How do you not notice this | Tools In Action

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Justin HernandezMember since Apr 2015Dec 22, 2015 6:51 PM CT

I’m not that good at remembering to take pictures of my work or things that I’am fixing. I always forget or I just get busy and start working then when I’m done I’m like I should have took a before picture. This was a small job just hang up a bunch of lights and fix some violations. I came across this fan which was installed wrong in every way and it did not have a proper fan box. So I start taking the fan apart and I notice the neutral wire is pinched between the down rod and the motor bracket and just hanging out. I don’t know how you do not notice this during install, all the weight of the fan was sitting on the wire and close to shorting out

DR99Member since Nov 2012Dec 22, 2015 8:50 PM CT

I hate doing ceiling fans they are so awkward to work on by yourself. You really need a 3rd hand installing them!!!

chadlanthierMember since Mar 2013Dec 22, 2015 11:40 PM CT

I dont see nothing. Lol

comp56Member since Sep 2014Dec 23, 2015 12:42 AM CT

when I put up a 72″ ceiling fan in our living room…..no lights just blades, it came with about 8 feet of extra wire? how is that even going to fit in that little cap if you didn’t want to snip the wires to length….

regopitMember since Feb 2013Dec 23, 2015 12:49 PM CT

Here are some good ones

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BigmikezMember since Jun 2013Dec 23, 2015 12:53 PM CT

Wow Rego!! Lol!

JimboS1iceMember since Sep 2015Dec 23, 2015 5:02 PM CT

Yikes

Jimbo

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ChrisKMember since Dec 2012Dec 23, 2015 5:04 PM CT

Hahahahahaha. Morons.

sleepheroMember since Jan 2015Dec 23, 2015 9:04 PM CT

A couple days ago I had a guy stub conduit through a fire wall rather than jab a hole through it. This is what I found today. Wire was totally pulled through a jabbed out hole as well.

Justin HernandezMember since Apr 2015Dec 23, 2015 9:16 PM CT

Jasonc wrote:
I hate doing ceiling fans they are so awkward to work on by yourself. You really need a 3rd hand installing them!!!

Hanging up fixtures suck, they take forever and if you forget to put one part on a fan you have to take it all down and put it up again. Some fans can take over an hour to hang up and when it comes to big expensive chandeliers forget about it.

chadlanthier wrote:
I dont see nothing. Lol

There’s an orange wire nut sticking out. I can’t tell if your being sarcastic or not..lol

Justin HernandezMember since Apr 2015Dec 23, 2015 9:23 PM CT

comp56 wrote:
when I put up a 72″ ceiling fan in our living room…..no lights just blades, it came with about 8 feet of extra wire? how is that even going to fit in that little cap if you didn’t want to snip the wires to length….

You have no choice sometimes but to cut it, I have the same problem when it comes to chandeliers people really don’t want me to cut the wire. On the last one I did I got creative, it is not code approved but it works. I just take a knock out off the box put a plastic connector on it and stuff the extra wire in the attic 🙂

Justin HernandezMember since Apr 2015Dec 23, 2015 9:26 PM CT

regopit wrote:
Here are some good ones

Sadly I’ve seen that stuff before, I really need to remember to take pictures of the stuff I find. That extension cord was for a light right??

Poisonfangs85Member since Feb 2015Dec 24, 2015 1:22 AM CT

These pictures made me cringe!

regopitMember since Feb 2013Dec 24, 2015 9:20 AM CT

Justin Hernandez wrote:
Sadly I’ve seen that stuff before, I really need to remember to take pictures of the stuff I find. That extension cord was for a light right??

I think so but this is my all time favorite

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JimboS1iceMember since Sep 2015Dec 24, 2015 9:42 AM CT

regopit wrote:
I think so but this is my all time favorite
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At least it’s grounded

Jimbo

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Poisonfangs85Member since Feb 2015Dec 24, 2015 9:55 AM CT

jimboslice wrote:
At least it’s grounded
Jimbo
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At least he put nail stops in.

Justin HernandezMember since Apr 2015Dec 26, 2015 6:27 PM CT

regopit wrote:
I think so but this is my all time favorite

Haha, I’ve seen an angle stop installed in a old electrical box once. Was that box energized??

99_XC600Member since Jun 2015Dec 26, 2015 10:12 PM CT

WTF.

I guess the guy never saw a 90 elbow before or a tape measure. The stud on the left is about 6″ too short as well.

comp56Member since Sep 2014Dec 26, 2015 10:22 PM CT

wait isn’t this the new tankless hot water with the cover off?

99_XC600Member since Jun 2015Dec 27, 2015 9:31 PM CT

I believe you’re correct!

stainlessstroker95Member since Aug 2015Dec 30, 2015 2:57 AM CT

So many hack jobs out there. I can’t believe people take short cuts when it comes to electrical work.

comp56Member since Sep 2014Dec 30, 2015 9:06 AM CT

what never seizes to amaze me is when people have no clue on how to do something do it anyway!

KnarlyCarlMember since Jan 2016Jan 14, 2016 10:26 PM CT

And then there’s nature.

I found this on a whole house generator today. It wasn’t running to say the least

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JimboS1iceMember since Sep 2015Jan 14, 2016 11:51 PM CT

Just a small hole no worries

Jimbo

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Justin HernandezMember since Apr 2015Jan 15, 2016 10:19 PM CT

I don’t want to know what the carburetor looks like.lol