Blew my breaker, plug grounded?
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xtsho
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I told him to give up and get the electrician back out. If that's the bad advice you're talking about I will have to disagree. He went from changing a plug to shutting the power off at the pole and fiddling around at the breaker and nothing worked. This while getting instruction from strangers over the internet. He's not an electrician and had voiced concerns about performing some of the procedures. He had already done more than an individual with their experience with electricity should have. And then people were talking about cutting holes in the wall. If being an electrician is so easy then why do people need to take classes, train and pass exams before they can be licensed?
The thing people need to realize is that just because you think it's an easy procedure that may not be the case for someone else. The attitude that something is simple, I do it all the time, I can walk you through this, can have disastrous effects. This wasn't troubleshooting some plant issue where if the solution didn't work the only thing that would happen is the plant would not get better. This was the electrical wiring in someone's home which can cause fires or worse. I was uneasy seeing the cavalier attitude many were taking towards this matter as if it was identifying a plant deficiency and who could solve it first. It wasn't. A man's home, property, and life could have potentially been harmed. This isn't a game.
I stand by the advice I gave to give up and get an electrician back out. If anyone disagrees that's their right.
getogrow
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No sir , i was talking about myself giving the bad advice. Obviously there was nothing you said that was bad or wrong. All your posts fit the topic.
I got trigger happy and seen a broke person with issues so i was willing to help. I also seen that he had already replaced his own outlet before i chimed in with more advice. Had he not changed that outlet , i cant say what i would of told him. I only give dangerous advice to folks that i think can handle it. I am very confident that the op just gave up on us , not himself. Probably got in deep shit with the ol lady and took your advice and had to call an electrician.
soil
raggyb
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It's great you were willing to help. If someone is asking for help online, they might get schooled and helped at the same time and they should know to take the good with the bad on these blogs as that's the way it is. Lots of people want to help but in different ways and most gave some version of warning to call an electrician if you want because electric is dangerous. But if that's all anyone says then it's not what blogging is for. This is the way of the world. As a result previously secure jobs are becoming less so. I've saved so much money watching you tube. Thanks to the internet we have to change with the times and be willing to to new things. Only people left with a lock on things are lawyers and judges. They're the last to suffer but I want so because they're full of it. Now please don't start defending lawyers lol.No sir , i was talking about myself giving the bad advice. Obviously there was nothing you said that was bad or wrong. All your posts fit the topic.
I got trigger happy and seen a broke person with issues so i was willing to help. I also seen that he had already replaced his own outlet before i chimed in with more advice. Had he not changed that outlet , i cant say what i would of told him. I only give dangerous advice to folks that i think can handle it. I am very confident that the op just gave up on us , not himself. Probably got in deep shit with the ol lady and took your advice and had to call an electrician.
soil
xtsho
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Well once again I'm pulling my foot out of my mouth. It happens often. Oh well. I also wonder what the outcome was.No sir , i was talking about myself giving the bad advice. Obviously there was nothing you said that was bad or wrong. All your posts fit the topic.
I got trigger happy and seen a broke person with issues so i was willing to help. I also seen that he had already replaced his own outlet before i chimed in with more advice. Had he not changed that outlet , i cant say what i would of told him. I only give dangerous advice to folks that i think can handle it. I am very confident that the op just gave up on us , not himself. Probably got in deep shit with the ol lady and took your advice and had to call an electrician.
soil
getogrow
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I would not call that pulling foot out of anything. thats called being safe!
GreenAndTastey
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I've not read the entire thread, but damn it's got me reconsidering what I'm doing for electrics 
Loads of interesting stuff here
Loads of interesting stuff here
PadawanWarrior
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@Moabfighter , we need some closure here. Did you get it fixed, and what was it? I'm getting anxious, lol.
PadawanWarrior
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I know. Ask him. I did when I saw him posting and he never replied. I Need Closure!!!I saw him post, so he is still alive.
raggyb
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@Moabfighter , remember the time you were getting help from other RIU members with a sketchy power situation? That was great! What happened? Like you changed an outlet and that wasn't it, then you went big time and proved the relay isn't bad either. Maybe you got an electrician? You made lots of progress. We just want to know what you're thinking of next or did you fix it!
Corso312
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Aluminum conductors? :-0
Moabfighter
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Got a man coming Monday. Sketched the fuck out cuz honestly I’m not the most tidy man ever. I bet if you looked you could find a leaf laying somewhere...... worries me but I’ve had a country boy friend over, no fix. No one knows man. So I’m calling someone real.
just hope he doesn’t call someone real himself..... ya know? Have two nice holes in ceiling of that room for duct work. Fuck.
the reason I go ghost for a while is because I’m abit embarrassed. For one 30 pages in,no resolution, two I have no fucking idea, three this home isn’t the best home, definitely riding it till the wheels fall off and never had any intention Of having anyone in this shit hole to fix anything.....
just hope he doesn’t call someone real himself..... ya know? Have two nice holes in ceiling of that room for duct work. Fuck.
the reason I go ghost for a while is because I’m abit embarrassed. For one 30 pages in,no resolution, two I have no fucking idea, three this home isn’t the best home, definitely riding it till the wheels fall off and never had any intention Of having anyone in this shit hole to fix anything.....
Renfro
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Glad to hear you are alive and kicking. lol
I hope that it turns out to be something simple and that your contractor doesn't care about weed.
Corso312
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The first guy was a dipshit, no real electrician leaves there the first time without solving said problem. Hang a poster over any holes in the walls or ceilings.
Renfro
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If I remember he requested access to an area that was deemed off limits.
raggyb
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I know the feeling.
Renfro
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I am always finding small buds on the floor from carrying trays of weed for trimming.
Moabfighter
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I don’t want to hear nahhhhhhhhh it won’t happen man blah blah. My state is illegal and I have a 5 year old boy who means way more than the weed. How long should I lay low before I fire back up? Month or so? Say dude says something to someone.... that enough to get someone in the door that I don’t want in the door??
DarkWeb
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Your main crop is your boy......keep that safe.