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Reply to comment by Odd-Cartoonist-288 in Why should wires not be twisted before putting in wire nut? by dhekurbaba
I find where I work it's about 50/50 and I hate the guys that tape their connections.
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Reply to comment by tsunamisurfer in Why should wires not be twisted before putting in wire nut? by dhekurbaba
Backstabs definitely are. Not all "wagos" are created equal. So you need to be careful with them.
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Reply to comment by salmiakki1 in Why should wires not be twisted before putting in wire nut? by dhekurbaba
I hate it. But, where I work it is very very very hot. So if it is fresh tspe, it gets very sticky and tough to remove. If it's old it becomes dry and brittle. Either wY it is a pain in the ass to remove. And because I'm maintenance, sometimes I am trying to pull a marrette off while it is hot to check for power, and having to deal with tape while doing that is such a hassle.
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Reply to comment by bradorsomething in Why should wires not be twisted before putting in wire nut? by dhekurbaba
I'm industrial maintenance. A couple extra seconds is worth not having to come back. Especially in super high vibration areas.
Sevulturus t1_jd0vzk8 wrote
Some people over twist them and they break. Especially non stranded.
As an electrician, I always twist them together first and use the nut to secure them.
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Reply to comment by ez2knockbeats in How can I protect key switches when painting keyboard? by ez2knockbeats
That is shittttttty.
Good luck I guess.
Sevulturus t1_ja38qo8 wrote
Take the case apart and paint it. The switches will be soldered to the circuit board that is held between the two pieces of the case. Just disassemble it more.
I can even see the small silver screws you need to undo in order to take it apart. Take all of those out.
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I'd send it.
You could probably sister a second piece in there with the space you have.
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Reply to comment by Cappuccino_Crunch in I have a question on wiring for a ceiling light. by Cappuccino_Crunch
Yeah, that's why I said it doesn't make it back to the panel.
But if that were true, the number you would read with one probe on black and one on white would be zero, or close to zero.
Edit assuming you see 120v from black to copper.
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Reply to comment by Cappuccino_Crunch in I have a question on wiring for a ceiling light. by Cappuccino_Crunch
What is your voltage from the switch terminals to neutral in the light switch?
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Reply to comment by Cappuccino_Crunch in I have a question on wiring for a ceiling light. by Cappuccino_Crunch
Then your ground is properly connected and your neutral is not neutral or does not make it back to the panel.
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Reply to comment by Cappuccino_Crunch in I have a question on wiring for a ceiling light. by Cappuccino_Crunch
Where did you put your two probes to measure 120v on each wire?
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What are you using as your reference to find the 120v?
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Reply to comment by emptybottleofdoom in can gemstones be melted into a gradient? by Acceptable_Shift_247
Lots of people are doing something close when making bent wood rings. This one for example uses crushed turquoise, but grinding it finer and then laying out a gradient likely wouldn't be that tough.
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Reply to comment by -Coffee-Owl- in Fossil fuel producers pay for carbon clear up. Compelling fossil fuel producers to pay for carbon clean-up could end these fuels’ contribution to global warming without pitting climate action against meeting society’s energy needs—at a relatively affordable cost. by Wagamaga
Yeah, I feel like the cost is just going to be shunted to the end consumer.
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Reply to comment by TwoSheds84 in Help drilling a hole through kitchen countertop & flange of undermount sink for a water filter by [deleted]
Undermount sink tho.
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Reply to comment by dUB_W in How to Insulate Bathroom Exhaust in Attic by mcdiego
That's a terrible idea.
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Reply to comment by bbmuffins_ in If i redo the the grout lines in our bathrooms tiles every now and then would it help water leaks? by bbmuffins_
So, I think the first and most important step is to actually identify where the way is coming from. For it to make it through the tile it would take a substantial amount of water sitting on it. You could try laying out some plastic sheets to stop it from getting to the tile and running the shower. Or if you are getting a lot of water on the tile, find a way to keep the water in the shower.
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Reply to comment by bbmuffins_ in If i redo the the grout lines in our bathrooms tiles every now and then would it help water leaks? by bbmuffins_
Are you sure it's leaking through the tiles? You would need quite a bit of standing water to get enough to soak through the grout, then into the ceiling of the next room.
Grout itself isn't waterproof though. Neither is the concrete under it
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Reply to comment by mfb- in How exactly does radiation "stick" to objects and living things? by ibex333
This, where I work we used radiation to measure the levels of molten metal in molds. We have devices that are constantly bombarded by radiation, the amount that gets through let's us know how full the molds are.
We had biweekly checks of the system where we made sure that no radioactive material had left the enclosure it was held in. But the scintillators (reading device) never became radioactive.
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Reply to comment by tsunamisurfer in Why should wires not be twisted before putting in wire nut? by dhekurbaba
I don't trust the non-levered ones that come with cheap fixtures specifically. Overall, I don't like them on anything that moves. I hate backstabs as a rule, or anything that relies on spring pressure to hold.