Cunuckgaucho Posted December 9 Report Share Posted December 9 Well I knew it was coming, did my first electrical update, installing timer switches for the bathroom. While not done unsafely, fast and sloppy and not a fan of back stabbed devices. What surprises me as sloppy as this was it must have been someone else doing the pannel as that's OK. Oh well as I paint, I can tackle the switches and outlets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cunuckgaucho Posted Wednesday at 05:53 AM Author Report Share Posted Wednesday at 05:53 AM Fine I'll get you pictures for tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted Thursday at 01:27 AM Report Share Posted Thursday at 01:27 AM I’ve been in my house for 19 years last November I still curse the electrician who wired all upstairs and then my basement when it was finished prior to me I remodeled my bathroom last spring decided to put in black switches and replace the gfi with a black one w/ a night light. Switches breaker was easy to find. After 4-5 trips up and down the stairs to find the breaker for the gfi outlet just started flipping breakers……..turns out it’s tided in with the basement for some stupid reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunuckgaucho Posted Thursday at 05:36 AM Author Report Share Posted Thursday at 05:36 AM Randomly picked a 2 gang Screws slots not all vertical. Wires back stabbed rather than using screws. Even though not being used the screws are not screwed down, especially in a multi device box. While it's good to have wire length, to much is almost as bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunuckgaucho Posted Thursday at 05:47 AM Author Report Share Posted Thursday at 05:47 AM 4 hours ago, shepp said: I’ve been in my house for 19 years last November I still curse the electrician who wired all upstairs and then my basement when it was finished prior to me I remodeled my bathroom last spring decided to put in black switches and replace the gfi with a black one w/ a night light. Switches breaker was easy to find. After 4-5 trips up and down the stairs to find the breaker for the gfi outlet just started flipping breakers……..turns out it’s tided in with the basement for some stupid reason As I work on my place everything gets labeled. What works nicely is a label maker using the clear tape and black lettering, small font and bottom curve of the coverplate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted Thursday at 12:48 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 12:48 PM On 12/10/2025 at 11:36 PM, Cunuckgaucho said: Randomly picked a 2 gang Screws slots not all vertical. Wires back stabbed rather than using screws. Even though not being used the screws are not screwed down, especially in a multi device box. While it's good to have wire length, to much is almost as bad. I also hate when they don’t put a wrap of electrical tape around the switches. yea I do stuff live some times 🤣🫣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsquared Posted 7 hours ago Report Share Posted 7 hours ago I can feel for you brother. I hate those lazy ass back stabbed devices. I also tape everything regardless of whether it's in a plastic or steel box. I hate residential work in general. Give me commercial any day of the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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