Another vote for that one!
Which product or material do you dislike installing?
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jwjrw
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I always try to wire it before the plumber gets there! It still can be a pain. We use air switches so it takes a little longer for me also.
NolaTigaBait
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Get outta here!....As for me, I hate #12 on lighting circuits.
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I'm not sure but I would guess that it isn't cheap. But even with the horrible installation difficulties it's probably cheaper than RMC and wire.
That might work but usually you need to pull this stuff in like wire, feeding it off of a reel. The last job I was involved with that used MI cable the horizontal portions were pulled into a cable tray.
buck33k
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Bathroom fan, light, heat lamp combo....by far the worst for me. Very difficult to splice in, considering the small j-box which is part of the unit.
readydave8
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and they were often missing parts or screws, we got where we had a box of misc screws and such that we'd take with us when hanging fans.
and you had to oil them, stretched out atop a ladder above expensive floor covering.
and to hang on a slope ceiling took that big round ball kit that was never on the job.
the paddle fans now take more assembly and keep changing so I have to keep figuring out how they go together, but at least they contain one each extra screw.
K8MHZ
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I am surprised that nobody mentioned those little green metal clips for connecting a grounding wire to a metal box.
ptonsparky
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K8MHZ said:
Heck, those were easy if you know the trick I was shown using your lineman's. :grin:
Place the clip over the end of the ground pigtail, then grip the clip and wire in the end of the lineman's (the nose end, not sideways) and push it down over the edge of the box. Piece of cake. With a little practice, takes only a few seconds per clip. Faster than driving in the ground screw.
360Youth
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Wiremold pretty much tops the list, but I have to include Carlon boxes a close second.
Copperclad
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wire/plug mold is your friend
wire/plug mold is your friend
I was wiring Eckerd Drug Stores, Office Depot's, and Walgreens back when things where booming ( quite a few years ago)
I became quite proficient in the art of plug/wire mold.
I spose you can get used to anything if it's paying your bills!
wire/plug mold is your friend
I was wiring Eckerd Drug Stores, Office Depot's, and Walgreens back when things where booming ( quite a few years ago)
I became quite proficient in the art of plug/wire mold.
I spose you can get used to anything if it's paying your bills!
NolaTigaBait
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I was thinking the same thing about the Carlon boxes....He must mean something else....
Flex
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- poestenkill ny
any under cabinet light
ElectricianJeff
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Ceiling fans also, no matter what its a 45 min job for me.
No one has mentioned bonding bushings. I hate those sloted scews.
No one has mentioned bonding bushings. I hate those sloted scews.
PetrosA
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Using the back of your hands to lift the tile up into the grid helps keep the tile clean.
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jumper
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I never use them. I will drill and tap before I use them.
I agree. I used them a few times and they seemed to be kinda flimsy. Reminded me of back stabbing a receptacle.
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