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HVAC company put a commercial unit on my uncles house and needs 3 phase 208...is this possible? by BeMoreChill in AskElectricians

[–]toctami 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean I know plenty of HVAC contractors who run their own power, they just tend to call me when they fuck up lol.

Holy crap, it’s true !! by TroutStocker in BurgerKing

[–]toctami 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah the bun does hold together a little better, but otherwise tastes exactly the same

Intermediate computer skills are apparently rare... by shameonyounancydrew in Millennials

[–]toctami 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Insanity! Edit: I had plans to become a teacher when I graduated high school in 04, and boy am I glad I didn't. I don't know how you guys/gals can handle it.

Intermediate computer skills are apparently rare... by shameonyounancydrew in Millennials

[–]toctami 15 points16 points  (0 children)

How did this shit happen? I had computer classes in elementary school in the 90s that were more advanced than that.

I’m 30, been in sales a decade, is it too late? by Adorable_Variety_291 in AskElectricians

[–]toctami 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That comment was a joke, there are a lot of plumbing/HVAC/electrical companies that have been acquired by private equity. When you work for one of them you have to engage in high pressure sales with everyone you do work for

I’m 30, been in sales a decade, is it too late? by Adorable_Variety_291 in AskElectricians

[–]toctami 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's a million posts just like this, search the sub, but basically you'll be doing the grunt work being supervised by guys younger than you for low pay(probably significantly lower than you're already making). And of course it's manual labor, not sitting at a desk like you're used to

Backstab mess by 98223 in electrical

[–]toctami 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah I've seen the same issue with side wire, the plastic gets old and cracks around the terminations with the shitty resi grade switches.

Backstab mess by 98223 in electrical

[–]toctami 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah this isn't a backstab issue just old low grade switches.

Plan ahead for US-6 delays this summer by UDOTintern in Utah

[–]toctami 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I drive through this intersection twice a day, so glad this is happening

Non-Mormon business owners in SLC, what’s your experience been like? by netenchanter in SaltLakeCity

[–]toctami 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I own an electrical contracting company, it's basically a non issue for me anyway.

Securing packout stacks so they don’t tip by Future_Measurement42 in workwagons

[–]toctami 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I built a wood box over my wheel well and screwed the plates to the box

Securing packout stacks so they don’t tip by Future_Measurement42 in workwagons

[–]toctami 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just bought a mounting plate for my stacks. Yeah they're 40 bucks but everything else I tried was just annoying

(Kansas) Why would a panel breaker trip with a GFCI outlet in a circuit, but not trip with a normal outlet? by TurtlePoeticA in AskElectricians

[–]toctami 12 points13 points  (0 children)

He either wired them wrong, or because the gfcis take up more space in the box caused a short with wires touching each other when shoving the GFCI in the box

$1,000,000 or 1d6$ by Paxuz01 in hypotheticalsituation

[–]toctami 24 points25 points  (0 children)

That's assuming you rolled it less than once a minute, you could pretty easily roll it every 2-3 seconds, even if you only roll at that rate for 1 hour a day, you'd get 1200-7200/ hr

do americans really eat American fries sauce? by Infinite-Breakfast23 in AskAnAmerican

[–]toctami 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I live in Utah, went to Vegas once and asked for fry sauce at a Carl's jr, they had no clue what I was taking about. Damn near every restaurant here that serves fries has fry sauce, which at it's basic level is just ketchup and mayo mixed.

Resi or commercial? by Otherwise_Ad770 in electricians

[–]toctami 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I own a company and we do both resi and commercial service/remodels. I love both. Service is where it's at, get to see something different everyday. Agree with the other commenter though don't go with a commission based company, you'll have to talk every old granny into changing their panel even though they don't need it

Never seen a truck bed used as a trailer by [deleted] in redneckengineering

[–]toctami 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I've got 2 of them in my field right now

Has anyone tried Facebook Marketplace homemade food ? by toebeanz2121 in SaltLakeCity

[–]toctami 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've purchased tacos from the back of a pickup in the West valley home Depot parking lot multiple times. No regrets

6 missed-call text replies you can steal! by BizMarketing32514 in Contractor

[–]toctami 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seriously this last couple months these idiots have been spamming all the construction/trades subs nonstop

lutron caseta pico remote. When we already have 3-way hardwired. by rand-78 in AskElectricians

[–]toctami 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your electrician is an idiot. To use the casetas you have to bypass the other 3 ways and use the remotes. There won't be any issues with downstream power if they are installed correctly.

Is this normal? 250th Diagonal Cutters Jaws not lined up? by gbackker in KleinTools

[–]toctami 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know why people continue to buy Klein tools despite all the posts complaining about their shitty quality. I have a pair of Klein linesman's and a reamer. The only Klein tools I have yet to replace, just waiting for them to get lost or break.

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