REC - Redneck Electrical Code

[42OhmsPA]

Scotch tape is optional if using a plastic lid, just twist your wires together and pop the lid on. If your concerned about rodents use a metal lid with without tape.
Edit - see attachments.

Also duct tape makes a great cover for missing knockouts in a panel.

Put an old metal antenna across your main lugs to change the frequency, works on AC or DC.

Make sure you smash the end of the ground rod with a hammer a few times so the inspector can't tell you cut it off after you hit that boulder a few inches below grade.

Grounding your lightning suppression to your NG line can serve as a great leak detector.

Wire a lamp cord to a single pole switch, plug in off and switch on.. . Breaker finder made easy.

 

[42OhmsPA]

If a ten pound sledgehammer doesn’t work then utilize the fine adjustment twenty pound version

A bigger bfh always works.

 

[42OhmsPA]

Wow that laugh was worth 5 minutes of searching the interwebs.

 

[FilterGuy]

I'll never look at a wall outlet the same again!!

 

[Nobodybusiness]

Scotch tape is optional if using a plastic lid, just twist your wires together and pop the lid on. If your concerned about rodents use a metal lid with without tape.
Edit - see attachments.

Also duct tape makes a great cover for missing knockouts in a panel.

Put an old metal antenna across your main lugs to change the frequency, works on AC or DC.

Make sure you smash the end of the ground rod with a hammer a few times so the inspector can't tell you cut it off after you hit that boulder a few inches below grade.

Grounding your lightning suppression to your NG line can serve as a great leak detector.

Wire a lamp cord to a single pole switch, plug in off and switch on.. . Breaker finder made easy.

Now that is some interesting Jboxes.

I’ve seen some rigged stuff but never a Copenhagen can and wago connectors before.

 

[EastTexCowboy]

Now that is some interesting Jboxes.

I’ve seen some rigged stuff but never a Copenhagen can and wago connectors before.

Yes, this is a very educational thread. Picking up some great ideas!

Man, this is some funny shit. And a little scary.

 

[EastTexCowboy]

Creative problem solving.

 

[KITROBASKIN]

Electric baseboard heaters may have electrical outlets above them but ONLY that baseboard heater can be plugged into it. This safety measure can be circumvented during power failure.

 

[EastTexCowboy]

If you've ever used jumper cables to connect your generator AC output to your main panel, you might be a redneck electrician ...

 

[EastTexCowboy]

Scotch tape is optional if using a plastic lid, just twist your wires together and pop the lid on. If your concerned about rodents use a metal lid with without tape.
Edit - see attachments.

Also duct tape makes a great cover for missing knockouts in a panel.

Put an old metal antenna across your main lugs to change the frequency, works on AC or DC.

Make sure you smash the end of the ground rod with a hammer a few times so the inspector can't tell you cut it off after you hit that boulder a few inches below grade.

Grounding your lightning suppression to your NG line can serve as a great leak detector.

Wire a lamp cord to a single pole switch, plug in off and switch on.. . Breaker finder made easy.

I call your Copenhagen and raise you a tuna can

 

[Nobodybusiness]

I call your Copenhagen and raise you a tuna can

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That’s Crazy!!

EMT all around to a tuna can..

 

[EastTexCowboy]

That’s Crazy!!

EMT all around to a tuna can..

They were mixing up NEC and REC. Seems like a waste of good EMT.

But you know, in concept it IS a metal enclosure, more or less. I wonder if tuna cans are UL listed?

 

[PreppenWolf]

You want to keep lowering wire size until the wire is nice and hot. Cold electrons are sad electrons.

Mixing copper and aluminum makes you both an electrician and a chemist.

 

[Warpspeed]

If it won't budge, use a longer lever.
NEVER just use brutal naked force to remove anything, its very unprofessional.

Make your wires the same colour everywhere, and never label the function of anything.
It will confuse the enemy.

 

[JoeHam]

You can replace a fuse for just a penny ?.

See here :

https://twitter.com/x/status/854454181645570048

This will fix a breaker :

 

[JoeHam]

Sorry, just noticed the breaker fix shown in post 27.

?‍

 

[Warpspeed]

In the true spirit of the DIY Forum, here is a video of a guy with very gentle hands, lovingly making his own magnesium fuses.
A very worthwhile lesson for us all.....

 

[Nobodybusiness]

You can replace a fuse for just a penny ?.

See here :

https://twitter.com/x/status/854454181645570048

This will fix a breaker :

I saw my uncle do this years ago to an old house he rented.
Probably 1973.

Good memories…

 

[TorC]

Breaker panel covers are not required if you're putting breakers in "temporarily" for some reason - can't put those breaker knockouts back in after you take them out, and it looks unprofessional to have holes in the cover.

 

[JJJJ]

You want to keep lowering wire size until the wire is nice and hot. Cold electrons are sad electrons.

If you are out of black wire for the negative, red wire is fine

If it is glowing red, chances are you have identified the positive wire.