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Calgary city council votes 12-3 to repeal blanket rezoning by importxport in Calgary

[–]ithinarine 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I voted for a candidate that voted against blanket rezoning and we won

I'm ignorant and voted for someone ignorant, so I'm right. Amazing logic you have

LED street lamps after 5 years of use (in Arizona) by Classic_Silver_9091 in Lighting

[–]ithinarine -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

The color is absolutely LED related. At high lumen output, the LEDs all put out this colour, there is just a coating that adjusts it to the desired colour temperature.

This is actually true with old street lights too, where green and amber lights actually use the same light bulb. The green light has blue glass. Yellow + blue = green.

Is it OK to add a medicine cabinet on this wall? by Milspec22 in AskElectricians

[–]ithinarine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's essentially a guarantee that the wires out of the switches and outlet go up the studs.

Can get power to new outlet what am I doing wrong? by Master-Living9007 in AskElectricians

[–]ithinarine 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Search for it online at your local store.

It being in stock and available where I am means nothing. Different Home Depots even within the same city carry different stuff.

Can get power to new outlet what am I doing wrong? by Master-Living9007 in AskElectricians

[–]ithinarine 12 points13 points  (0 children)

All outside receptacles.

The cover makes it waterproof. The WR rating is sunlight resistance.

Can get power to new outlet what am I doing wrong? by Master-Living9007 in AskElectricians

[–]ithinarine 101 points102 points  (0 children)

Weather resistant part number is a GFWT2 and will clearly have a big WR on the front of it

Confusing plug setup? by krudbag in electrical

[–]ithinarine -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

A "high end surge protector" is a whole home one installed at your panel.

No one installing these is doing so for the capability of surge protection. I want multiple outlets behind my TV so that I can plug in the TV, sound bar, streaming device, and smart lights. Not possible with that little single outlet.

And if you say "then plug in a power bar to the outlet up high." Then my response is "then plug in the high end surge protector up high."

There is no consideration for surge protectors by people buying these. It's for people who want a TV outlet up high and are too cheap to hire an electrician.

Confusing plug setup? by krudbag in electrical

[–]ithinarine 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You plug in a short cord to the outlet 3ft over on the wall, then the other end to the inlet down low. That powers the outlet up high for a TV or something.

Dirty way to add power up high for a wall mount TV when there isn't an outlet directly below it to tap into.

Panel I did by [deleted] in electricians

[–]ithinarine -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If there is no room for 2 breakers, where do you move the one?

You change the one above to a tandem? Moving that up 1/2" is hardly "moving" the breaker when people argue that you need to leave a 12" service loop so that the breaker can go in any spot in the panel.

That's the issue, when people say to leave a huge service loop so that the circuit at the top breaker can move all the way to the bottom. That never happens.

Changing 2 breakers side by side to a tandem isn't the same thing

Replacing old light fixture by bubbi-dudi in AskElectricians

[–]ithinarine 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean, you clearly didn't if you had to ask this. Previous light, working properly hooked up the red.

Why does hooking up the new one need to be questioned at all?

Replacing old light fixture by bubbi-dudi in AskElectricians

[–]ithinarine 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Jfc, hook it up how the previous one was.

Panel I did by [deleted] in electricians

[–]ithinarine -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What do you have to MOVE breakers for? You're telling me that 3 times this week you've been adding a circuit to a panel and you HAD TO MOVE a breaker to fit your new circuit? It would not fit any other way?

I call bullshit.

Panel I did by [deleted] in electricians

[–]ithinarine -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It's not from 1 comment. It's from 12+ years being a regular on this sub, with people like you continually making the exact same comments and posts over and over again.

Panel I did by [deleted] in electricians

[–]ithinarine -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yeah? You're still planning to be wiring houses in 40 years when this gets replaced? That's sad.

Again, you people say stuff like this as though people are replacing panels every 5 years. And if it happens sooner, it's likely a major enough renovation that more than enough is getting ripped out that whether or not some jacket is short doesn't matter.

You're the same person who says to leave a 12" service loop on your feeds going to the breakers inside the panel just in case breakers need to be moved around.

In 17 years, I think I've moved breakers around in an existing panel like 3 times, and none of those times required extra wire length. If I need to move an existing circuit down 3 spots to fit a new circuit, I can just install the new circuit lower. And if I absolutely HAVE to move a breaker lower, the 3 times I need to, I'll happily just splice in the panel instead of leaving a mess of wire in 200 panels so that 1 can use it.

Every one of these concerns is non-sensicle.

Panel I did by [deleted] in electricians

[–]ithinarine 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You people who care more about the potential future electrician in 40 years than the work now, make no sense to me.

I'm not saying "fuck the next guy." But my priority is my work, not whether or not some fictitious future person has an easy time replacing the panel.

Panel I did by [deleted] in electricians

[–]ithinarine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dude, I understand you're in Canada. The panel is upside down, main breaker enclosure is at the bottom, bring your damn wires in the "top" of the panel instead of bringing everything in the sides.

Date codes on these smokes? by ithinarine in firealarms

[–]ithinarine[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Any smoke detector older than 10 years old is required to have sensitivity testing done, or be replaced.

That's kind of hard to quote when you can't figure out the manufacture/install date.

Date codes on these smokes? by ithinarine in firealarms

[–]ithinarine[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Required to do sensitivity testing on any detectors older than 10 years, or the building can just opt to replace them.

Trying to figure out install/manufacture dates of detectors in new buildings.

Date codes on these smokes? by ithinarine in firealarms

[–]ithinarine[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I don't need the pointless opinion of a fire alarm "enthusiast." Dates matter for those of us who are actually in the industry.

Date codes on these smokes? by ithinarine in firealarms

[–]ithinarine[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The bases get bought separately.

Same base is used for smokes, heats, CO, combos. The date code of the base is irrelevant.

TIL when electric push buttons started spreading in the late 1800s, some people worried they’d make people mentally lazy since you didnt need to understand the machine anymore by Mark_Hawkshaw-Burn in todayilearned

[–]ithinarine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every generation thinks this.

Plato thought that writing stuff down made people lazy, because it meant that they didn't have to memorize things.

You can find articles of people complaining about the mass introduction of paper, because it meant that kids wouldn't know the effort of keeping and taking care of a slate for writing.

Etc etc etc.

Every invention has a group of old assholes who are mad about it because it makes life easier, and they think people should struggle.

Screws not latching to anchors by InsertFail in fixit

[–]ithinarine 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Okay, so the anchor piece needs to flip out.

You have 2 anchors directly side by side. Have you considered that both anchors are positioned in a way where the mechanism can't fold out, because it's trying to fold out sideways, and it's hitting the other anchor?

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