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squid_so_subtle t1_j127xxg wrote

Reply to comment by buried_lede in Dunce by CloroxWipes1

Experts of all kinds are often foolish and overconfident in realms outside their expertise.

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MeEvilBob t1_j12wjl7 wrote

As an electrician, I can't bring myself to enter another electrical engineer's house. They have a very strong grasp on how electricity works but they typically don't know anything at all about building codes and standard practices because that's not what they were trained to do. The issue I have is all the DIY modifications to the house's electrical system. A common theme with EEs is doing all the work themselves then calling an electrician because for some reason they think a licensed electrician will risk their entire reputation by claiming to do the work themselves for code/insurance purposes.

To be clear, I'm not talking about construction engineers, I'm talking about people who mostly design circuit boards for electronic products. Any commercial or industrial electrician can give you a bunch of clueless/arrogant building engineer stories, but in my experience the vast majority know exactly what they're doing.

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Dizzy_De_De t1_j14uof6 wrote

I feel this comment so hard right in the ❤️. My Dad was an electrical engineer. Our home was jury rigged to within an inch of its life.

When he passed my mother had a a new service installed and the entire house rewired b/c she couldn't maintain it.

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waffles2go2 t1_j14p3p7 wrote

LOL

Electrician is not an "Electrical Engineer" - sort of like "trade school" vs "one of the most difficult engineering majors..." but I understand your point.

Having said that.

When does MA/residential/owner stuff need state inspection?

Do people really call you to "inspect" their work? Do they expect you to sign something?

I'm confused.

EDIT: I LOVE THIS TOPIC! And no one seems to "get" that MA has no residential inspection requirements so if the OP is not outright lying (having multiple EEs call them to do inspections) then he is totally shitposting to gen hate against EEs for some strange reason). Sorry if you're too clever to see this...

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ChefBoyAreWeFucked t1_j17czlm wrote

>Electrician is not an "Electrical Engineer"

He should have left out the word "another", but if you had read and understood his comment, you'd know that was his entire point.

Electrical Engineers generally don't touch anything higher than 12V, and shouldn't be touching the wiring in their houses other than to plug things in.

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waffles2go2 t1_j1amwht wrote

Words matter + I said I understood the rather "meme-ish" logic and thought it was BS....

Are you an EE? I'll take a stab and say "no"...

Who do you think built the power grid?

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waffles2go2 t1_j1dnqmo wrote

Ooof, so an electrician, who knows wiring and code, is more of an expert than someone who actually got a degree in EE? Sort of like a nurse is smarter than a doctor?

Who do you think wrote the code and designed the parts?

Who do you think designed the power grid?

Did you even think about this?

Perhaps demonstrating that you don't now what an EE does while claiming to not trust folks "outside their realms of expertise" is not the flex you think it is?

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