Picked hydraulic over cable for a high-rise retrofit last month

The cable bid was $2,000 less but I went hydraulic because the building manager said noise was a big issue for the tenants. Worked out fine so far, but the extra maintenance log paperwork is a pain has anyone else run into that with hydros?

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sagew503mo ago

$2,000 less for cable? Man that's a pretty big gap. I'm surprised you didn't at least try to get them to split the difference on the hydros (like a credit or something). The noise thing makes total sense though - cable jacks are super loud in residential buildings, especially at night when people are sleeping. That paperwork is a beast though, I swear the log sheets for hydros are designed by someone who never actually had to fill one out in the field.

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lindamartin3mo ago

Funny how everything has that one part designed by someone who never actually did the job, just like tax forms or DMV lines.

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xena_fox392mo ago

Always took the side of the planners until I read this.

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