By chewsef - 09/08/2016 03:22 - United States - Concord

Today, I thought I'd save some money by doing my own electrical work. When I turned the power back on, it caught fire. FML
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OP here....I'm getting hammered on this one as I expected. Waiting on a electrician as we speak.

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That's why it takes at least 4 years to become a qualified electrician (at least where I am). No amount of money you could save is worth your life. Hope you were able to put the fire out :)

Mathalamus 24

You should be leaving that to the experts...

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loose wires start fires. i work for an electrician and despite not being certified i know code and how to do things properly. just look it up on youtube.

When my friend built his house, he saved money by running all his own wiring, but hired an electrician to make all the connections. Cheaper, safer and no fires.

Still not a good idea. There are so many mistakes that can be made in running the wire that can also cause arcing, overcurrent, and fires. The electrician was an idiot for assuming responsibility over a novice installation.

the only way you can get problems like arcing is if two live wires touch and cause a spark, or if a wire has been cut and is near another that has been cut and that could arc, nor does simply running wire which has no power connected to it cause problems. makes the work easier for the electrician because then they don't have to fish the wires through and cut holes in your drywall nor does the homeowner have to have an electrician come in before the dry wall goes up then have the drywallers board up where they shouldn't cuz sometimes they don't listen. my husbands an electrician and all these are things he has to deal with.

I'm not an electrician's husband. I have a degree as a master electrician, a supervising electrician, electrical engineering, and I'm a licensed electrical contractor. I will state that MOST of what you said is inaccurate and an intelligent electrician would never assume responsibility over the wire pulling a novice did. For starters, simply phasing the cabling wrong or even something as simple as laying staples too tight can cause arcing. There's a reason most states require licensing to do electrical work. It's dangerous and requires knowledge. It's simply not worth risking lives and property to save a few bucks. In fact, it's stupid.

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Dumb ways to die, so many dumb ways to die

What did you do? Loose neutral somewhere?

Next time you will do better. Great that you're trying to do things on your own. You should however get a professional to check on your work.

And this is how people get themselves killed.