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QUOTE (trip @ Thursday, Aug 16 2012, 17:16)

I wish I was better at plumbing. Plumbing makes me very nervous.

Alls you gotta know is that sh*t runs downhill.


But yes, I've done my share of electrical wiring. I'm definitely no master electrician, but the basics are fairly straightforward.

[lil weasel]

Yes.

[Mark]

QUOTE (trip @ Thursday, Aug 16 2012, 22:16)

QUOTE (GTA_stu @ Thursday, Aug 16 2012, 17:49) QUOTE (trip @ Thursday, Aug 16 2012, 21:27) My house predates electricity in homes What a coincidence, so do you! Just kidding trip Nope I don't really know a whole lot about electricity, or plumbing or anything housy like that. I can assemble an IKEA flatpack wardrobe though, if that redeems me somewhat. Although even a chimp could do that so I guess not. Speaking of plumbing, my boiler finally got fixed after 4 days. My boxer-shorts were starting to dissolve so it couldn't have come at a better time. Hey! I'm a young man. I wish I was better at plumbing. Plumbing makes me very nervous.

Likewise. Electrical work is clean. Plumbing definitely isn't. The place I live in right now has no isolator valves on anything too and the complete mess of pipes is too much for me to figure out how to drain the system entirely. Most I've done is replace a toilet filler and I've gotta try replace a sink in the next few weeks. Not looking forward to it.

[trip]

QUOTE (Mark @ Friday, Aug 17 2012, 04:52)

QUOTE (trip @ Thursday, Aug 16 2012, 22:16) QUOTE (GTA_stu @ Thursday, Aug 16 2012, 17:49) QUOTE (trip @ Thursday, Aug 16 2012, 21:27) My house predates electricity in homes What a coincidence, so do you! Just kidding trip Nope I don't really know a whole lot about electricity, or plumbing or anything housy like that. I can assemble an IKEA flatpack wardrobe though, if that redeems me somewhat. Although even a chimp could do that so I guess not. Speaking of plumbing, my boiler finally got fixed after 4 days. My boxer-shorts were starting to dissolve so it couldn't have come at a better time. Hey! I'm a young man. I wish I was better at plumbing. Plumbing makes me very nervous. Likewise. Electrical work is clean. Plumbing definitely isn't. The place I live in right now has no isolator valves on anything too and the complete mess of pipes is too much for me to figure out how to drain the system entirely. Most I've done is replace a toilet filler and I've gotta try replace a sink in the next few weeks. Not looking forward to it.

Sounds like you live in the same house. I have no independent shut offs either. My f*cking powder room sink has been down for a few years now - easy u-pipe replacement. Problem is the whole thing was jury rigged to begin with. Sure, that I could handle just by replacing everything. Nope - the outlet is hard welded to the main pipe. Not like I have an oxy acetylene torch in my crap ass collection of tools.

Back to the electricity part of this thread:
about 1/4 of my house is still old knob and tube. That is the only stuff I don't f*ck with directly. I will work off it, but I sure as hell am not going to f*ck directly with the original layout or pieces.

[MIKON8ERISBACK]

QUOTE (trip @ Friday, Aug 17 2012, 21:57)

QUOTE (Mark @ Friday, Aug 17 2012, 04:52) QUOTE (trip @ Thursday, Aug 16 2012, 22:16) QUOTE (GTA_stu @ Thursday, Aug 16 2012, 17:49) QUOTE (trip @ Thursday, Aug 16 2012, 21:27) My house predates electricity in homes What a coincidence, so do you! Just kidding trip Nope I don't really know a whole lot about electricity, or plumbing or anything housy like that. I can assemble an IKEA flatpack wardrobe though, if that redeems me somewhat. Although even a chimp could do that so I guess not. Speaking of plumbing, my boiler finally got fixed after 4 days. My boxer-shorts were starting to dissolve so it couldn't have come at a better time. Hey! I'm a young man. I wish I was better at plumbing. Plumbing makes me very nervous. Likewise. Electrical work is clean. Plumbing definitely isn't. The place I live in right now has no isolator valves on anything too and the complete mess of pipes is too much for me to figure out how to drain the system entirely. Most I've done is replace a toilet filler and I've gotta try replace a sink in the next few weeks. Not looking forward to it. Sounds like you live in the same house. I have no independent shut offs either. My f*cking powder room sink has been down for a few years now - easy u-pipe replacement. Problem is the whole thing was jury rigged to begin with. Sure, that I could handle just by replacing everything. Nope - the outlet is hard welded to the main pipe. Not like I have an oxy acetylene torch in my crap ass collection of tools. Back to the electricity part of this thread: about 1/4 of my house is still old knob and tube. That is the only stuff I don't f*ck with directly. I will work off it, but I sure as hell am not going to f*ck directly with the original layout or pieces.

Oh. With knob & tube wiring, if you don't tamper with it, it's "grandfathered" and will still be legal, but once you modify it in any way, it automatically becomes a code violation and you'll have to pull it all out and have it replaced with modern day 14 or 12 gauge wiring.

You need to be careful because K&T lacks a ground wire for outlets, fixtures, or junction boxes. I would suggest installing GFCI outlets and labeling them with "NO EQUIPMENT GROUND". That's the law. Otherwise you risk an electric shock or destroying whatever appliance was plugged in. Stray voltage wreaks havoc.

[ZoomZoom]

Yes I can do some electrical work by myself. Saves money too...

[WF the Hobgoblin]

QUOTE (TheGreatGig23 @ Thursday, Aug 16 2012, 23:03)

QUOTE (Robinski @ Thursday, Aug 16 2012, 22:36) I have a caveman like mixture of fear and respect for electricity. Couldn't have put it better myself.

Good. I was starting to think that I was the only one here who wasn't an accomplished electrician.

[Oakshaft]

I have an interest in doing my own electrical work, especially after today, I just got a new TV to replace my old one which I have had for a few years and I only realized it today but the people who first installed my satellite receiver, didn't connect it to my TV, they connected it to my VCR and then my TV

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QUOTE (Oakshaft @ Saturday, Aug 18 2012, 20:46)

I have an interest in doing my own electrical work, especially after today, I just got a new TV to replace my old one which I have had for a few years and I only realized it today but the people who first installed my satellite receiver, didn't connect it to my TV, they connected it to my VCR and then my TV

People like to run that stuff through VCRs or other recording devices so they can record their shows. DVRs have made this somewhat obsolete.