Blew my breaker, plug grounded?

Dougnsalem said:
Dude brings in his car to me. He doesn't want to "waste" the money for me to diagnois it. He saw on YouTube that a code p4xxx is for a bad O2 sensor. (He had AutoCrap pull the codes for free for him). OK, I say! NO WARRANTY on the repair. I put in the 150 dollar sensor that he brought (I NEVER really put in a customers part. Do you take your eggs to be cooked at the restaurant for breakfast??? Yeah....) OH, WOW!!! That didn't fix his problem. NOW, he's wasted ~250 bucks, and decides to pay for me to diagnoise it. WHOOPS! He had a leaking intake manifold, that was tossing false codes in the computer.

This is why you pay a professional, and why they are worth it....
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I feel you. I definitely dont think everyone is capable of doing shit on their own. But i think a lot of us are. Nice of you to put that part in for him. Not a lot of mechanics would.
 
natureboygrower said:
Did you know you can hook it up to one of those variable speed contollers like we use on our inline fans? Ya know, if the high setting is too much :wink:

Always an emphasis on safety. I wont call anyone until I do a little research first to see if its its something I may be able to do safely. Except automotive. I suck at mechanics.
And I agree, we are getting close to the end of being able to help OP. I wish i could change out that breaker for him.
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No I never thought about it but I just tried it to verify. It works, lol.

We better start out own vibrator thread for the ladies and stop hijacking @Moabfighter 's thread.
 
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Dougnsalem said:
Dude brings in his car to me. He doesn't want to "waste" the money for me to diagnois it. He saw on YouTube that a code p4xxx is for a bad O2 sensor. (He had AutoCrap pull the codes for free for him). OK, I say! NO WARRANTY on the repair. I put in the 150 dollar sensor that he brought (I NEVER really put in a customers part. Do you take your eggs to be cooked at the restaurant for breakfast??? Yeah....) OH, WOW!!! That didn't fix his problem. NOW, he's wasted ~250 bucks, and decides to pay for me to diagnoise it. WHOOPS! He had a leaking intake manifold, that was tossing false codes in the computer.

This is why you pay a professional, and why they are worth it....
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PadawanWarrior said:
Didn't think about that one. Funny thing is it's totally possible. But will his wife tell him if she does?

My wife and I almost really lit up our love life one night. The cord became exposed and shocked the fuck outta a blanket. Left a nice little burn mark. Luckily we weren't touching that part of the cord. Anyways it's been fixed now, lol.
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Btw, how long were you guys running that? You know its got a recommended run time of only like 20minutes, right? :p
 
natureboygrower said:
I feel you. I definitely dont think everyone is capable of doing shit on their own. But i think a lot of us are. Nice of you to put that part in for him. Not a lot of mechanics would.
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My point is that if someone is paying 100 bucks an hour to some lowly tradesman; it may be worth it. Instead of spending ~475 total, my dude could have had me diagnois it, and repair it; for 225 bucks, out the door.

Sure, there are TONS of rotten thieves in the trades. Not all of us are. Some are even worth paying the extra money for....
 
Dougnsalem said:
My point is that if someone is paying 100 bucks an hour to some lowly tradesman; it may be worth it. Instead of spending ~475 total, my dude could have had me diagnois it, and repair it; for 225 bucks, out the door.

Sure, there are TONS of rotten thieves in the trades. Not all of us are. Some are even worth paying the extra money for....
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Yep. I've found a few trustworthy mechanics. They're not all out to screw you. It's always nice when you find one you can trust.
 
Dougnsalem said:
My point is that if someone is paying 100 bucks an hour to some lowly tradesman; it may be worth it. Instead of spending ~475 total, my dude could have had me diagnois it, and repair it; for 225 bucks, out the door.

Sure, there are TONS of rotten thieves in the trades. Not all of us are. Some are even worth paying the extra money for....
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My best bud is a mechanic and always honest with folks. If it doesn't need fixing he will tell it to you straight. If you do find an honest and good anything hold on to it. Many great people in the trades but like any business it's full of thieves. You know, like you find in almost every office and business.
 
Dougnsalem said:
My point is that if someone is paying 100 bucks an hour to some lowly tradesman; it may be worth it. Instead of spending ~475 total, my dude could have had me diagnois it, and repair it; for 225 bucks, out the door.

