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  1. @daswarkeinhuhn

    A must-see video for every electrician: 'when a house owner did his own electricity'.

    #electrician #electricity #breaker
    @kohnzn

  2. An #electrician from #Farnborough SE #England and his #apprentice had their #tools nicked from the van when working in #London

    Amongst the items nicked are specialist test equipment - which is not only pricey but only of use to other electricians - you have to know how to use it!

    I think there's a bleaker aspect to this - its likely *other* tradesmen buying the "cheap" stolen tools at car boot sales and maybe even commercial rivals targeting vans of those working "out of area"

    itv.com/news/meridian/2026-04-

  3. Good morning. 🌿🍂🍁

    11 April 2026

    I had an electrician come out and replace the light fixture in the small garage where I keep my motorcycle and mower. It cost a hefty sum to have a pro do it, but at least I know the job was done correctly. Sure, I could’ve done it myself for a lot cheaper, but I didn’t want to. Besides, it would’ve taken me hours to figure it all out and get‑’er‑done.

    The electrician and his apprentice were in and out more‑ricky‑tic. They swapped my old fluorescent fixture for an LED unit that looks almost identical in size and shape, just a whole different technology under the hood.

    You can’t always depend on the outside of something — or the name of something — to tell you what it really is or what it really does. My new light looks like a fluorescent, but it isn’t.

    I sometimes think of the Roman dynasties the same way. Many emperors carried the name “Caesar,” starting with Julius Caesar, then Caesar Augustus, then Caesar Romero, and so on down the line.

    Okay, you got me — Caesar Romero wasn’t next in line after Augustus. That was Caesar Tiberius. Romero was a Caesar, but only because it was his first name. He was a 20th‑century actor, famous for a lot of roles but especially the Joker on the old ’60s Batman series — not a 1st‑century Roman ruler. I know you knew that, especially if you were around in the ’60s. If not, and your Western Civ history is a little rusty, maybe he sounded like just another Caesar.

    Let’s face it: there are folks out there who’d believe me if I said Caesar Romero was the first man to step out of the Orion spacecraft yesterday. We only know what we know — and we don’t know what we don’t know.

    “All that glisters is not gold.” - Shakespeare

    The only true wisdom is knowing you know nothing. - Socrates

    “Common sense is not so common.”
    - Voltaire

    photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #nature #autumn #foliage #morning #electrician #caesar #history

  4. Good morning. 🌿🍂🍁

    11 April 2026

    I had an electrician come out and replace the light fixture in the small garage where I keep my motorcycle and mower. It cost a hefty sum to have a pro do it, but at least I know the job was done correctly. Sure, I could’ve done it myself for a lot cheaper, but I didn’t want to. Besides, it would’ve taken me hours to figure it all out and get‑’er‑done.

    The electrician and his apprentice were in and out more‑ricky‑tic. They swapped my old fluorescent fixture for an LED unit that looks almost identical in size and shape, just a whole different technology under the hood.

    You can’t always depend on the outside of something — or the name of something — to tell you what it really is or what it really does. My new light looks like a fluorescent, but it isn’t.

    I sometimes think of the Roman dynasties the same way. Many emperors carried the name “Caesar,” starting with Julius Caesar, then Caesar Augustus, then Caesar Romero, and so on down the line.

    Okay, you got me — Caesar Romero wasn’t next in line after Augustus. That was Caesar Tiberius. Romero was a Caesar, but only because it was his first name. He was a 20th‑century actor, famous for a lot of roles but especially the Joker on the old ’60s Batman series — not a 1st‑century Roman ruler. I know you knew that, especially if you were around in the ’60s. If not, and your Western Civ history is a little rusty, maybe he sounded like just another Caesar.

    Let’s face it: there are folks out there who’d believe me if I said Caesar Romero was the first man to step out of the Orion spacecraft yesterday. We only know what we know — and we don’t know what we don’t know.

