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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/Impossible-Dot-8742 on 2024-01-22 15:11:29+00:00.

My kitchen lights keep flickering on and off. If they’re on all day eventually they will stop flickering. In the morning all 3 of the lights do this. Then after a while it’s just 2 flickering then 1 flickers for a couple hours then by late afternoon/early evening they all become solid and do not flicker. They are can lights put in from a recent renovation done by the person who owned the home before us. The home was built in 1955. It has a lot of old electrical components like 2 prong outlets with no ground. Most of the rooms do not have lights in the ceiling. The kitchen being one of the two that does have ceiling lights. Please help.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/Hot-Wrongdoer-3350 on 2024-01-22 14:45:51+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/tzimmer99 on 2024-01-22 14:44:57+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/Arbiter_Electric on 2024-01-22 14:25:47+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/NondairyBadfish on 2024-01-22 14:18:00+00:00.

What recommendations do you guys have for test prep.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/TinyTauren2 on 2024-01-22 14:05:10+00:00.

Just kind of wondering, how hard is 1" rigid to bend by hand? I've done 1/2" and 3/=" rigid, it's annoying but easy enough. Never had to do 1" before. Is it comparable to 1-1/4" emt?

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/WillGamedev4Food on 2024-01-22 11:13:02+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/seahawks_3186 on 2024-01-22 11:10:08+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/ZEmerson94 on 2024-01-22 08:48:48+00:00.

Hey guys. I finally found an Electrician apprenticeship ( Australia ) and super keen to get going. I am 29 years old and have recent been in the defence force ( Army ).

My question is that, I have been out of school for 13 years now and honestly can't remember much maths like trigonometry and that so my maths would be at a super basic level.

Will i learn everything through Tafe or should i be looking at my own study?

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/juneau54 on 2024-01-22 06:27:33+00:00.

Why do we size the EGC based on the overcurrent device? Why not size it based on the voltage of the system instead? If I have 120 volt system to ground and put a 14awg EGC with a circuit that has a 15 amp breaker and a 14awg EGC with a circuit that has a 30 amp breaker, won’t both breakers trip just as fast if a hot wire were to touch the EGC?

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/LilRaheese on 2024-01-22 02:11:19+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/InfluenceRare on 2024-01-21 21:29:18+00:00.

I have a unique situation that I've never seen anywhere ever. I'm living in a 5th wheel camper and propane is expensive and inefficient and the factory 30 amp service isn't enough to meet my needs. I want to ditch all the propane except a wall heater to use in power outages, keep the 120vac/12vdc factory system and put a 100 amp panel where the propane bottles were and lug it into the meter panel. I have my panel installed, I have my ground rod drove into the ground right below it but my problem is that when I hook my wire from the ground/neutral bus in the panel, there's continuity from ground to the RV chassis whenever the RV 30 amp is plugged in. My panel has a bonding screw that you drive in to bond the ground and neutral. I'm coming from a tiny house that I did all the wiring in from the meter to the last outlet but when you throw something in the mix that already has a separate panel as well as a 12 volt inverter, it could potentially be a different ballgame. The grounds on getting the 100 amp panel in and working and making sure my new panel is 100% separate from the factory electrical is already confusing the hell out of me. Anyone have any suggestions or advice? I can't possibly be the only person in the universe who's used a factory rv electrical system AND added a residential panel to give them extra power. To be clear, NONE of the factory wiring will be going to or from the residential panel. I just want a bigger water heater, small electric stove, apartment size dryer and 220 electric heater. A 100 amp panel with proper breakers and branch circuit wire sizes should be more than enough to safely do this. The RV is permanently placed.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/Danielfischer33 on 2024-01-21 21:05:21+00:00.

Looking at getting a laser level for side jobs, potlights, etc. I see Milwuakee makes decent lasers but can’t justify the price for how much I’d use it.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/NoUsEfOrAnAmE234 on 2024-01-21 20:32:23+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/Individual_Rich6605 on 2024-01-21 20:25:20+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/voiceacting58 on 2024-01-22 05:00:39+00:00.

Here's the curriculum.

It has the courses I'll be learning. I have no experience in electricity.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/kanyehomage on 2024-01-22 04:48:21+00:00.

Hey guys,

I’ve been working with an electrical distribution company for some months now and I’m mainly doing deliveries and some counter sales.

Having absolutely no electrical or trades experience before this, I have admittedly been struggling with the sales sides of things. It seems like an endless cycle of electricians asking me something i don’t know, and have to get my coworker.

Truthfully I want to get better, but it just seems overwhelming to me, since we are a pretty aggregated electrical distributor, and don’t have some specific focus that narrows down what I need to know.

I figured I would ask here, if any of you guys have an advice for a new guy like to me learn the industry and be able to have a somewhat technical grasp on what’s going on to be more helpful and also frankly make the job less stressful for me. Whether it’s websites, youtube videos, etc. I’m open to hearing what you have to say.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/CLUTCH3R on 2024-01-22 03:59:30+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/Wiley-E-Coyote on 2024-01-22 02:57:49+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/Poohs_Smart_Brother on 2024-01-22 02:16:10+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/Negative-Set6243 on 2024-01-22 01:53:35+00:00.

Kind of stuck on what to do here. Left the trades after a year to finish college (only had one course left) and the schedules didn’t work out. Has anyone else ever left for a good reason but wanted to come back after?

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/BigOlWaffleIron on 2024-01-22 01:48:48+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/space-ferret on 2024-01-22 01:21:25+00:00.

Been working as a “helper” for 5 months but I don’t think I’m being instructed correctly and learning things wrong. I’m not at all against unions, but I think I need to get away from where I’m at and get into a proper apprenticeship so I can learn things the right way before developing bad habits. I just don’t know the process or where to even start. Any help is greatly appreciated.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/crux_shadow on 2024-01-22 01:10:57+00:00.

My background is almost entirely hospitals and I’ve done one office building. When we’re working on the power distribution I’ve almost exclusively done it with wires and panels. Aside from the ATS, MTS (if necessary) and the UPS.

I’m working on a data center now and have been installing switch gear with bus duct. It got me wondering: are there vast differences or perks with using it? I’m fairly ignorant with it since I’ve never installed or operated any.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/HotAsk4729 on 2024-01-22 00:54:31+00:00.