Really any trade. I don't want to find the main shutoff to your house but if you want to get the water out sometimes we need to dig random holes in your front yard to find it.
Same in HVAC-R. I had a customer complain to me the other day about "having to teach one of my coworkers how to do their job" because that coworker asked where the condensing unit for their walk in cooler was located. Like my coworker should have just immediately known the exact layout of that site.
But thats fine, the customer is paying $280 per hour so if they'd rather I spend the time galavanting around their site finding where things are on my own then that's on them. It's actually nice they told me that they were an asshole up front so I knew not to worry about saving them any money.
We're actually putting individual shutoffs on the lines into every plumbed room as we reno No, not cocks, actual hard shutoffs on the lines (raised house, copper goes through a 2m tall subfloor)
If the brewery taps spring a leak i'm damned well still gonna be able to flush the shitter.
I wanna swap out a tap? Fix a cock? I don't have to schlep down the stairs, out the front, shut off the mains, do the work, have someone schlep out there again to turn it on while I watch for leaks.... (our house was built in the 60's. We have a lot of...interesting choices we are resolving) or be unable to do anything until an issue is resolved
Lesson was learned hard after the Galvanised Pipe incident. Covered in mud, unable fix until stores opened Monday morning, unable to shower. Angry AF about it
I don't have a water shutoff on my property, it's at the alley so I'm supposed to call the utility to shut it off if I have to do anything. I can turn the hot water off before it goes into the heater, but that's it.
On an unrelated note, I've fixed all the hot water sides of my sinks, tubs, etc.
It's an important question. The solar isolation is on the inverter. The HVAC isolation is on the south side of the house. The mains board is on the north side of the house.
34 Comments
aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 77 pts · 362d
“How do you turn your electricity off during an emergency?”
Gestures to the prayer sticks
Fizz@lemmy.nz · 49 pts · 362d
Thats the emergencies job
marble@sh.itjust.works · 41 pts · 362d
The electricity is still on how much of an emergency is it really?
bobo@lemmy.ml · 24 pts · 362d
The question is whether the lightning is staying in the wires or not
_stranger_@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 361d
lightning can have a little freedom, as a treat.
theUwUhugger@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 362d
The prayer of discontinuation does start… with a prayer?
May the Omnissiah put copper wiring on your journey of knowledge
A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 362d
I really want an AdMech robe for troubleshooting gigs
MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk · 57 pts · 362d
"The electric things in my house currently don't and I would like them to not that?"
blindbunny@lemmy.ml · 41 pts · 362d
Really any trade. I don't want to find the main shutoff to your house but if you want to get the water out sometimes we need to dig random holes in your front yard to find it.
Canonical_Warlock@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 26 pts · 362d
Same in HVAC-R. I had a customer complain to me the other day about "having to teach one of my coworkers how to do their job" because that coworker asked where the condensing unit for their walk in cooler was located. Like my coworker should have just immediately known the exact layout of that site.
But thats fine, the customer is paying $280 per hour so if they'd rather I spend the time galavanting around their site finding where things are on my own then that's on them. It's actually nice they told me that they were an asshole up front so I knew not to worry about saving them any money.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 361d
We're actually putting individual shutoffs on the lines into every plumbed room as we reno No, not cocks, actual hard shutoffs on the lines (raised house, copper goes through a 2m tall subfloor)
If the brewery taps spring a leak i'm damned well still gonna be able to flush the shitter.
blindbunny@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 361d
That's a wild amount of extra work.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 361d
yah, but think of the joyyyyy.
I wanna swap out a tap? Fix a cock? I don't have to schlep down the stairs, out the front, shut off the mains, do the work, have someone schlep out there again to turn it on while I watch for leaks.... (our house was built in the 60's. We have a lot of...interesting choices we are resolving) or be unable to do anything until an issue is resolved
Lesson was learned hard after the Galvanised Pipe incident. Covered in mud, unable fix until stores opened Monday morning, unable to shower. Angry AF about it
blindbunny@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 361d
Oh I kinda assumed it would be outside. Now I'm imagining a plumbing breaker box 🤔😁
Taleya@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 361d
pretty much. But not centralised, just in...places that make sense
kreekybonez@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 362d
metal detectors work wonders for finding gates! that, and a long poking-stick to make sure it's the right thing before pulling up the sod
thesystemisdown@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 362d
My cleanouts are PVC. All you get is the stick. I've learned that as soon as they're located, put a couple bricks and a lawn ornament on top.
Edit: misread... you can definitely find the shutoff with a metal detector. Mine will twist your ankle though, no mystery where it is.
Cenzorrll@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 361d
I don't have a water shutoff on my property, it's at the alley so I'm supposed to call the utility to shut it off if I have to do anything. I can turn the hot water off before it goes into the heater, but that's it.
On an unrelated note, I've fixed all the hot water sides of my sinks, tubs, etc.
A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world · 37 pts · 362d
See this is funny because, as an electrician, everyone who calls me can't seem to shut up long enough to let me actually answer questions
Gimme a damn second to process what you just explained, think, and then translate into Normie Layman. Im fast but it still takes a moment, please lol
Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org · 19 pts · 362d
comes up from behind, neck tickled by their breath "Found the culprit yet?"
stinky@redlemmy.com · 3 pts · 361d
You have such a great attitude!
A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 361d
😂
I really do try!
CannedYeet@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 361d
Just say "Wouldn't you like to know" and walk away
hakunawazo@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 361d
Like that?
Or like that?
OpenStars@piefed.social · 4 pts · 361d
I mean, both of them accomplish the goal... it's just that one route offers a bonus surprise along the way! 😜
myotheraccount@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 361d
The red wire is candy?
OpenStars@piefed.social · 3 pts · 361d
In that case, both routes offer neat surprises:-P
echodot@feddit.uk · 6 pts · 361d
I've got an incredibly hard to access circuit breaker behind the fridge. That's the best I can give you.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 361d
Which one. You want the isolator switch or the actual mains board?
The latter is the one with the sticker of an electron stabbing a kid "Electricity kills!"
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 361d
My latter just says be careful not to fall?
Taleya@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 361d
how freakin' high up is your circuit box??
stinky@redlemmy.com · 1 pts · 361d
what?
Taleya@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 361d
It's an important question. The solar isolation is on the inverter. The HVAC isolation is on the south side of the house. The mains board is on the north side of the house.
stinky@redlemmy.com · 2 pts · 361d
it is?