    “All that glisters is not gold.” - Shakespeare

    The only true wisdom is knowing you know nothing. - Socrates

    “Common sense is not so common.”
    - Voltaire

    photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #nature #autumn #foliage #morning #electrician #caesar #history

  5. Good morning. 🌿🍂🍁

    11 April 2026

    I had an electrician come out and replace the light fixture in the small garage where I keep my motorcycle and mower. It cost a hefty sum to have a pro do it, but at least I know the job was done correctly. Sure, I could’ve done it myself for a lot cheaper, but I didn’t want to. Besides, it would’ve taken me hours to figure it all out and get‑’er‑done.

    The electrician and his apprentice were in and out more‑ricky‑tic. They swapped my old fluorescent fixture for an LED unit that looks almost identical in size and shape, just a whole different technology under the hood.

    You can’t always depend on the outside of something — or the name of something — to tell you what it really is or what it really does. My new light looks like a fluorescent, but it isn’t.

    I sometimes think of the Roman dynasties the same way. Many emperors carried the name “Caesar,” starting with Julius Caesar, then Caesar Augustus, then Caesar Romero, and so on down the line.

    Okay, you got me — Caesar Romero wasn’t next in line after Augustus. That was Caesar Tiberius. Romero was a Caesar, but only because it was his first name. He was a 20th‑century actor, famous for a lot of roles but especially the Joker on the old ’60s Batman series — not a 1st‑century Roman ruler. I know you knew that, especially if you were around in the ’60s. If not, and your Western Civ history is a little rusty, maybe he sounded like just another Caesar.

    Let’s face it: there are folks out there who’d believe me if I said Caesar Romero was the first man to step out of the Orion spacecraft yesterday. We only know what we know — and we don’t know what we don’t know.

    “All that glisters is not gold.” - Shakespeare

    The only true wisdom is knowing you know nothing. - Socrates

    “Common sense is not so common.”
    - Voltaire

    photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #nature #autumn #foliage #morning #electrician #caesar #history

  6. Good morning. 🌿🍂🍁

    11 April 2026

    I had an electrician come out and replace the light fixture in the small garage where I keep my motorcycle and mower. It cost a hefty sum to have a pro do it, but at least I know the job was done correctly. Sure, I could’ve done it myself for a lot cheaper, but I didn’t want to. Besides, it would’ve taken me hours to figure it all out and get‑’er‑done.

    The electrician and his apprentice were in and out more‑ricky‑tic. They swapped my old fluorescent fixture for an LED unit that looks almost identical in size and shape, just a whole different technology under the hood.

    You can’t always depend on the outside of something — or the name of something — to tell you what it really is or what it really does. My new light looks like a fluorescent, but it isn’t.

    I sometimes think of the Roman dynasties the same way. Many emperors carried the name “Caesar,” starting with Julius Caesar, then Caesar Augustus, then Caesar Romero, and so on down the line.

    Okay, you got me — Caesar Romero wasn’t next in line after Augustus. That was Caesar Tiberius. Romero was a Caesar, but only because it was his first name. He was a 20th‑century actor, famous for a lot of roles but especially the Joker on the old ’60s Batman series — not a 1st‑century Roman ruler. I know you knew that, especially if you were around in the ’60s. If not, and your Western Civ history is a little rusty, maybe he sounded like just another Caesar.

    Let’s face it: there are folks out there who’d believe me if I said Caesar Romero was the first man to step out of the Orion spacecraft yesterday. We only know what we know — and we don’t know what we don’t know.

    “All that glisters is not gold.” - Shakespeare

    The only true wisdom is knowing you know nothing. - Socrates

    “Common sense is not so common.”
    - Voltaire

    photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #nature #autumn #foliage #morning #electrician #caesar #history

  7. Good morning. 🌿🍂🍁

    11 April 2026

    I had an electrician come out and replace the light fixture in the small garage where I keep my motorcycle and mower. It cost a hefty sum to have a pro do it, but at least I know the job was done correctly. Sure, I could’ve done it myself for a lot cheaper, but I didn’t want to. Besides, it would’ve taken me hours to figure it all out and get‑’er‑done.

