Teacher showed us his bag of receptacles they found in the school’s attic.6mo ⋅ chlorinatedpepperoni ⋅ r/electricians
Came across this electrical relay box that looks like an AT-AT Walker3yr ⋅ mikeakajoe ⋅ r/electricians
No lie... I'm rather proud of this one... First bend of the morning!3yr ⋅ O_fiddle_stix ⋅ r/electricians
First year as an apprentice, and some of my best work yet, hope you guys can appreciate it!2yr ⋅ Miker541854 ⋅ r/electricians
Project manager (left) helping us carry our stuff out at the end of th e day.3yr ⋅ Knight_of_Omens ⋅ r/electricians
3 months ago I quit my job as a bar manager after 12 years. Here’s my first board. I took a 70% pay cut to become a 30 year old apprentice and I’ve never been happier2yr ⋅ boulevardied ⋅ r/electricians
Commercial office rough in. I’m a GC. Just wanting to appreciate the trade and the work y’all do.3yr ⋅ KingChicken15 ⋅ r/electricians
When I join a new company and hear about how much everyone is paid.1yr ⋅ Grelladinho ⋅ r/electricians
Milwaukee M12 cable stapler. CSA recently approved these for use in Canada. To all the resi guys in the States, are they worth it?1yr ⋅ dylanjmoore ⋅ r/electricians
2nd year apprentice, just did my first panel. Feedback would be great please!2mo ⋅ phenomenon_93 ⋅ r/electricians
Paid an electrician to attach a generator outlet to our fuse box and he installed this. He told me to splice some wires to make a male end and I didn’t know what he meant. I still haven’t been able to attach a generator to my house. What should I do?1yr ⋅ crnnrc2003 ⋅ r/electricians
SO says I need to stop opening up walls but it's hard not to when I keep finding things like this4yr ⋅ brodie7838 ⋅ r/electricians
Starting off my new career as an electrical apprentice this coming month, would this be a good purchase?5mo ⋅ Specific_Emotion_578 ⋅ r/electricians
Ran out of ko holes to land more mc? Too cheap or incompetent to add a new sub panel? Use this neat trick!2yr ⋅ DrunkHippos ⋅ r/electricians
What to do with spare conduit? Got a bunch of spare 3” and 4” rigid from a job. Seems a shame to scrap it. Any ideas?1yr ⋅ elbowpirate22 ⋅ r/electricians
Been doing a reno at an old army barracks from 1936. Found this written up in the attic from a fellow sparky. God speed Harry.3yr ⋅ Eric2888 ⋅ r/electricians
Biggest motor we have on our site, 44k HP 13.8kv water-cooled behemoth, in the process of being put together during construction.3yr ⋅ Beatbama73 ⋅ r/electricians
Convinced my Apprentice that he won the safety award, and has to wear this sticker till the real one gets here.2yr ⋅ TonyRubine ⋅ r/electricians
Every wire in this house is 12. Every termination is done like this... I hate this house1yr ⋅ AdamAbear ⋅ r/electricians
Homeowner says Dude told me 1/4” sheathed romex in box and 6” bare conductor in each box. I guess bare conductor didn’t mean strip 6” off.3yr ⋅ Username_for_today ⋅ r/electricians
4 floors of this shit.. bits are dull, hawg is overheated, arms are tired2yr ⋅ beats_on_repeat ⋅ r/electricians
Drove 15 miles from one site to another and I couldn't find my tape measure... I got lucky.2yr ⋅ magicone2571 ⋅ r/electricians
Jokes aside an Electrical Engineer and a farmer did this together.2mo ⋅ DirtyDoucher1991 ⋅ r/electricians
This a bees. These are switches. They should not be together. How is this even possible without a fire?!2yr ⋅ TurnoverSufficient18 ⋅ r/electricians
No crimper. No fish tape puller. No heavy duty cutters. No comfort grips. Perfection :)2yr ⋅ Apprehensive-Suit897 ⋅ r/electricians
First time terminating 350, I know it’s pretty basic but definitely felt like I did something. Starting to feel like an Electrician!3yr ⋅ flippinflow ⋅ r/electricians
Your colleague brings you back the hammer he asked to borrow “real quick” What is your next move?1yr ⋅ Yousy92 ⋅ r/electricians
You may remember me from such posts as: the stone masons covered the meter base and 8 inch lag bolt holds up pan box1yr ⋅ chrisceeps ⋅ r/electricians
Someone really used a powerade bottle to cover the connections in this outlet... I’m about to have a stroke1wk ⋅ Mundane_Swordfish_95 ⋅ r/electricians
Disregarding red vs. yellow - Dewalt has the lock on these two tools for electricians. The Romex stapler is worth every penny.3yr ⋅ Username_for_today ⋅ r/electricians
Always a great start to the morning when you spill a freshly opened can of glue1yr ⋅ jewkakasaurus ⋅ r/electricians
Tape measure whipped back and got him in the eye, sliced the cornea and damaged the pupil. No safety glasses because we were just doing basic light work. Injury is always right around the corner folks.1yr ⋅ A_Union_Of_Kobolds ⋅ r/electricians
What does it mean mean that this receptical is red? Everyone I asked on the job site couldn't tell me1yr ⋅ zombiepilot420 ⋅ r/electricians
Friendly reminder to go check on the crackhead the office hired last week3yr ⋅ lLiterallyEatAss ⋅ r/electricians
I would like to think my conduit bending skills are better than average.2yr ⋅ Adridenn ⋅ r/electricians
So when did hose clamps get listen and approved for AL/CU connections?1yr ⋅ TitanSmoke ⋅ r/electricians
exit signs and emergency lights my favorite thing to collect from jobs 1mo ⋅ Imnotshankled ⋅ r/electricians
Thoughts on the boss insisting all the scrap wire be put in storage container so he can come get it.1yr ⋅ ViVaLaPirateDog ⋅ r/electricians
Was I wrong? Do I have to leave my fishtape at my customer's house after they fire me?2yr ⋅ lavacano ⋅ r/electricians
Jman pulled me off of what I was doing and said we are pulling 2 or three cables today2yr ⋅ jayman0823 ⋅ r/electricians
Came across this drop ceiling on the 6th floor of a parking garage while running conduit for a sign3yr ⋅ aclmnts ⋅ r/electricians
Hired a handyman to sand my porch before painting it. Went down to the basement and found out he hooked up his 240V drum sander like this...3yr ⋅ nlaporte ⋅ r/electricians
Looked at a house for sale yesterday, realtor says the owner is a well known builder who has built some really nice houses in the area.... Me seeing his electrical work 😳1yr ⋅ Red_Death_78 ⋅ r/electricians
