Thank goodness, the electrician showed up, 3 hrs late, but he did show.
When he installed the fixture, he did not have all the parts needed so he went to Home Depot and bought the eye bolt (I think that is what he called it) that the chadelier was affixed to.
That piece is what we think caused the fixture to fall out of the ceiling because it broke apart at the weld.
He told me that he called a lighting store and told them what happened, told them that he bought the part used to hold the weight of the fixture at Home Depot, and supposedly the lighting store person told him that HD purchases parts such as that bolt from overseas. My electrician said that he thinks it is a substandard metal and that is what caused the bolt to break apart.
Personally I have no clue about that.
He said that piece is rated for 75 lbs so it should not have failed. The chandelier weighs 40 lbs.
Honestly I don't know what to think. In the meantime I plan to take the bolt to HD and check to be sure it has the proper rating, and let someone there know about the incident.
The electrician said he thought there should be no problem with his insurance company reimbursing me the full amount of materials and labor, plus the cost of repairing the ceiling, so I'm feeling better about it all.
Hopefully everything will work out.
Penny Shelfer |
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