Do Electricians have the worst wired homes?

[ServiceTech1/c]

When I'm killing linemen, I prefer the Savage Arms 12-Gauge at close range, myself. I like to be close enough to hear the thud.

George,
Don't miss, because those lineman can be some mean SOB's !!!!!!!!!!............... the thud you hear might be your last.

 

[davidr43229]

Perhaps a different profession for me ? nah.... I like this one too much. Anyways from that 1 time, I have always remembered to turn OFF the mains and I have a good voltmeter across the incoming to let me know when power have been restored. :grin:

 

[tallgirl]

Perhaps a different profession for me ? nah.... I like this one too much. Anyways from that 1 time, I have always remembered to turn OFF the mains and I have a good voltmeter across the incoming to let me know when power have been restored. :grin:

It would be better to make sure the mains stay TURNED OFF, rather than relying on a voltmeter to explain why you've just been electrocuted.

 

[mattsilkwood]

my house has romex,mc,emt,and pvc. Its all safe but why go and buy wire if ive already got a shop full of pipe and thhn. oh yea by the way i even know where my panel cover is :grin:

 

[tallgirl]

my house has romex,mc,emt,and pvc. Its all safe but why go and buy wire if ive already got a shop full of pipe and thhn. oh yea by the way i even know where my panel cover is :grin:

I'm more about different types of wire -- NM, CL2, CL3, Cat5.

While y'all are busy with under cabinet lights for your kitchens, dimmers everywhere, and heated toilet seats, I'm busy with overhead surround sound speakers for my den.

If I ever get the holes in the den wall patched, the den will look as good as it sounds ...

 

[celtic]

If I ever get the holes in the den wall patched, the den will look as good as it sounds ...

Sounds like my LR...when we bought the place, I cut all the holes for speakers, cable/sat tv, tele (yea, my house had no cable hook-up when I bought it)...then painted. I HAD to get the TV going for the kiddies, but the speaker holes were holes for 2+ years before an wire was even pulled.

What's wrong with us

 

[tallgirl]

Sounds like my LR...when we bought the place, I cut all the holes for speakers, cable/sat tv, tele (yea, my house had no cable hook-up when I bought it)...then painted. I HAD to get the TV going for the kiddies, but the speaker holes were holes for 2+ years before an wire was even pulled.

What's wrong with us

I think everyone who does something in the creative / generative field -- from programmers to plumbers -- does their own some kind of work and gets bored or frustrated that they are doing "work" at home. My home server has a fairly elaborate filtering firewall to keep the bad guys out. I started working on real time threat detection system to adapt the firewall to hackers. But since the last time I had problems with hackers was the summer of 2000, I've just not been that highly motivated.

My only motivation for fixing the den is that I'm hosting Passover at my house this year as the couple that's hosted it in the past are expecting a baby any day now and won't be up for a house full of guests. Oh, and after spending about $800 on tools in December and January, I'm a bit tapped out for having a sheetrock person come and retexture the parts of the wall I messed up, assuming I even have the time to patch the holes themselves (I'm lousey at texturing, I can patch, tape and float just fine, but that texture stuff eludes me ...)

 

[allenwayne]

Julie HD sells a texture in a can that comes with 3 tips for the type of texture you have light to heavy works great and is like $12 a can that actually goes a long way check it out.

 

[jdr]

work in own home

work in own home

We bought the home we are in ten years ago. At the time my wife wanted a large older home(much electrical work). I wanted something newer (none or very little electrical work). I got lucky and and she went for a newer ranch...still can't believe she went for it.

 

[aelectricalman]

My fathers home

My fathers home

My father was an electrical contractor but has since passed on ( not electrical related) lol. When I moved into the home I tried to change out a light on the exterior of the home. The problem was that I was unable to get the new light to work. The old one still worked, but the new one(s) did not. I just wanted to upgrade. After hours of confusiion, I found that the light did not have a working ground or a neutral. But how did the light work, if there was neither. The two wires were cut off deep inside the box in a three way switch. After further examination, I found the metal light was touching the service mast and that was its form of neutral. Sound dangerous, but it worked and he had no apperant problem with it. It goes to show electricians dont always do it up right, at home. God love him thou, he was a great man and a great electrican otherwise.

 

[hardworkingstiff]

It's "ok" to put your OWN life and your familys at risk...but bringing an outsider in is where I draw the line.

I would draw the line between you and your family myself.