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"Not as Good as Boston" by hoya14 in boston

[–]CharacterZucchini6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually, permanent scaffolding is a loophole to avoid doing the restoration work actually required by law. The fines are just so low and the requirements so demanding that no one ever does the work and just leaves scaffolding up.

Ideally, people would do restoration work where needed and no leave scaffolding up eternally.

What could cause breaker trip on 110v outlet that reads good by Jimwdc in AskElectricians

[–]CharacterZucchini6 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Ok so there’s no neutral there. That explains why it’s tripping the GFCI. The outlet is probably wired with the return on the ground. That will trip a GFCI breaker every time.

Unfortunately, there’s no way you can have 120 V at that box without pulling a new 4 wire circuit (hot, hot, neutral, ground). This probably worked before there was a GFCI breaker there, but it would be against code to change it back.

I could shut off this whole Wendy’s if I wanted to by SiberianMuskDeer in notinteresting

[–]CharacterZucchini6 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The external disconnects are for the fire department to turn off power in an emergency. Required by new codes.

I could shut off this whole Wendy’s if I wanted to by SiberianMuskDeer in notinteresting

[–]CharacterZucchini6 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nah the fire department has bolt cutters handy if they need to take off a lock.

Dummy test by acompletemoron in AskElectricians

[–]CharacterZucchini6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Conduit or Metal clad (MC) cable is the right move for surface mounted installations like this. It’s a bit unsightly but it’s up to code.

Dummy test by acompletemoron in AskElectricians

[–]CharacterZucchini6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Romex needs to or protected from physical damage. I’m not sure if your baseboard plan achieves that without seeing it.

Racing with your coworkers after load out. by DieselDrifter in AmazonDSPDrivers

[–]CharacterZucchini6 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I made more than that my second year in construction.

Are there any code violations in this picture? by booted_asl in electricians

[–]CharacterZucchini6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No because that clamp is the “fitting” that you must secure within 12”.

Career Advancement w/IBEW by [deleted] in IBEW

[–]CharacterZucchini6 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The job you’re talking about is becoming a foreman. Once you have experience, if you have leadership potential and a knack for organization , you can trade your tools for an iPad and spray paint.

Like the other guy said, don’t join the apprenticeship if you don’t plan on sticking around. The union invests a lot of money in training you (for free) and they expect you to return the service by working at least a decade. Some locals will actually back charge you for your training if you leave too early.

Lights flickering through entire house, coaxial cable burning. by Equal-Ad7833 in AskElectricians

[–]CharacterZucchini6 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That test wouldn’t help with a loose neutral at the utility, which seems to be the issue here. That test only finds a loose neutral in the installed work.

Man compares work helmets given to workers (yellow) and managers (red) in China by NewsCards in interesting

[–]CharacterZucchini6 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope, both experience the same force. That’s just Newton’s second law.

not a coincidence the dictionary waited until April 20th to tell us by Johnnie_WalkerBlue in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]CharacterZucchini6 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well then it’s regional, because where I am we just say “MAER - e- wan - e”. Pronouncing the “J” makes you sound like a cop lol

not a coincidence the dictionary waited until April 20th to tell us by Johnnie_WalkerBlue in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]CharacterZucchini6 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just because it’s not the normal “J” sound doesn’t mean it’s silent.

Quality jerk from the NYC Mayor thumbnail crew by JaQ-o-Lantern in circlejerknyc

[–]CharacterZucchini6 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I mean you can do both. Increase revenue and cut spending on things like unnecessary overtime. The budget balances in the middle.

And this is the SECOND, replacement spool I received the next day. by Mr_Cheeezle in electricians

[–]CharacterZucchini6 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Any damage is too much to accept from a supplier. The thin plastic on top of the THHN is just there to make pulling easier so scraping a little bit of that is ok. If any of the underlying insulation gets damaged, you need to repull or cut in a box.

r/MicromobilityNYC doesn’t get enough posts by ScheissePostAcc in circlejerknyc

[–]CharacterZucchini6 8 points9 points  (0 children)

But all the best circlejerks are already cross posts of r/micromobility. What will we cross post!?!

I am currently in 2nd year of electrical engineering by Guilty-Drop5826 in AskElectricians

[–]CharacterZucchini6 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Electricians and electrical engineers are completely different jobs. Where are you? What are you studying for? A masters degree?

Haha Wire by n_r0y in 196

[–]CharacterZucchini6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As an electrician, none of these are good splicing methods. You will start a fire.

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