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“Bootleg ground” or “false-ground” on 3-prong receptacles.
All inspector tools have their limitations. Sometimes inspectors must rely on several different tools to provide the best information about a particular condition. Today I want to talk about the...
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Carpeting and electricity don’t mix.
Older homes—before the day of engineered trusses—-often had attic spaces that were big enough to stand up in. Some were big enough that people would semi-finish the spaces into Rec-rooms or make use...
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Drowning the water meter
Electrical components that are designed to be outdoors have to meet specific guidelines to receive a UL listing for use where they can get wet—-to be “rain tight.” They don’t have to necessarily be...
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Billy Breaker, 15, with a job to do!
Little Billy Breaker was 15 and had a job. Quite a simple job. A total “trip” really. A perfect job for a teen like him. All he had to do was sit there. Whenever someone sent too much stuff his way,...
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Shocking Christmas Tree Holder
Where do you keep your holiday decorations? If you are like many homeowners in this country—-you stuff them in the attic. While the attic is a common repository for all kinds of things, it seems...
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What dogs don’t know while marking their territory could be unfortunate!
This post is about a lot of things—and about way more serious issues than my last Satire. It is about luck. It is about ladder safety. It is about electrical safety. It is about how sometimes if one...
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Good electrical system grounding is worth the price of a couple good beers!
I remember when I was a kid it was common to make some spare change by scavenging the neighborhood for old farm equipment. This old metal could be turned into cash. Ground wire from the transformer...
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It takes “really” wacky people to sort out our own degree of wackiness
I cannot begin to fathom the motives that lead some people to do what they do. In the end, it most certainly comes down to something like, “Because they can.” I think we all would like some sort of...
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Good electrical system grounding is worth the price of a couple good beers!
I remember when I was a kid it was common to make some spare change by scavenging the neighborhood for old farm equipment. This old metal could be turned into cash. Ground wire from the transformer...
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It takes “really” wacky people to sort out our own degree of wackiness
I cannot begin to fathom the motives that lead some people to do what they do. In the end, it most certainly comes down to something like, “Because they can.” I think we all would like some sort of...
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