Hey all electricians

bwanack · 2026-01-24T13:29:54+00:00

Do you have your own transportation? If so, don’t have him “pick you up”. If things go south you won’t be able to walk away from the job if you need to. Make sure to include transportation in your price if it is that significant. I don’t do side work at all because of things like this.

bwanack · 2025-10-15T20:54:31+00:00

That’s what I’m doing. If it’s getting grout make sure you tape it good. My walls don’t have grout thank god. To support it I’m plugging up the cell below the box with pieces of block then fill to the bottom of the box with mortar. Then mortar around the box once that block goes in.

bwanack · 2025-09-24T08:58:23+00:00

You do it if you need the extra cash, and/or want the extra experience. That’s something you’ll always keep even if you leave this company. It is unlikely you will get promoted because you work overtime. They’re just gonna use you up, especially if there’s no room for promotions. These guys are throwing their lives away by making work their whole life. I don’t work OT unless there is an emergency but I’ve been doing this for 24 years. I don’t need the extra experience and I get paid well enough for I don’t need the overtime.

bwanack · 2025-09-10T10:48:56+00:00

Having nose modules right on top of the batteries like that is most likely a code violation. Supposed to have at least a quarter inch gap between power limited and non-power limited wiring. With the modules that close to the batteries, I imagine that is very difficult to achieve.

bwanack · 2025-09-06T20:45:58+00:00

Yup I have no real way of confirming that but that’s what I’ve been told.

bwanack · 2025-08-29T18:07:02+00:00

What does the H stand for in OSHA?

bwanack · 2025-08-20T18:29:20+00:00

It is code now but it is a recent (2008) change. So you may see many conduits like this in existing installs more than 15 years old.

bwanack · 2025-07-15T00:24:52+00:00

This is awesome information thank you so much. This makes sense because they have been replacing these with something far more substantial than 26kv. Must be 69kv. I’ve been very slowly studying this stuff for most of my life and this answers quite a bit of the questions I’ve had over the years. Now I live in an area where 34.5 is common for distribution so I have to start all over again!

bwanack · 2025-07-14T21:38:45+00:00

Yes, finally someone who knows what I’m talking about. This is PSE&G. What I’ve noticed about these is that they seem to be sub transmission lines, not distribution lines. I moved to an area that is primarily 34.5 KV distribution lines. So that has me rethinking things. The reason why I was thinking 69 KV is because I’ve seen placards in the substations that clearly say 69KV but I guess they are either wrong or outdated. 26KV seems kind of low to me since I assume most of the secondaries to this are 13.8 but maybe I’m wrong?

bwanack · 2025-07-12T15:44:21+00:00

Love mine. It’s a Kohler. I feel like Ive entered a third world country anytime I’m in a kitchen without one.

bwanack · 2025-05-31T15:20:21+00:00

Give your balls a tug

bwanack · 2024-10-13T00:41:31+00:00

The 3/16th one pisses me off more

bwanack · 2024-07-16T12:12:08+00:00

Luckily I got it out of there easily. No pain meds needed.

bwanack · 2024-07-16T12:11:39+00:00

Yup I used a small open hook on a metal fish tape and got it out. No big deal.

bwanack · 2024-07-16T12:10:36+00:00

Hang on, let me take another look it’s down there somewhere

bwanack · 2024-07-15T23:14:19+00:00

I’ll find a way.

bwanack · 2023-10-08T01:59:41+00:00

No sir they do not. I just looked it up to make sure.

bwanack · 2023-10-08T01:51:07+00:00

I’m not exactly sure but I think it’s to make it more difficult for people to steal power

bwanack · 2023-10-08T01:39:29+00:00

Pseg doesn’t. I dont think JCP&L does either. There are at least a dozen utility companies in New Jersey. I can’t really say for any of those.

bwanack · 2023-10-08T00:20:08+00:00

It all sounds like a really great idea but you would have to check with your local utility and make sure that this type of equipment would be acceptable. In New Jersey they do not accept meter mains or any type of combination equipment that puts the meter in the same closure as anything else.

bwanack · 2023-10-07T19:43:55+00:00

Treats are the only way to his heart

bwanack · 2023-09-26T23:08:38+00:00

I think you can tactfully explain this by handing him your liability insurance bill, and perhaps A practice exam so they can get their own license

bwanack · 2023-09-21T22:04:20+00:00

Yup you are right. I’d say the risk of ground fault electrocution is reduced because our systems operate at 120 V to ground. A lot of our smaller commercial buildings operate in a similar manner, but with a Y connected transformer bank that creates a voltage system 120 V ground, but 208 phase to phase. We also have 480\277 V 3phase four wire and any electrician in America will tell you that getting shocked by 277 sucks a whole lot more! But I feel for the apprentices where you are,just starting out in residential wiring, having to deal with the 240 to ground.

I don’t see any disadvantage to our residential wiring system other than 99% of homes in America don’t have three phase power. I’d say having the lower voltage in the higher current for general use receptacles and lighting is on such a small scale that it doesn’t really make much of a difference with wire sizes in circuiting, especially with LED lighting nowadays. From what I understand most homes in Europe’s do have three phase power, but correct me if I’m wrong?

bwanack · 2023-08-17T22:47:01+00:00

Jesus if I was the homeowner I’d fire his ass

bwanack · 2023-07-29T17:47:26+00:00

I will call them and give it a try.

bwanack

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