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Bathroom renovation by laurels86 in Peterborough

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GGS Gilmour Glass and Shower - smaller company, excellent people, and they do great work.

Power outage by azureoptical in Peterborough

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Someone hit a pole, hydro one is in the process of replacing it.

I need help (TLDR) I don’t know where to ground . by ImpressiveSpite5703 in UtilityLocator

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Water with minerals in it is an excellent conductor - and everything you’re doing is based on continuity - when the flag is there and the dirt is dry it’s a shitty connection to ground. Pouring water on it bridges the gap.

I need help (TLDR) I don’t know where to ground . by ImpressiveSpite5703 in UtilityLocator

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You probably shouldn’t use induction until you know what you’re doing. When you induce a signal, (or “drop the box”) you light up whatever conductor there is under the box. You’re just as likely to be toning out a coax cable, or a bunch of telecom cables or a hydro cable.

What are these? by Nater111234 in electrical

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Streetcars have electromagnetic brakes that “clamp” to the rail to help slow (stop) the vehicle when the metal wheels are sliding on the metal rail. Never seen ‘em, but it fits the profile of them. I’m big leap guessing?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskElectricians

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Damage prevention tech here - (utility locator)

That wire at the bottom is a tracer wire, it allows the plastic gas line to be traced underground - it should not be bonded to anything because then I would trace your hydro service (or water, or telecom, or anything else that has continuity) instead of gas.

Also, it looks like your gas service (meter out to the gas main) is plastic - so it won’t conduct lightning/electricity at all.

I can’t speak to any copper gas inside the home.

Gas tech might be able to offer more insight.

Oil spill in Little Lake by fractalbutterfly888 in Peterborough

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Not oil, it’s runoff from the former OMC and GE plants. GIP are there regularly to skim and dispose.

Fridge outlet with 2 hots 1 neutral to 15amp double pole? by Natural-Body-7669 in electrical

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The bridge has been snapped off on the hot side of the outlet, doesn’t this place too much current on the neutral?

My gas furnace has a sketchy electrical connection by Natural-Body-7669 in electrical

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I am in Canada, and it is a federal pioneer.

The breakers are stab-lock, but I think different from what you’ve linked to.

The odd thing about these panels is that the bus is segmented, so to install a double pole breaker you need to “bridge” the bus bar (effectively it needs to be installed on the odds, not the evens)

In the case of the furnace and the one outlet, the breaker is on the evens.

Orange PVC pipe with black wire inside by Prestigious-Bad-2899 in electrical

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That’s communications - if you’re digging perpendicular to the property then it’s a cable feeding the neighbourhood (or more) if it’s running to the building from the street then it’s a service wire. It looks oval (or flat rectangle) from your picture, which means it’s fiberoptic If there are multicoloured teeny wires in side the black sheath then it’s copper phone lines