    The electrician and his apprentice were in and out more‑ricky‑tic. They swapped my old fluorescent fixture for an LED unit that looks almost identical in size and shape, just a whole different technology under the hood.

    You can’t always depend on the outside of something — or the name of something — to tell you what it really is or what it really does. My new light looks like a fluorescent, but it isn’t.

    I sometimes think of the Roman dynasties the same way. Many emperors carried the name “Caesar,” starting with Julius Caesar, then Caesar Augustus, then Caesar Romero, and so on down the line.

    Okay, you got me — Caesar Romero wasn’t next in line after Augustus. That was Caesar Tiberius. Romero was a Caesar, but only because it was his first name. He was a 20th‑century actor, famous for a lot of roles but especially the Joker on the old ’60s Batman series — not a 1st‑century Roman ruler. I know you knew that, especially if you were around in the ’60s. If not, and your Western Civ history is a little rusty, maybe he sounded like just another Caesar.

    Let’s face it: there are folks out there who’d believe me if I said Caesar Romero was the first man to step out of the Orion spacecraft yesterday. We only know what we know — and we don’t know what we don’t know.

    “All that glisters is not gold.” - Shakespeare

    The only true wisdom is knowing you know nothing. - Socrates

    “Common sense is not so common.”
    - Voltaire

    photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #nature #autumn #foliage #morning #electrician #caesar #history

  8. @kauer indeed.
    I asked the #electrician, who said there's nothing in ANZS3000 that describes earthing a roof, "so don't"
    Still haven't got a builder, engineer or physicist though.

  9. Something tells me someone asking "should the circuit breaker spark like that?" is not something either an electrician or a home inspector wants to hear.

    youtube.com/shorts/RlfSHQR76y8

    #Construction #Inspection #Electricity #Electrician #inspector

  10. Something tells me someone asking "should the circuit breaker spark like that?" is not something either an electrician or a home inspector wants to hear.

    youtube.com/shorts/RlfSHQR76y8

    #Construction #Inspection #Electricity #Electrician #inspector

  11. Something tells me someone asking "should the circuit breaker spark like that?" is not something either an electrician or a home inspector wants to hear.

    youtube.com/shorts/RlfSHQR76y8

    #Construction #Inspection #Electricity #Electrician #inspector

  12. Something tells me someone asking "should the circuit breaker spark like that?" is not something either an electrician or a home inspector wants to hear.

    youtube.com/shorts/RlfSHQR76y8

    #Construction #Inspection #Electricity #Electrician #inspector

  13. Something tells me someone asking "should the circuit breaker spark like that?" is not something either an electrician or a home inspector wants to hear.

    youtube.com/shorts/RlfSHQR76y8

    #Construction #Inspection #Electricity #Electrician #inspector

  14. I don't suppose anyone knows an #electrician/ #network engineer in the #Perthshire (#crieff) area who does home #ethernet installations, it's the type of thing I used to do myself but since the health ended I think it's best if I get someone in to put a patch panel in the understairs cupboard and #cat6e sockets in each of the bedrooms and the living room. #spoonies #mecfs #fibro

  15. I don't suppose anyone knows an #electrician/ #network engineer in the #Perthshire (#crieff) area who does home #ethernet installations, it's the type of thing I used to do myself but since the health ended I think it's best if I get someone in to put a patch panel in the understairs cupboard and #cat6e sockets in each of the bedrooms and the living room. #spoonies #mecfs #fibro

  16. I don't suppose anyone knows an #electrician/ #network engineer in the #Perthshire (#crieff) area who does home #ethernet installations, it's the type of thing I used to do myself but since the health ended I think it's best if I get someone in to put a patch panel in the understairs cupboard and #cat6e sockets in each of the bedrooms and the living room. #spoonies #mecfs #fibro

