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Yay for circuit breakers

Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 3:43 pm
by goroth
Was putting up a shelf and drilled through a power cable behind the wall. And I sure didn't get electrocuted so that's rad.

I'm guessing the electrician tomorrow is going to set me back a million dollars. Oh well, that's what home insurance is for!

Makes me think about how many holes I've drilled in the walls of all the apartments I've lived in... Can't work out if this was bad luck or good luck that it didn't happen earlier and in a joint with shit electricity.

Weather is cold enough that the fridge won't become a science experiment while getting this sorted - just chuck everything on the balcony :)

Re: Yay for circuit breakers

Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 3:46 pm
by D.o.S.
Not getting electrocuted... not so metal.

Re: Yay for circuit breakers

Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 3:58 pm
by tuffteef
and thats why kids you check whats behind the wall before drilling

thank you rod of my communications class for teaching me that

Re: Yay for circuit breakers

Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 4:22 pm
by goroth
Serious question... How do you check behind an immoveable wall?

Re: Yay for circuit breakers

Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 4:25 pm
by D.o.S.
You need an unstoppable force.





Sorry.

Re: Yay for circuit breakers

Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 4:37 pm
by goroth
Denzel Washington?

Re: Yay for circuit breakers

Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 4:40 pm
by Chankgeez
goroth wrote:Serious question... How do you check behind an immoveable wall?
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Glad you're OK though.

Re: Yay for circuit breakers

Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 8:37 pm
by futuresailors
I can't use these because they always beep when I hold them...

And I've found these to be a little more versatile...
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Re: Yay for circuit breakers

Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 9:05 pm
by Chankgeez
futuresailors wrote: Image
Is that what your eyes look like as you're getting electrocuted?

Re: Yay for circuit breakers

Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 9:27 pm
by Jero
D.o.S. wrote:You need an unstoppable force.
Sorry.
:lol: :lol:

Glad you're ok there bud!

Re: Yay for circuit breakers

Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 10:46 pm
by tuffteef
futuresailors wrote:I can't use these because they always beep when I hold them...

And I've found these to be a little more versatile...
Image

:lol:

Re: Yay for circuit breakers

Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2014 2:10 am
by goroth
Some good suggestions here dudes. Was at our local electronics store and they didn't have any x-ray goggles so I picked up one of those detector things. I just hope it also measures EKG levels, I'm a bit worried about the pink slime coming out of the bathroom sink.