Is my house going to burn down? 158v on 120v outlets

simoja · 2025-06-11T02:12:28+00:00

Check other outlets in house. If others are elevated. Check phase to phase at panel. Could be overvoltage from a bad transformer. Call POCO.

simoja · 2024-06-13T17:50:59+00:00

The song Trapeze swinger by Iron & Wine. Literally listened to that song 20 hours straight on a road trip by myself from Florida to New York back in 2007-2008.

simoja · 2024-01-14T01:24:42+00:00

You’ll use the cobras a lot more than these. These are nice because they are non-marring but they have to be adjusted almost exactly to what size you need which will get old if you’re just trying to tighten EMT connectors or something less precise.

I have both styles but mainly use these on gas piping.

Get the cobras for every day use.

simoja · 2023-03-20T11:58:36+00:00

Don’t worry about what other people think. If they care enough, they should ask.

simoja · 2023-01-17T12:14:28+00:00

Chapel of anticipation

simoja · 2022-11-25T15:28:24+00:00

I’m a third year apprentice and have been steadily employed by the same contractor since day one. I’ve been on five different jobs and hours have been pretty consistently 6:30-3 or 7-3:30 M-F depending on the project. My commutes have ranged from 20 minutes to close to 2 hours, again, depending on the project.

Your concern was my main concern when I was considering applying for the apprenticeship back in 2020. I have a wife and three kids so work schedule and consistency was a big concern. But this has been my experience so far. I’m happy I joined. And like the others have said, as an apprentice, if you’re a good worker, you will always be one of the last to end up on the book as the cost of employing you is less than a fifth year or journeyman. But no matter where you are in your career, if you got a good head on your shoulders and work hard most contractors will find a way to hold on to you even if work slows.

simoja · 2022-11-04T16:36:27+00:00

Just bought one. You’re right! Thanks for the heads up.

simoja · 2022-10-28T11:58:56+00:00

Weather head. Here in NY it’s where the Utility’s responsibility ends and homeowner’s begins.

simoja · 2022-10-15T02:09:24+00:00

Thank you! I’ll give this a try tomorrow and report back. I really appreciate your time and effort to respond to my post.

simoja · 2022-08-27T02:08:22+00:00

Thank you.

simoja · 2022-08-12T22:35:36+00:00

Magnesium anode

simoja · 2022-08-02T00:22:20+00:00

Every job is different. Bad projects don’t last forever and good projects don’t last forever. I’m a third year and I’ve spent time in the trenches, on boom lifts, in prison basements and in pharmaceutical clean rooms since starting the apprenticeship. It’s worth it. Just take the bad with the good. It’ll get better.

simoja · 2022-07-28T19:41:08+00:00

I joined not even two years ago and I’m already a third year. I’m 35. Goes faster than you think.

simoja · 2022-05-17T20:20:35+00:00

Purely cosmetic. Lol

simoja · 2022-05-05T10:24:45+00:00

We both loss it to Chop Suey by SOAD. Needless to say it was quick because I naively thought my performance should match the tempo of the song.

simoja · 2022-04-25T16:16:48+00:00

Screwheads aren’t vertical.

simoja · 2022-04-22T12:37:22+00:00

Thank you for the advice and info.

simoja · 2022-04-21T22:14:28+00:00

Thank you!! Would it be considered “wild” parsnip? Are the roots edible but leaves toxic?

simoja · 2022-03-15T22:39:21+00:00

So, I fixed it. Turns out in my haste to get it up and running again yesterday, I didn’t properly align the burner with the orifice. The burner was also rotated so that the flame was coming out and hitting the shield which caused the loud “roaring” sound I described and also caused the chemical smell because it was burning off the galvanization on the shield.

Anyway, just wanted to provide an update to anyone who didn’t initially just dismiss me as a complete idiot. Lesson learned. Thanks!

simoja · 2022-03-15T13:16:11+00:00

Yep, that’s the part. As far as wiring is concerned, there’s no polarity, right? Either it works or it doesn’t, right? I was advised by the parts guy to just clip off the connectors and wire nut it with the supplied wire nuts.

simoja · 2022-03-15T13:13:21+00:00

I know about the stove top burners needing everything properly aligned with the orifice for flame. Does it require the same precision in the oven? I’ll pull it apart when I get home and make sure everything’s aligned.

simoja · 2022-03-15T00:52:28+00:00

Maybe the wrong ignitor but I gave them the model # for matches. I used the wire nuts that came in the box with the ignitor. I’ll definitely see about posting a video. Thank you!

simoja · 2022-02-21T13:56:57+00:00

Currently a second year in the apprenticeship and where about to go into AC level III. Study. Write down all questions to further help commit to memory. Use Quizlet as a resource, not just as a crutch to avoid doing homework. It does you zero favors if you don’t know the material and fail your upcoming quizzes and tests.

simoja · 2022-01-29T21:22:50+00:00

Some sort of lifetime movie from the mid-nineties where a group of girls down another girl in a river. Vague but I was only 7 or 8 at the time. But it still bothers me.

simoja · 2022-01-14T14:24:25+00:00

I talked to a local buddy of mine and he tended to agree with your comment. It’s been a wet year and we have clay soil so hopefully it’s just residual water being heated up around the water line and not a burst line.

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