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fionanguyen
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1d ago
TIL you can find a short in a wall without opening it up, a guy in Fresno showed me with a $40 circuit breaker finder
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danielk84
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2d ago
My journeyman handed me a torque screwdriver on a Tuesday and I rolled my eyes, now I owe him lunch
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rayc94
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3d ago
A old timer in Cleveland told me to stop pulling wire in cold weather, and it cost me a whole Friday
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sanchez.julia
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5d ago
Pulled 111 wire nuts out of my pouch after one panel swap and I have no idea where they came from
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linda_butler
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8d ago
Pro tip: almost lost a neutral on a panel swap in a 1950s house, now I tag everything
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jesse_smith10
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9d ago
Finally passed my journeyman exam on the third try and I'm still in shock
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rayc94
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12d ago
Pro tip: stop upsizing breakers when a circuit trips, you're just hiding the problem
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taylor_wells
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13d ago
Hit 1,000 wire nuts used in one month and I honestly couldn't believe it
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alex820
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14d ago
TIL the panel schedule on the inside of the door saved me 2 hours hunting a dead circuit in a 1970s house
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max_schmidt77
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14d ago
DAE have an old timer tell you to strip 12 gauge with the ground screw trick and it actually works?
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martinez.paul
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16d ago
A journeyman in Toledo told me to torque every lug twice, and I still can't decide if he was right
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zarat37
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17d ago
PSA: bought a $12 neon tester at a pawn shop in Tulsa and it nearly got me hurt
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the_felix
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18d ago
Had a Tuesday last week that made me rethink how I check neutral bars, want to see if I'm overreacting
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ray_burns
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18d ago
That new panel in the Springfield Walmart looks like trash and nobody there cares
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logan271
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19d ago
Didn't believe my supply house guy about 12 AWG for a 20A circuit, and I owe him a coffee now
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