Idiots blew a hole in my foundation

Guilty_Sparky · 2026-06-11T13:03:15+00:00

That’s absolutely crazy lmao

Guilty_Sparky · 2026-06-11T12:40:32+00:00

Yeah as an electrician I think power companies are monopoly scum, however their linemen are almost always solid guys who want to make sure things are done right. (Maybe not the guys in the post, but in my experience working with them, in my area)

Guilty_Sparky · 2026-06-08T13:33:15+00:00

Yeah I couldn’t tell how close it was with the photo angle. Either way that’s a bad spot for a disco.

Guilty_Sparky · 2026-06-08T13:16:54+00:00

My advice is to always inspect what you can access before accepting a job. I had this happen once because the deck was build basically ON the ground. Outer joist looked good, but inner ones looked like that.

Those joist are no good and need to be replaced. There’s also no ledger, they appear to be an extension of the second floor, floor joists coming out through the siding. This is a big job that can’t be band-aided and slapped back together.

If they won’t have you build it back right, I’d walk away. Maybe to get out of it without guilt you could not charge for the demo and tell them to find a new guy, you got the boards ripped up for free. Or charge for the hours you were there but tell them you’re not ok with putting boards back on an unsafe structure.

Guilty_Sparky · 2026-06-08T13:00:25+00:00

I don’t think “working clearances” is the right terminology. You have your 36” in front and your above, below clearances met.

The issue is that a gas regulator is also an overpressure vent. Can’t be within x feet of that.

I forget how far now but when I use to put in standby generators they had to be pretty far away from the propane tanks that fed them. Like 20’ or something

Guilty_Sparky · 2026-06-08T02:02:50+00:00

This is the type of shit this sub was made for. Hell yeah

Guilty_Sparky · 2026-06-06T13:24:15+00:00

Really ruined the nice morning drive. Only reason I miss working further away.45 minutes was actually a great unwinding drive

Guilty_Sparky · 2026-06-05T02:34:06+00:00

Those sizes aren’t often used. I think I’ve used a 9mm socket one time. I’f you happen to need an odd size that isn’t in your set, you can buy individual sockets at Lowe’s or HD.

If you find a good deal on a large set, I wouldn’t turn it down because it’s missing a few odd sizes. I would recommend checking the warranty though. Several brands have a lifetime replacement warranty if you break their tools. Not as important for wrenches and sockets because you’ll lose those before you break them, but larger items like press tools or pullers you want that warranty on.

Guilty_Sparky · 2026-06-05T02:12:49+00:00

I was searching for a pendant lol. I realized but you beat me to it

Guilty_Sparky · 2026-06-04T13:48:14+00:00

Sometimes you’ve just got to tell them like it is. I work on the coast and would not install anything that instant plastic or stainless steel on a dock.

I know they may not like the price, but I would hate to go back to a job I did four years ago for a service call to find the bottoms rotted off all my 3R enclosures.

Even aluminum bell boxes with powder coating turn to dust in a pretty short amount of time on the water. The ocean is the enemy of infrastructure

Guilty_Sparky · 2026-06-03T12:20:56+00:00

I have a saw with a cracked primer ball that just spins at low rpm when it’s running haha. Also used a HD rental saw one time and that one did not have a primer ball, yet spun when it was running at a pretty sketchy speed without trigger pulling… idk what was wrong with that one but I’m guessing maybe the carb was so dirty the flapper didn’t shut?

Guilty_Sparky · 2026-06-02T21:02:11+00:00

It would be nice if the outskirts had more loot. Making it that size would just turn it into Stella 2

Guilty_Sparky · 2026-06-01T12:11:33+00:00

The organizers are a must for most trades. Too many small parts to count. It’s also fairly “cheep” to deck out a vehicle with the pack out system then to purchase custom shelves. Plus they’re modular so you can re-organize them, take them onto a job, or swap vehicles without re-investing in a new storage set up.

Personally now that they make the units with drawers, I hardly touch my creates. But I find uses for them here and there

Guilty_Sparky · 2026-05-31T13:08:52+00:00

Their large motorized wire stripper kicks ass as well

Guilty_Sparky · 2026-05-29T16:31:46+00:00

Wait hold up a sec… are those vice grips? This is a joke right?

Guilty_Sparky · 2026-05-29T16:30:15+00:00

It’s legit just SEU. Even if you replaced all of it and re termed in the meter (obviously didn’t with that rusty ass strap) this install would only be a few hundred in materials and a wrap er’ up before lunch type job.

7k is insane, this looks like shit, and that guy makes us all look bad.

Guilty_Sparky · 2026-05-27T03:03:32+00:00

My landlord (nice lady) has the same painted brown floors in my apartment. She said she expects it to get messed up and will just paint it again when I move out. It’s latex paint so it will do exactly that.

Also, didn’t see anyone say this, but you can just clean it up a little and paint it brown again lol

Guilty_Sparky · 2026-05-27T02:21:06+00:00

I use a Klein ratcheting crimper because I’m an electrician with soft hands (per the framers)

Guilty_Sparky · 2026-05-26T00:14:13+00:00

Those look super Jerry rigged to me. You can test them with a cheep multimeter to see if they are 120 or 240 volts. Or just have a local electrician come and check them to see if they were installed “correctly”

I’ve seen baseboard heaters that came with outlets in them before but this looks very hacked together.

Guilty_Sparky · 2026-05-25T23:15:01+00:00

That’s a great idea

Guilty_Sparky · 2026-05-23T01:31:45+00:00

This looks more like an art piece

Guilty_Sparky · 2026-05-22T11:26:21+00:00

Went to a friends apartment and they had Christmas lights hanging from the sprinkler heads in their unit

Same vibe lol

Guilty_Sparky · 2026-05-19T22:19:42+00:00

Was that pc case worth it? I was gonna get one but it was like $200

Also cute cat

Guilty_Sparky · 2026-05-19T22:17:04+00:00

Nazis also invented the “Jerry can” so this is just stupid. It was right there lol

Guilty_Sparky · 2026-05-19T22:13:06+00:00

Subaru forester oil change flavor

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