- Using Coca Cola to extinguish electrical fire in Venezuela
250 points57 comments5 d ago
- Is this super bad
I have no idea about electric work. Our kitchen is out and this is the wiring that controls it, I’m not even sure which wire, is this a fire hazard? It looks like it’s already been on fire.
179 points269 comments3 d ago
- Bitch I'm an electrical toilet
106 points20 comments1 d ago
- Told everyone there was a burning smell coming from an outlet in my apartment… no one believed me
89 points42 comments20 h ago
- Is it worth the trouble to rewire daisy-chained outlets?
I’ve just replaced several outlets in my house that weren’t holding plugs securely and/or had open grounds. I noticed that the wiring was daisy-chained instead of using pigtails (which I think is...
88 points100 comments2 d ago
- Bicycle Circuit Art
Hi guys wanted to share a circuit sculpture (?) I made using some random parts and my imagination!
87 points7 comments7 d ago
- Well damn I got lucky. This is my house.
85 points65 comments3 d ago
- What is this switch?
We have this weird switch controlling a single phase, 120 volt exhaust fan for a bathroom and we don’t have a key for it and want to replace it. Any insights?
81 points50 comments5 d ago
- Forgot to lower the boom, and BOOM! Wait til the end.
55 points23 comments2 d ago
- Right way to clean this up?
I was doing what I thought would be a simple, if awkward, job of adding some recessed lighting to the master bedroom. There is already an overhead light/fan, and I wanted to add a better lighting...
54 points100 comments1 d ago