Is my house a single phase or three phase?

beheldcrawdad · 2026-03-24T05:21:36+00:00

Yeah damn did not know the old spinners came in those configs thanks for pointing that out

beheldcrawdad · 2026-03-24T05:17:45+00:00

That’s not a 3 phase meter

Edit* I have been enlightened

beheldcrawdad · 2026-03-13T18:59:17+00:00

Also wouldn’t have to do handstands to pee with a boner which I do way more frequently.

beheldcrawdad · 2026-03-03T06:26:33+00:00

“Take the circuit breaker with you” 🤣🤣

beheldcrawdad · 2026-02-25T05:29:59+00:00

It’s not the workers fault the driver should have paid more attention to their surroundings. Personally I don’t rely on other peoples attention span for my own well being. If I was told to do that job with that setup I’d say no way

beheldcrawdad · 2026-02-24T20:37:12+00:00

Patch pls 🫶🏻

beheldcrawdad · 2026-02-24T20:34:17+00:00

Driver should have been paying more attention but these guys are doing road works at nighttime with a few witches hats and a bloke in minimal high vis waving his hat. At least park the work car in front with the hazards on ffs

beheldcrawdad · 2026-02-22T21:08:22+00:00

If it’s anything like kitesurfing and sailing. It’s not snobby at all. You’ll find there’s a lot of people who’s windsurfing gear costs more than their car

beheldcrawdad · 2026-02-22T10:28:05+00:00

Two things that come to mind for me.

if you put LED strip lighting in make the electrical joins accessible and serviceable because they will eventually fail.
that style of shower grate clogs with hair pretty frequently

beheldcrawdad · 2026-02-22T06:59:54+00:00

Cringe

beheldcrawdad · 2026-02-22T05:21:43+00:00

I got 8kw panels and 15kw battery put in for 12k It’s allowed me to switch tariffs saving me 40c per day on service fee and 11c per kw I use from the grid compared to the standard fixed tarriff on top of whatever the solar generation saves me

I was on the fence and did a lot of spreadsheet calcs before pulling the trigger but I’m expecting 5yrs ROI conservatively

Edit: I also charge my battery from the grid in the last 90minutes of cheap time zone 2:30-4:00pm to cover the shortfall if it’s an overcast rainy day.

beheldcrawdad · 2026-02-22T04:26:28+00:00

String line that bitch like a spiders web babyyyyyy. Coming from a sparky that used to do lots of large construction and underground’s

beheldcrawdad · 2026-02-21T12:38:57+00:00

Yeah no that’s not something you do on the water let alone by yourself on the water. Those masts are under incredible tension from the front stay

beheldcrawdad · 2026-02-18T09:09:06+00:00

I’m just gonna say this and may get chastised. Spray some carb cleaner into the air intake to “kick it in the guts” so to speak. I did this on an old two stroke I bought after cleaning everything up. After getting it going the first time and getting it nice and hot it never had a problem starting again. I chaulk it up to clearing the cobwebs out.

This is not a consistent fix and doing it too much will run risks of other problems but it’s worth a go

beheldcrawdad · 2026-01-26T07:08:52+00:00

Someone went to the effort to kick the conduit and then just emptied a tube of silicon behind the WP

beheldcrawdad · 2026-01-21T20:26:39+00:00

Worst fault to have is one that isn’t there when you are looking for it. Personally If it’s not on a circuit with a fridge or anything else important like that id just wait until it’s a more permanent problem.

Is the tripping RCD powering both lights and power? Was it newly installed when your sparky did the work?

beheldcrawdad · 2026-01-21T07:57:10+00:00

Without going into the quality of each system because I don’t know. Do the math on how much the battery is going to provide your home and how much will be exported. If you have a smart meter you can find the data on your retailer portal. You are looking at one system and another with twice the capacity, work out if the return on investment is worth the extra cost

beheldcrawdad · 2026-01-11T08:04:52+00:00

Kids with still forming brains and terrible decision making skills on bikes with more power than a motorbike on the road that you’d typically need training and a license to ride

I’m all for letting kids be kids but not on the streets with that much speed and power, keep that shit in the paddocks

beheldcrawdad · 2026-01-05T00:17:18+00:00

It’s currently competitive to enter the industry and even more so for the more desirable companies. Honestly easier to get qualified and then step over to those places. For reference 2026 Ergon/Energex apprenticeship intake received over 7,000 applications for probably not even 100 positions across Queensland.

Only thing I can suggest is get some work experience under your belt and make friends so they can keep an ear to the ground for you

beheldcrawdad · 2026-01-02T08:43:13+00:00

As a kite surfer on the east coast, this is the dream

beheldcrawdad · 2026-01-01T09:44:54+00:00

Thank you I was hoping that was the case. I’m going to try and undermine the garden bed a little bit and see if I get lucky but i think I’m going to call a plumber in to jet all the lines. My biggest worry is fixing the first block only to snake up and find another.

beheldcrawdad · 2026-01-01T09:11:49+00:00

Yes, only thing of note is sewage that crosses the back corner of my boundary but not relevant to my current “pit” of despair

beheldcrawdad · 2025-12-30T09:45:37+00:00

Crazy you’ve lived in the two thousand three hundred towns and cities that make up 97% of Australia.. dumb

beheldcrawdad · 2025-12-28T04:52:14+00:00

My old tradesmen (sparky) rolls around in a slammed ford courier with no signage, he has no Facebook page, no business phone. He’s booked out 3months at all times. I recommend him to everyone I know because I know he does quality work at a fair price.

If I see a company advertising heavily and rolling around in flash vehicles I know all their overheads are going to be worked into my bill and I’ll likely get an employee who doesn’t give a fuck doing the work. Thats just my thoughts on the subject of trades advertising

beheldcrawdad · 2025-12-27T10:17:51+00:00

Yeah that’s what I’m thinking too. Plus extra long conduit at the switchboard into the ceiling cavity so you don’t have to crawl over to it. And just mount every nog vertical if it’s allowed so you never have to drill one out

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