@Placidseven - MO run a new feed

@Lebens i most likely will. I already have the dry wall cut away from running stereo wire and cat5.

@Placidseven - MO and rebuild the ckt like greg sharded a pic of

Yeah I'm using that on all my receptacles for now on. Very clean.

This method also changes the ckt to parallel. In parallel ckts the device can fail and usually will not disable the whole ckt as it will in series

Very cool

Just wanted to give a thanks to @Lebens and @Deleted User. I got my issue resolved. It was a ground that had been painted over.

Crazy stuff. Glad to help. Hope to see u in cville!

Anytime

@Lebens u going to cville

No sir. During the summer i work non stop. Feast or famon and ive got plenty of mouths to feed brother

Installing a furnace today

out with the old

in with the new

I know its not electrical but my skills are diverse..... and diversity is our strength goys

👌

Any of you guys know what this is. It was wired up to a light receptacle in my basement.

Low voltage step down transformer

@Placidseven - MO are you remodeling your home?

@RevStench more like fixing a poorly remodeled home

Oh haha Well I guess you know some things are done right now.

For the doorbell @Placidseven - MO

@Lebens finishing up HVAC school in Feb (18 months). U have any general advice for me? Any areas of the trade i should stay away from, go toward? Im getting straight As but there is just so much to know, areas to go, I feel disoriented. Any advice id greatly appreciate it

@REVNAT/PA bro general advice from another tradesman, I went to trade school for machine tool and now I'm a carpenter, and I specialize in historic preservation. Try everything in your field, and find what you enjoy then find the guys who will pay you the most haha

I recommend targeting residential service companies

Start as an installer. Move up to tech.

Move up to sales tech

Spend some time learning the business and start contracting

^^^ becoming the contractor is the endgame!

Yes sir

@Deleted User @Lebens how long does it take to become a certified electrician?

It varies from state-to-state. you have X amount of hours in the field and some State accredited school. An engineering degree will provide the requirement for time in the field. At that point you're eligible to test for your Master's license

Your time in the field roughly works out to 4 years

Ty

Yes sir

In cali they verify your ss records for hours. Plus 4-5 years of school

An Apprentice thats brand new makes half of jm wages. So if jm make 50 you make 25 and it goes up every year.

I'm an electrical engineer