Old timer told me to always leave a service loop and he was spot on

I was running a new coax drop for a lady in Phoenix last week and remembered what a veteran installer told me years ago. He said always leave at least 3 feet of extra cable coiled up near the entry point. I thought it was a waste of time and material back then. But sure enough, the customer called me 2 days later because she moved her TV to the opposite wall. That service loop saved me from having to run a whole new line. Now I never skip it even on the shortest runs. Anyone else have a habit they picked up from an old timer that turned out to be gold?

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barbara_baker5710d agoMost Upvoted

Learned that lesson the hard way myself, it really is one of those things you never go back on.

amy_murphy8510d ago

Dang, that's a solid one. I always add slack now too.