do with repair pertains to a mobile home or they would be asking Bob Villa so lets not say we won't give advise but rather that, if it in the opinion of the experts
who belong to the forum that a repair is risky, that the opinions offered are the best we have based on the question asked and that this it is, a safety related reason we don't answer in laymans terms.
Because if you give a expert answer and they don't understand it then they need to call a expert but if they do then maybe they are competent to do the repair and just needed a bit of advise.After all it is called a mobile home repair forum.
I know for a fact in every field I have worked that from time to time I have had to consult the manuals and specs because we all are
human and don't remember every spec.
So in summary I myself think answering any question on the forum
weather it be construction - electrical - plumbing - furnace or just plain what color to paint the deck should be answered, if no more than to say this is a risky en devour you are planning to undertake
, here is why and please call a pro because we care about or friends and fellow mobile home dwellers.