My grandfather’s Kleins that I use daily, he’s the reason I’m in the trade.9mo ⋅ MessyTacos ⋅ r/electricians
Customer sent me this and asked that I return their special order lights. What would you do?4mo ⋅ CEC4EVER ⋅ r/electricians
Told my apprentice to pipe these together. Gotta give her an A for effort!1yr ⋅ Skagit_Rover ⋅ r/electricians
4th year apprentice. Done my boxes this way since 1st year. Newly hired supervisor said it was a waste of time and therefore a waste of money. Thoughts on this? (I fold the wires to maintain my 6” in the box)1yr ⋅ inDefyance ⋅ r/electricians
My stepson is 1st year electrician. My wife made him this cake for his bday today.4yr ⋅ saskproperties306 ⋅ r/electricians
Putting a screw in a plate and it fell and couldn’t find it for a good while until... 1 in a million kinda thing.3yr ⋅ almost2eazy ⋅ r/electricians
Customer asked how much to add a dryer circuit and oven circuit. Boss man said 15-208mo ⋅ jthyroid ⋅ r/electricians
Shhhh the Americans are asleep, post horizantal panels you backwards canuaks.2yr ⋅ NWO_DES ⋅ r/electricians
I present my brother's wiring job. He didn't want to wait for his electrician friend to install the outlets.6mo ⋅ Brom42 ⋅ r/electricians
Passed the test this morning. Years of hard work... finally validated.2yr ⋅ Anakin_Skywanker ⋅ r/electricians
New to the construction industry and every electrician I’ve met has fit this category1yr ⋅ MickeyRouse47 ⋅ r/electricians
Hopefully this hasn't made it's way over here. Copper is just beautiful!3yr ⋅ OutOfBasics ⋅ r/electricians
“Hey we had to move a pipe, I think we might of hit one of your core lines”6mo ⋅ Dead-short ⋅ r/electricians
An electrician wired this for 220v. Is the outlet they used per code? I thought is was for 110v only?1yr ⋅ ExplainMyBadGrammar ⋅ r/electricians
Homeowner special: customer called and said there were sparks coming from the plug when they turned on their new dryer.1yr ⋅ Irishrebelbrigade32 ⋅ r/electricians
Anyone have a minibus they run as a service truck or resi truck? Just bought one, wondering what worked for shelving or ladwr storage. Looking for ideas. Stoked either way. Cheers1yr ⋅ ajclem7 ⋅ r/electricians
Update: 2 year apprentice with no prior experience or schooling. First time wiring a house entirely on my own. It passed inspection!2yr ⋅ matt08220ify ⋅ r/electricians
Homeowner needs a second opinion because they think their regular electrician is being dramatic5mo ⋅ No-Piccolo-6855 ⋅ r/electricians
Scored over 100 feet of 10/2 at a yardsale today for $35 😎 you never know what you might find!10mo ⋅ D-B-Zzz ⋅ r/electricians
Today on my boss messed up because he didn't listen to the apprentice5mo ⋅ Cosplayfor3v3r ⋅ r/electricians
Wanted to give props to my JW. That's 24 paralleled 600s in a 30 x 30 x 84 UPS cabinet.1yr ⋅ zapzappowpow ⋅ r/electricians
Homeowner called and said she can’t turn her lights off because it starts a fire behind the switch...1yr ⋅ Landen10e ⋅ r/electricians
Went into the store to buy a single pair of $20 linesman.....$150 later1yr ⋅ Nekothesnep ⋅ r/electricians
my supervisor ordered me to go inside a nitrogen blast freezer without a lockout program1yr ⋅ Upbeat-Fuel6432 ⋅ r/electricians
Not an electrician, but this is work done at my job. What you all do is amazing. Thank you2yr ⋅ mAC5MAYHEm ⋅ r/electricians
Spent my day off stripping to make a few extra bucks. Between the solid and stranded 12 gauge, I have 99lbs of stripped wire (only stripped 90 lbs yesterday). Still have a bunch of 10 and 8 gauge laying around, as well as a box of 2-8 inch pieces. All from one job site demo.2yr ⋅ jthyroid ⋅ r/electricians
First time working with Vitalink cable. 2-hour fire-rated, copper armour with a silicone-like insulation between conductors. Also mad expensive.2yr ⋅ c-park ⋅ r/electricians
General rule I live by: If it comes with it’s own tool, you’re going to have a bad time.6mo ⋅ TurboKid513 ⋅ r/electricians
Building the iCloud in Oregon. A few concentric bends for you guys.2yr ⋅ Illustrious_Heart_62 ⋅ r/electricians
Extension cord hack (actually never thought about doing this, I’m an idiot)1yr ⋅ ConceivablyAnAsshole ⋅ r/electricians
My Cousin showed me this today. It’s from an apartment in Brooklyn, Ny. Never seen anything like this before 😭2yr ⋅ thepianokid321 ⋅ r/electricians
Go ahead and take the day off, I have all of today’s questions answered.3yr ⋅ pleaseletthisnamenot ⋅ r/electricians
“I don’t know why the breaker keeps tripping...” 7000 Watts of chargers, 1800 Watt circuit......10mo ⋅ fenderbassplaya ⋅ r/electricians
Boss told me to wire two 30 amp disconnects together like this for a 60 amp circuit. I have my doubts, does this work?1yr ⋅ Separate-Ad2726 ⋅ r/electricians
My J-man gave me these earplugs, but they are really uncomfortable. What am I doing wrong?2mo ⋅ swerv-guitar-fingers ⋅ r/electricians
I thought laying floor heating was for a plumber but I guess we're doing it9mo ⋅ exe_file ⋅ r/electricians
Inspector is trying to call us on not supporting our ceiling hung boxes within 3 feet of the box7mo ⋅ PARTYxDIRTYDAN ⋅ r/electricians
I see a lot of people bragging about their panels, but this is what 90% of panels i open on commercial remodels look like2yr ⋅ pwoods97 ⋅ r/electricians
Alright, what are you telling this guy when he shows up at the job site?1yr ⋅ Tnwagn ⋅ r/electricians
Who the maker of this this J Box? Never seen one like it but I like it.1yr ⋅ DSparky79 ⋅ r/electricians
If a pipefitter asks to borrow a sawzall, that should be a huge red flag...2yr ⋅ adhd_dot_ini ⋅ r/electricians
There was a swastika in this portajohn, so I doodled an owl over it.2mo ⋅ Klezmer_Gryphon ⋅ r/electricians
