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martinez.val•1d ago

My 3 year old smart plug melted because I plugged a space heater into it

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richard_mason•1d ago

My neighbor said he rewired his garage door opener with speaker wire, and now I can't stop thinking about it

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ryanrodriguez•6d ago

18 months of wrong polarity on my speaker setup

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charles_lewis14•8d ago

My neighbor called out my wire strippers during a fence repair, totally changed my setup

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beth_hunt•12d ago

The ceiling fan that flashed like a rave for 6 weeks

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baker.phoenix•12d ago

Rant: That neighbor who 'helped' me wire a lamp and shorted the whole garage

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hunt.jana•12d ago

ivan873•19d ago

Pro tip: stop blaming the solder joint when the flux was the problem

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ryanrodriguez•24d ago

The neighbor's WiFi router kept killing my garage door opener

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brian303•25d ago

Debate: is popping 50 fuses in a year a badge of honor or a red flag?

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tarak17•26d ago

Spent 6 hours trying to fix a flickering lamp, it was the dimmer switch all along

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paul330•29d ago

Retired electrician buddy laughed at my wiring job, then showed me why

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Bad Wiring Tales

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My 3 year old smart plug melted because I plugged a space heater into it

My neighbor said he rewired his garage door opener with speaker wire, and now I can't stop thinking about it

18 months of wrong polarity on my speaker setup

My neighbor called out my wire strippers during a fence repair, totally changed my setup

The ceiling fan that flashed like a rave for 6 weeks

Rant: That neighbor who 'helped' me wire a lamp and shorted the whole garage

The 2012 breaker panel I inherited still gives me flashbacks

That $3 phone charger from the gas station almost burned my couch down

My uncle's 'twist and tape' wire advice from 1998 still haunts me

Found a box of melted power strips at the dump in Reno

Pro tip: stop blaming the solder joint when the flux was the problem

The neighbor's WiFi router kept killing my garage door opener

Debate: is popping 50 fuses in a year a badge of honor or a red flag?

Spent 6 hours trying to fix a flickering lamp, it was the dimmer switch all along

Retired electrician buddy laughed at my wiring job, then showed me why