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wrenwilson•3mo ago

Cutting in boxes with my impact driver for 8 years before someone called me out

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nathan_patel•3mo ago

My old journeyman's trick for fish tape still saves me time

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margaret_nelson•3mo ago

Walked into a new build in Phoenix and saw the whole house wired with 12/2 for lighting circuits

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parker_campbell•3mo ago

I finally had it out with a homeowner over aluminum wiring

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kim.wren•3mo ago

Picked Wago connectors over wire nuts for a whole house rewire

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rowan666•3mo ago

Old timer told me to stop using wire nuts on aluminum wire... he was right

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spencer_ross•3mo ago

Old timer called out my wire splices - glad he did

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the_sarah•3mo ago

Warning: that GFCI outlet in the garage took me 45 min to figure out

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alexlewis•3mo ago

Hit 1000 hours on my first side job and it changed how I see the trade

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troyjackson•3mo ago

Rant: Old timer told me my torque specs were killing my motor\u2019s life

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shane_ross•3mo ago

Can we talk about using the wrong torque settings on breaker panel lugs?

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the_ryan•4mo ago

Stick with MC cable or go back to EMT for basements?

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foster.wade•4mo ago

Went to pull wire in a new build and found someone buried a junction box behind drywall

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ryan_carr59•4mo ago

Rant: Heard a kid say AFCI breakers are pointless and I had to bite my tongue

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johnson.ryan•4mo ago

Had a homeowner in Boise tell me to "just twist the wires tighter" instead of using wire nuts

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