mark32
Senior Member
- Location
- Currently in NJ
An electrician asked me for a Carlon connector today so I asked if he wanted a male terminal adapter for pvc. "No, it's for Carlon" he stated. Oh, you mean for sealtight, you want a connector for sealtight? "No, for Carlon" again he stated. "Dude I don't know what you are talking about" was my response as I took him over to where the pvc and sealtight stuff is. He then points to a roll of non-metallic sealtight. "That's what I need it for" he said. That's sealtight sir, non metallic sealtight. "No, it's Carlon". I asked him if he went into a supply house and asked for a Carlon fitting, they wouldn't question you? "No", he began, "I'm a union electrician and I know what I need". I am licensed sir and you are busting my balls over trade slang. I then helped him collect a few more items and things were cool after that but I couldn't help wonder what the fuss was about. He knew what I was referring to when I asked if it was for pvc or sealtight.