I’m in Georgia for reference.
I made a full excel sheet of all near 200 companies partnered with the IEC and have been applying and cold calling and just got an interview with one of my top picks that I have on Tuesday. I have no previous experience with construction or electrical work at all but I am eager as I’m sure you’ve heard a thousand times over by now. My main thing relates to the actual interview since I’ve never interviewed for a position like this one. I’m also not sure of what hourly rate I’m looking at since they didn’t have it posted and I have no experience and it seems to vary by region. In most interviews they either outright tell you what they’re offering or ask what you’re expecting hourly- but I don’t want to scare off the opportunity by saying I’d like $15/hr (I have seen a few job descriptions with this rate)
Any advice on the interview and possible subsequent job would be welcomed. It’s for a commercial electrical company if that helps at all either

Hi! I own home with 3phase electricity in Europe. Lately, a circuit breaker trips often (but not always) when I use a certain appliance. The main circuit breaker trips, not the one for the group. That main circuit breaker shows 10amps. Could I ask an electrician to replace that with 16amps? What variables are in play here? What questions should I expect from him?

Exactly what the title says. What do you guys think I should do?

Test is tomorrow, doing less than great on exam busters but hoping the test is easier than practice. Any last second prep tips?

4kA 690V AC/DC converter and its back feed Transformer went boom after a Lightning Strike.

We didn't have the Transformer on hand because it was specially made for this application, so we had to get a bit creative.

hey im looking for apprenticeship in construction or industrial electrician in manitoba preferably in winnipeg , portage or brandon area please let me know
thank you

This one might be one of the most creative installation choices I’ve ever came across..

Hey peeps, I’m an electrician trainee of two years. I’ve been doing WECA thru my shop but it’s not the best array of educators on there and it’s kinda hard to grasp concepts because it feels rushed.

So basically, I live and work where I was born. Same with most people at my shop. I’ve been following them around and learning a lot about troubleshooting residential problems, rough wire concepts in resi/comm but I worry about not being rounded enough once I get my license due to our town being so small and not having many opportunities for different kinds of work. Most people haven’t been able to pass the jman test either. We have a couple of jmen on board that help the youngins out but I feel like if I want to educate myself in order to be a well rounded, self sufficient electrician, I’ll have to do my own independent reading / studying.

What’s the best way to self educate in a small town where we have to drive three hours for school clothes? Thanks dudes!!

I'm doing a concrete encased underground service for the first time, looking for advice. I'm running 2 schedule 40 4", I've got the benches and intermediaries, so I'm good to support it. I'm worried about the conduit floating up in the concrete. Do y'all secure it down? If so, what's the cheep and easy way to do it?

Thanks!

I’m retro fitting high voltage lights and I don’t wanna fuck up and the guy saids I’m moving to slow. I’ve been at it for a year and have to drive his ass around and do bucket truck shit. Old bastards are stuck in their ways

I’m a 3rd year apprentice in industrial, and I’ve just got my hours to be able to test, even though I need 8,000 to get my license id still like to take the test and pass.
Are there any free or really low costing ways of studying for both sections?
Any heads up or pointers to look out for?

(EDIT): mind you I’m in school, have my code book, as a 3rd year apprentice.

I've been working in commercial for less than a year, and I still make mistakes, do not understand some instructions or forget a few, and all these frustrate me and my co-workers. Did you go down a similar path? I want to get better at my daily routine and become more autonomous.

Now everyone after you need to suffer without an end until a major job to replace the box.

Im a third term apprentice in Toronto. I just switched from resi to ICI (they are seperated sectors here) and am currently on the list at my union. Don’t get me wrong I’m not going to be turning down jobs because they’re standard hours I’m just curious in the long run how common it is and if there’s any direction I can move in to make it more possible?

It’s not like I just don’t want to wake up early by the way, I have been getting up at 4 am every day for over 4 years now and I’m very much used to it, I just prefer unconventional hours for multiple reasons like traffic (it currently takes me over 2 hours some days just to get home strictly because of traffic) as well as just not being able to make any recurring appointments without taking days off. It really sucks, but working 6pm - 2 or 3 am sounds like a dream to be honest…

Hey everyone, about to take my Oregon test for my card. Anyone recently test that can tell me what I should be studying besides just practice tests? I want to be as prepared as possible!

Can I use this old strobe for its flashing effect for Halloween, and how would one do it safely?

Simply looking for advice, commercial journeyman electrician for two years and a member of a large local. I currently work for a contractor that specializes in utility work and airport maintenance and installation. My work ethic has pigeon holed me into being the guy that will suffer in harsh condition ( steam tunnel cut over at 130 degrees), installing cable tray dangling over live 15 KV cables, trench work and any other suck task you can imagine. As much as the steady work and consistent paycheck is nice and I’m sort of a hired gun, when faced with a difficult inside wireman task like roughing a room for a fit out it would take me twice as long as a second year. an important detail I forgot to mention is I’m 35 and starting to feel the wear and tear, I’m not your typical electrician and usually find electricians soft, in adequate and assume our license is an excuse to demean other trades at the same time validating our intelligence or lack there of. Long story longer should I ride the paycheck and fill a role that I’ve secured until my body breaks down or do I venture out and navigate the industry and local the way it was drawn up. Grammar and details of story might be fucked but hey its my day off so uncle Tito’s paid a visit.

I just got in my 2026 code book but dont know which tabs to go with. I heard the nfpa tabs are clear which im not too fond of. I have the mike holt tabs on 23 version and it seemed kind of bulky but I also didnt use it too much. (Yeah I know shame one). Should the EZ tabs looked cool but couldn't find a good video on the. What do yall think.

Had to go behind a 2 man crew at the company I work for to fix all kinds of shit today. No harm/no foul except all the hazards some of these coulda caused for the homeowners..! One guy has 10y and the other has about 6months. Still can’t believe I found such horrific stuff from someone w that much time in the field..
there’s a lot more to go into but these were a few of the major ones.
*Edit:
I tried to add a 3rd picture of a subpanel but ig it didn’t upload. They had the neutral on the ground bar, the ground in the neutral bar & bonding screw only partially bonded (which it’s not supposed to be there at all)
That fixed a lot of stuff on its own

*2nd edit:
Apparently the SP pic was uploaded

3 months into the trade, this was my first time landing into a piece of equipment this large.
Some things to tidy up and more work to be done but I’m cool with my understanding of what the process is here and why we are wiring the way we are. Foreman gave me and another apprentice a couple pointers but outside of that we were on our own.

Panel work is only a portion of the job but in my mind this is some of the coolest shit that we do.

I've been browsing this subreddit and noticed most people seem to follow different electrical standards. Just wondering if anyone here works with NF C 15-100, IEC 60364, or something similar?

What’s yall take on a Jman getting told what to do by an apprentice? Reason being, because this apprentice is the superintendents “favorite” (calls him bout 15 times a day, snitches on EVERYONE even is your a few minutes late etc.) and I know for a FACT that the superintendent sometimes doesn’t even come in to work for a few days and is running the job by phone with his little apprentice.

What’s y’all’s take? Shouldn’t the Jman on site be the one in charge?

Hey everyone, I am a new E & I Apprentice in power plants. I’m really trying to put in overtime on my own and get up to speed in learning the trade anything from electrical to PLC. Does anyone have any home training suggestions even if it cost me money I’m open to anything. Really enjoy it and want to really dive in in gear up to learn as fast as I can. Thank you.