I told him to wait and see if more problems start appearing over the next two weeks on what was an otherwise stable system.

He said a wise businessman won't claim it on his insurance as it would raise his rates and there is usually a $1,000 deductible.

If he keeps having more problems, he's will to spend to just replace the system.

On a side not, the strike did clear up some problems with dirty jacks. As commented on before, upgrading to a new system while using the ten year plus jacks can be problematic. My thinking is the the strike wandered around all the house cables and cleaned the jacks. Not a far fetched idea, considering how many CAT5 8-pin jacks had burn marks on them.