  17. I don't suppose anyone knows an #electrician/ #network engineer in the #Perthshire (#crieff) area who does home #ethernet installations, it's the type of thing I used to do myself but since the health ended I think it's best if I get someone in to put a patch panel in the understairs cupboard and #cat6e sockets in each of the bedrooms and the living room. #spoonies #mecfs #fibro

  18. I don't suppose anyone knows an #electrician/ #network engineer in the #Perthshire (#crieff) area who does home #ethernet installations, it's the type of thing I used to do myself but since the health ended I think it's best if I get someone in to put a patch panel in the understairs cupboard and #cat6e sockets in each of the bedrooms and the living room. #spoonies #mecfs #fibro

  19. Considered buying some zigbee RCBOs but then I watched a youtuber review them and noticed that they can be turned back on on a schedule, event triggered (main voltage restoring above a certain value), or just remotely on a button press.

    Also they had incorrect labels. You could disable the leakage detection as well as the over current protection remotely + set different values from whats on it.

    Are there any products without this stupidly dangerous functions?

    #RCBO #Electrician #Zigbee

  20. Considered buying some zigbee RCBOs but then I watched a youtuber review them and noticed that they can be turned back on on a schedule, event triggered (main voltage restoring above a certain value), or just remotely on a button press.

    Also they had incorrect labels. You could disable the leakage detection as well as the over current protection remotely + set different values from whats on it.

    Are there any products without this stupidly dangerous functions?

    #RCBO #Electrician #Zigbee

  21. Considered buying some zigbee RCBOs but then I watched a youtuber review them and noticed that they can be turned back on on a schedule, event triggered (main voltage restoring above a certain value), or just remotely on a button press.

    Also they had incorrect labels. You could disable the leakage detection as well as the over current protection remotely + set different values from whats on it.

    Are there any products without this stupidly dangerous functions?

    #RCBO #Electrician #Zigbee

  22. Considered buying some zigbee RCBOs but then I watched a youtuber review them and noticed that they can be turned back on on a schedule, event triggered (main voltage restoring above a certain value), or just remotely on a button press.

    Also they had incorrect labels. You could disable the leakage detection as well as the over current protection remotely + set different values from whats on it.

    Are there any products without this stupidly dangerous functions?

    #RCBO #Electrician #Zigbee

  23. Thinking about basement improvement and daydreaming about becoming a licensed electrician, maybe a fallback idea when my software job goes away 🥲

    I think a lot about if I had just gone into a trade out of high school 🤔

    #trade #electrician #HigherEducation

  24. Electrician came back today to (start to) complete his part of the basement project. Had to cut ceiling holes for the new puck lights, and this is something I had never seen before.

    Was expecting a huge mess, but this tool really nails it.

    #PuckLights #Lighting #Electrician

  25. Nhà hàng ở Nghệ An bị tố "chặt chém" thợ điện với suất cơm 135k (gồm cơm, bắp cải xào, ít thịt kho, 2 miếng chả) trong lúc họ đang làm nhiệm vụ khắc phục hậu quả mưa bão.

    #NghệAn # chặt_chém #thợđiện #mưabão #NgeAn #rip_off #electrician #storm

    vietnamnet.vn/nha-hang-nghe-an

  26. By change an #Electrician from the #USA here?

    How is the NEMA L6-15P connector wired in the US? And what is the potential difference between ground and each of the hot wires?

    Is it:
    Hot-1 to Ground: 120V and Hot-2 to Ground: -120V
    Or is it:
    Hot-1 to Ground: 0V and Hot-2 to Ground: 240V?

    I'm kinda confused by the explanation on wikipedia which I interpret as both version may be used? Is that right?

    Would there be issues with a passive adapter to connect it to EU 230V±23V 50Hz±0.2Hz power?

  27. The old lumieres lasted 1950–2024 and might have gone on much longer had Management simply replaced the incandescent lamps with LED equivalents.

    But no, they went for shiny. The new ones don't have replaceable lamps. So this one is being entirely replaced after only 9 months.

    #waste #electrician #lighting #LED