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Alwayslearningelec

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Hello. I have a small shower room/bathroom. That’s about 5‘ x 8’ that’s being completely demoed. It has one ceiling light fixture in it with a gypboard ceiling. My Foreman is bitching that now he hast to find a circuit for a temp light before they do the demo and he may have to go outside in the Corredor above the ceiling or somewhere else to find a circuit. Not being electrician it seems like he’s making more of this than it is to provide a temp light in that room. I mentioned possibly a light stand. If not, isn’t there an easier way to provide a temp light in that room other than going up in the ceiling outside the room to find a circuit?
 
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HEYDOG

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Alwayslearningelec said:
Hello. I have a small shower room/bathroom. That’s about 5‘ x 8’ that’s being completely demoed. It has one ceiling light fixture in it with a gypboard ceiling. My Foreman is bitching that now he hast to find a circuit for a temp light before they do the demo and he may have to go outside in the Corredor above the ceiling or somewhere else to find a circuit. Not being electrician it seems like he’s making more of this than it is to provide a temp light in that room. I mentioned possibly a light stand. If not, isn’t there an easier way to provide a temp light in that room other than going up in the ceiling outside the room to find a circuit?
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If it has a light in it what’s wrong with using it?
 
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Alwayslearningelec

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He said the ceiling gets demo’ed so can’t use it but my thinking is to put a temporary support if it’s not already supported. Make sense ?
 
augie47

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I'd be real disappointed if I had a FOREMAN who came back to me with that problem. My apprentices could find a way to have light if the building had power.
 
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Alwayslearningelec

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augie47 said:
I'd be real disappointed if I had a FOREMAN who came back to me with that problem. My apprentices could find a way to have light if the building had power.
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It’s not about how to find the power is about going about it the easiest way. He wants to locate a circuit outside the area and use that to power a temp light in that area. I suggested using the one existing light in the room as the temp but he said the ceiling is getting demo’ed. id think there’s still a way to utilize that light even with ceiling coming down.
letgomywago said:
They have good battery lights now this is 2023 we should have flying cars
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do they really? Not sure if my union allows that
 
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letgomywago

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Washington state and Oregon coast
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residential electrician
Alwayslearningelec said:
It’s not about how to find the power is about going about it the easiest way. He wants to locate a circuit outside the area and use that to power a temp light in that area. I suggested using the one existing light in the room as the temp but he said the ceiling is getting demo’ed. id think there’s still a way to utilize that light even with ceiling coming down.

do they really? Not sure if my union allows that
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Lol
 
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retirede

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Milwaukee and others have similar.
 
ActionDave

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Alwayslearningelec said:
He said the ceiling gets demo’ed so can’t use it but my thinking is to put a temporary support if it’s not already supported. Make sense ?
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Yes. Tie wire, jack chain, ceiling grid wire, drill a hole and mount an anchor if you need to.

Unless there is more to the story I agree with Augie, this guy doesn't sound like foreman material.
 
Joethemechanic

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retirede said:
Guy has “Project Manager” written all over him.
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You know facilities with all the equipment running off of line shafts is more or less a thing of the past. But for some reason corporate seems to move the guys who are good with shafting up the ladder pretty fast
 
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