Sure, there are TONS of rotten thieves in the trades. Not all of us are. Some are even worth paying the extra money for....
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My post may have come off snarky towards the trades, it wasnt meant to be. I'm in them and my Dad was/is a lifelong plumber,even in retirement. And I wouldn't use tradesman and lowly in the same sentence. It was meant to point out that not all fixes require a service call. And paying a full hour for the half hour theyre at your house is waste of money. Or up charging that 1.5hr job to 2 hr which they all do.

I love my mechanic. He is one of the most important people in my life :bigjoint:
 
natureboygrower said:
My post may have come off snarky towards the trades, it wasnt meant to be. I'm in them and my Dad was/is a lifelong plumber,even in retirement. And I wouldn't use tradesman and lowly in the same sentence. It was meant to point out that not all fixes require a service call. And paying a full hour for the half hour theyre at your house is waste of money. Or up charging that 1.5hr job to 2 hr which they all do.

I love my mechanic. He is one of the most important people in my life :bigjoint:
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No worries brother, no offence taken. We get what you were saying. :bigjoint:
 
I took a nap this afternoon after getting a nice strong buzz and reading this thread. I found myself dreaming, somewhat of an old job I worked on and somewhat I think how I imagined this "job" to be. You know how dreams can blend stuff and how you can surprise yourself with twists and turns... anyways, in the end the ceiling fan turned out to be possessed by Jimi Hendrix's ghost and we managed to reanimate him and we drove off in his corvette while smoking a blunt together.
 
Renfro said:
I took a nap this afternoon after getting a nice strong buzz and reading this thread. I found myself dreaming, somewhat of an old job I worked on and somewhat I think how I imagined this "job" to be. You know how dreams can blend stuff and how you can surprise yourself with twists and turns... anyways, in the end the ceiling fan turned out to be possessed by Jimi Hendrix's ghost and we managed to reanimate him and we drove off in his corvette while smoking a blunt together.
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Damn why'd you stop? lol Go back to sleep... bring back more story later lol There can't be an epic ending like that without a part 2.
 
Well Moab , im still here , i feel completely confortable giving advice as long as you feel comfortable doing it with the power off. Xsto an others are uncomfortable reading the stuff but that does not mean you are not capable of fix the problem. (they are right in certain ways.... we gotta be careful so you dont get zapped.....you have ZERO AMPS so you have no chance of dying on my watch.) That outside shutoff is a game changer when it comes to the homeowner fixing their own stuff.
Im thinking not only about his safety but the safety of the future owners of that home. Thats why i did not recommend he change his own outlets. Call me backwards but he is fully capable of looking around the box but im not sure about something as simple as putting an outlet on....

Either way if you feel comfortable taking stuff apart , then i would do that. Start with the ceiling fan. If you dont wanna puill stuff apart then go to the attic if possible an look around where the lights are for damaged wires.

So far ive got it boiled down to 3 light fixtures the problem could be in. Yes , this is purely an assumption. Does your ceiling fan have a remote ? If it does then im guessing there is a bad connection in that light box where the fan is hung. (the remote sensor is big and if your not patient then you'll just shove that thing in there fucking up other wires while doing so.....rookie electric guys 101)
 
At this point , i really am ruling out that you drew too much power. This had to do with the storms that night and one thing that moves that no other device does is that ceiling fan....it moves when the house is jarred.... im stuck on the fact that a bad conection is showing itself now. You didnt cause it, the storm did.
 
PadawanWarrior said:
Didn't think about that one. Funny thing is it's totally possible. But will his wife tell him if she does?

My wife and I almost really lit up our love life one night. The cord became exposed and shocked the fuck outta a blanket. Left a nice little burn mark. Luckily we weren't touching that part of the cord. Anyways it's been fixed now, lol.
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And i get made fun of for popping covers off ...shakin my damn head.
THAT curling iron is the definition of a no no. That tape is keeping you safe for the most part. That iron/and anything that produces heat pulls a LOT of power. That iron prolly pulls at least 1000watts. Thats 9 amps at 120v. That will kill you FAST. KEEP IT TAPED. if not grab her a new one. Im super safe if i want to be.
I would have never called that out because of the circumstances leading around it. (laughing joking ect...) I would have never thought anything of it.......but since i keep getting called unsafe (rightfully so, im not mad) i feel i have to say something because that literally is the most dangerous thing in this thread.

Im one of the most unsafe guys i know when im doing the work.... but im not sure even i would have the balls to hold that curling iron long enough to make wax......i mean do hair.
That being said, its not a huge deal , just keep it covered real good an dont grab it out of the toilet if it falls.

There , there ya go , Soil's safety recipe for the day" now lets go blow some shit up!!!
 
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