Soolonkivi@lemm.ee to Electricians@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoGuess what happened herelemm.eeimagemessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up152arrow-down12
arrow-up150arrow-down1imageGuess what happened herelemm.eeSoolonkivi@lemm.ee to Electricians@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareTommySoda@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·3 months agoI swear I heard it when I saw the picture. I’m not an electrician, but that’s why I always call electricians instead of doing it myself.
minus-squareSirQuackTheDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoAs an amateur house renovator (my own, not to flip), I’ve done that pop once or twice. It’s why we don’t buy the cheapest equipment, so the insulation actually protects us. € 20 is a cheap price for not going to the hospital for a mistake.
minus-squarerjthyen@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 months agoIf this has happened more than once i want to suggest you get a non contact voltage sensor, or start using a voltage tester before digging in lol.
minus-squareArbiter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoBut that takes out all the fun!
I swear I heard it when I saw the picture. I’m not an electrician, but that’s why I always call electricians instead of doing it myself.
As an amateur house renovator (my own, not to flip), I’ve done that pop once or twice. It’s why we don’t buy the cheapest equipment, so the insulation actually protects us. € 20 is a cheap price for not going to the hospital for a mistake.
If this has happened more than once i want to suggest you get a non contact voltage sensor, or start using a voltage tester before digging in lol.
But that takes out all the fun!