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<blockquote data-quote="SPECIAL LOCATION" data-source="post: 491042" data-attributes="member: 250"><p>Just to add....</p><p></p><p>after I did my swapping sockets &amp; switch job last week...</p><p></p><p>three of the items (2x socket &amp; 1x switch) were on stud-walls with some really cheap and nasty dryline back-boxes..</p><p></p><p>Where....</p><p></p><p>(a) The little wings with the threaded studs for the fixings screws were VERY flappy &amp; loose...</p><p></p><p>So as you tried to screw into them they kept on sliding backwards out of reach of the screws.. (unless you held them in place with some tape!!!) :C </p><p></p><p>(b) The bog-standard screws that came with the sockets/switches... were all TOO SHORT!!!</p><p></p><p>Needing some longer accessory screws to be used...</p><p></p><p>And there was a bit of faffing around to get the screws to 'bite'....</p><p></p><p>So... NEVER assume an accessory replacement will always be a simple swap-over!</p><p></p><p>10 minutes works can very quickly become 20+ minutes..</p><p></p><p>So make sure your prices are not just based on the "Everything-Goes-Smoothly-To-Plan" train of thought!!!</p><p></p><p> Guinness</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SPECIAL LOCATION, post: 491042, member: 250"] Just to add.... after I did my swapping sockets & switch job last week... three of the items (2x socket & 1x switch) were on stud-walls with some really cheap and nasty dryline back-boxes.. Where.... (a) The little wings with the threaded studs for the fixings screws were VERY flappy & loose... So as you tried to screw into them they kept on sliding backwards out of reach of the screws.. (unless you held them in place with some tape!!!) :C (b) The bog-standard screws that came with the sockets/switches... were all TOO SHORT!!! Needing some longer accessory screws to be used... And there was a bit of faffing around to get the screws to 'bite'.... So... NEVER assume an accessory replacement will always be a simple swap-over! 10 minutes works can very quickly become 20+ minutes.. So make sure your prices are not just based on the "Everything-Goes-Smoothly-To-Plan" train of thought!!! Guinness [/QUOTE]
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