Old-Biscuit wrote:
cavie wrote:
audiodane wrote:
cavie wrote:
Please lay down the tools and back away. Please refrain from doing any electric work.
I'm sorry, @cavie, but what is your reasoning? Because *you* are nervous to do electrical work? Please understand I mean no disrespect, but you shouldn't project your own uncertainty onto others without at least justifying your answer.
I am a degreed electrical engineer with 20yrs experience and have worked around electricity my entire life and have done plenty of wiring jobs at my own house and at the houses of friends and family. I understand electricity and the risks involved significantly well. I do plenty of electrical work, but do draw the line at installation of a new subpanel or main service entrance. :) Granted, I did not put that information in my OP and will go do that for future thread readers.
EDIT: OP updated to add disclaimer. :)
cheers,
..dane
If I was afraid of electricity I would not survived being a 45 year Master Electrician, Building Inspector, and present owner of two Electric Companies. Have a nice day.;)
At least have the courtesy to post your reasoning as you are the one that posted the 'step away' comment.
Why not be informative and use your 45 yr Master Electricain knowledge to educate vs just making snide remarks.
OP asked for your reasoning....provide it!
You beat me to it, @Old-Biscuit.
@cavie, I've worked with trolls, and I've worked with "smarter-than-thou's." (I used to be one of the latter.) I'm not sure which category you fit in, but I'm happy to ask you to leave this thread alone if all you're going to do is be a troll or a reason-less naysayer. We don't need the negativity. I think this thread has merit to be a well-reasoned approach to a common question that can benefit a lot of people. Your posts are not providing anything beneficial.
Even a post of "call a licensed electrician and let them be liable for any mistakes" would have been more helpful than what you have provided thus far. However DIY electric work is not illegal, and threads like this help those folks looking to DIY a job make the right choices.
So, again-- please be helpful, or leave this thread.
cheers,
..dane
