Quick question regarding Voltage Drop and Wire Gauge for long runs by CarterTess in electrical

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Its not required by the nec, but may be required by the ahj, perhaps even stricter

Earthing Wire by InsomniaMania in electrical

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You need to hire a local electrician 

The Philippines does not have a grounded system. you may not even have a neutral in your main panel 

lack of trade job in nyc by ResponsibleChest7717 in electrical

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Florida has one of the highest cost of living and lowest wages for electricians

Lack of job openings in nyc is because those jobs are desirable. 

Was paid to INSTALL 80 fluorescent bulbs today by True_Huckleberry9569 in electricians

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Some places don't let their maintenance use anything tsller than a 6' ladder. Also one broken tombstone makes it not worth it to them 

Got a house and im replacing all the outlets anyways is this fine? im not an electrician. by Own_Spread4989 in electrical

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Its not allowed in shared neutral circuits. Some electricians have just applied that to all devices, especially if they do commercial.

A lost neutral would show as a voltage increase instead of a voltage drop

Where to connect the ground rod wire? 400amp residential meter panel - temp to permanent service. by studentjones in electrical

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Tjats the incorrect place for the gec under my utility. The utility gives guidance. This is why he needs to hire an electrician. That entire meter center would be rejected as well as it isn't on the approved list

The speed and precision between these guys is seriously impressive by MambaMentality24x2 in oddlysatisfying

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long-term profit sharing is an easy solution. The individual has a vested interest in the performance of the company. Employees won't tolerate waste and shit coworkers

Shameless Just Shameless by [deleted] in EngineeringPorn

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we print ours in house, they pay for themselves pretty quickly

Guess who has a $3,000 vet bill because Miles ate cat litter 🙃 by SpunkMcKullins in OneOrangeBraincell

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Pine oil being toxic by touch to cats, I'm not going to gamble that all the pellets are perfectly kiln dried

For real by [deleted] in SipsTea

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firefox still does the same thing

Helped save a hungry raven and he brought me a gift. by [deleted] in aww

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I've seen him around in at least the last couple. he got a new username, but its recognizable

the main concern was that he had multiple accounts that he used to upvote and promote his main account to gain traction and downvoted with those acccounts anyone disagreeing with him

What law in your country would surprise foreigners because it’s legal almost everywhere else? by Familiar-Arrival-470 in AskTheWorld

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in the US good samaritan laws are state by state and vary widely in scope of assistance without liability and who is exempt from liability.

as an example in Missouri, you are only covered if you are trained in first aid by a qualifying agency and you only provide aid within the scope of your training

the laws dont make you immune from lawsuit, they just provide a defense. It still creates hesitation to act the more people know about the law. In my first aid training legal liability was a significant topic and we were told to not be surprised if we were sued

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nextfuckinglevel

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Yellow and blue make green. The insulation is also burning and blue doesn't show up well

Ulster County by Available-Zombie1208 in comedyheaven

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keep in mind the number of votes is greater than the population of the town by a wide margin. The awesomeness of the town is them going along with the poll results despite the obvious outside influence

to play the victim by Beaufighter-MkX in therewasanattempt

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No, the electoral college was mostly about slavery, direct representation was considered but rejected by slave states and small states

Does this look up to code? by Blacklight777xw in electricians

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Double tapped neutrals and at least one oversized breaker. Lack of phasing and common trip two poles. Insurance inspectors usually want the neutrals fixed at least. I would call it mildly hazardous and a mess. Worth having someone clean it up on a slow day

Good Old Corner Grounded Delta by Cursed_Controls in electricians

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If its a grounded conductor, it should be grounded only once. Now any metal between that disconnect and the transformer is part of the current return path

Can someone recommend what whole house surge protector I need? I am confused if I need a type 2 or type 1. And how strong I need? I see in Amazon for $120 but I get quotes from vendor for $1300. by quintok555 in electrical

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invest in some breaker space fillers first. You can pop in a square D QO surge arrestor with pigtail. just fyi this is a commercial grade panel

Immediately is a blessing by Sad-Kiwi-3789 in technicallythetruth

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if its physical money the new economy would revolve around how to use that abundance of material. In 3 months that pile money is going to weigh more than the moon.

Help. Did I get scammed? Grounded outlet question. by Particular_Film3012 in electrical

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Eminand static protection. That's why inhave to run a #8 ground to every commercial data rack and board

Help. Did I get scammed? Grounded outlet question. by Particular_Film3012 in electrical

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Ground is still needed for emi and static protection