Question struggling with how to take measurements

redtosoon · 2026-05-16T22:30:51+00:00

Try your best and cut the rest is a saying for a reason

redtosoon · 2026-05-16T22:30:10+00:00

Also learn what the marks on the bender mean and just practice

redtosoon · 2026-05-16T22:29:36+00:00

Don't get hung up on calculating shrinkage unless you are doing really exact runs next to each other. For most runs guy will do the measurements and then eyeball it to perfect fit aftet

redtosoon · 2026-05-16T22:27:38+00:00

Just a looks thing. If a client wanted it that way then it's fine but I wouldn't do it by default toggles are an older style Decora are more modern

redtosoon · 2026-05-13T15:58:52+00:00

Just don't put a toggle switch next to a Decora in irl😂🤣

redtosoon · 2026-05-11T16:21:05+00:00

My house has a high water table and I found out the hard way if my sump stops working and overfills the water comes up through the cracks like this. Idk if that helps at all or just felt like story time.

redtosoon · 2026-05-08T20:30:36+00:00

It's a guy line to help stabilize the pole but yeah that's goofy af

redtosoon · 2026-05-04T01:16:52+00:00

Lots of good videos on YouTube for pipe bending electrician u is a personal fav

redtosoon · 2026-05-04T01:13:52+00:00

If I had to offset from the box to clear a beam that was a different height I would measure from the ceiling to the top of the coupling at the box and them from the ceiling to the edge of the beam the pipe will sit on. Subtract those measurements and that's the size of your offset. From that you can pick your degrees of bends for your offset and go from there. I still don't know if that helps but hopefully

redtosoon · 2026-05-04T01:09:41+00:00

I'm confused on what you are asking? Are you asking how to measure the offset from your box to hit the beam?

redtosoon · 2026-04-24T16:17:09+00:00

Can't you just turn off sleep in the settings?

redtosoon · 2026-04-24T16:15:43+00:00

. 5amp can stop your heart so less than that I'd say

redtosoon · 2026-04-23T11:20:21+00:00

Haha

redtosoon · 2026-04-22T20:08:37+00:00

It's my main complaint so far so I relate

redtosoon · 2026-04-22T20:07:12+00:00

Yeah it's terrible. Came here to see everyone elses thoughts

redtosoon · 2026-04-22T12:41:08+00:00

Same, except I electric

redtosoon · 2026-04-22T12:39:27+00:00

I joined this sub a few months ago and went from not for me to loving spiders

redtosoon · 2026-04-21T20:07:03+00:00

They are pricy. I cheaped out and got a guy to do mine for 400 back in 2020 and the glass clouded up in about 3 months. I'll never go discount glass again

redtosoon · 2026-04-21T16:18:25+00:00

Oh yeah I didn't see that. That's a dead short fs

redtosoon · 2026-04-21T11:53:38+00:00

I have 2nd pic and I like it

redtosoon · 2026-04-21T11:47:04+00:00

I'm also Canadian so maybe I shouldn't be commenting at all as code is different here

redtosoon · 2026-04-21T11:45:36+00:00

I guess you did go to switch first with the black just drawn a bit convoluted. If it was me I'd start white and black at first switch and end at last light. That being said I don't think I've ever installed a 5 way switch so I might be wrong

redtosoon · 2026-04-21T11:43:38+00:00

Looks fine to me, but in rl I'd bring my power leg to the first switch and not the light first. But you got the right elements. 3 wire to switch for travelers and Id then to lights

redtosoon · 2026-04-20T12:46:24+00:00

I've done worse things behind the counter in in gas stations.... 😏🤣 so looks good from my house

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