The Super Official Homeowners Thread

[Sijray21]

Unless it’s 220 I don’t bother turning off the breaker. I typically use rubber isolated cutters and needle nose to the work.

My mom turned on power when I was putting in a dimmer at age 12 or 13. My first experience and it was fine. I did do my job of making her feel bad about it (jokingly).

Ha, not messing with amps stopping my heart. I'll flip the dumb breaker or hire an electrician. You also never know how the house is wired unless you've done all of the previous work yourself. A buddy of mine was working in a junction box and found that 2 separate circuits were wired together... gave him a little shock he wasn't prepared for.