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Lunge Electricians, please help!
Nov 28, 2018, 11:58 AM
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I've got a 1925 house that has crazy wiring due to being old. I was doing a little work on cleaning up some messy wiring in one part of the house where the breaker box used to be. Now I've got a circuit that's not working and I can't find out the problem. I've tried sniffing the wires back to the place where I "cleaned up" and can't find the starting point for the circuit. It's no big deal to me but my wife wants the light working for our Christmas party so I'm to the point of calling in a professional. I have a few questions:
1. Should I just go ahead and burn down house? 2. If I bring in a professional will they see the incredible wiring mess and have to bring the entire house up to code or will they simply be able to fix the single issue on the 1 circuit? 3. If the answer to number 2 is having to bring house up to code any recommendations on a resource in the Charlotte area to handle the problem without bringing up to code.
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Cannot answer without pigs of wife.***
Nov 28, 2018, 12:00 PM
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we used EMF electric for our 1920s house in CLT
Nov 28, 2018, 12:00 PM
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but you better pull out the good lube
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EMF? That's Unbelievable.***
Nov 28, 2018, 12:02 PM
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in what respect?***
Nov 28, 2018, 12:03 PM
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Lot o points [155973]
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^^^***
Nov 28, 2018, 12:09 PM
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#2... depends on the electrician. Ask a few friends.***
Nov 28, 2018, 12:01 PM
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Oculus Spirit [79260]
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Professional help, you can easily afford it if you
Nov 28, 2018, 12:01 PM
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KYS.
Insurance policy will cover the charges probably.
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Oculus Spirit [81078]
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1.) Get an extension cord
Nov 28, 2018, 12:02 PM
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2.) get a wireless remote from Lowe's for $11 3.) ??? 4.) Plug in light, profit.
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Lot o points [155973]
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1925?
Nov 28, 2018, 12:06 PM
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You're probably in Dilworth. Nothing is cheap there.
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my upstairs addition has been turned down
Nov 28, 2018, 12:08 PM
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three times by Historic ... and some think HOAs are bad...
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Lot o points [155973]
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you bought too late.
Nov 28, 2018, 12:11 PM
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Buddy of mine bought a 1920's bungalow on Magnolia in the late 90's (before they developed the Crockett Park site) for about $110k, and added a 2nd floor, completely redesigned the exterior....don't remember him ever having to talk to the historic commisison even though it had some flavor of designation.
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Even worse, Myers Park.
Nov 28, 2018, 12:12 PM
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I usually try to get a quote over the phone for work with a fake address first. Otherwise it's the special pricing sheet which means I get royally fcked.
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Lot o points [155973]
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LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!
Nov 28, 2018, 12:14 PM
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Man, your price is 50% higher than someone in Matthews before they even roll the truck.
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I think I missed what's going on with Big Mike Haskett.
Nov 28, 2018, 12:15 PM
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Link to thread?
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Lot o points [155973]
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CU Guru [1596]
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I'm opening my own business.
Nov 28, 2018, 12:24 PM
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Actually, I should talk to you about it.
I'm lookin' for smart people like you, Large.
I'd like to talk to you... both...about a good opportunity for you and your loved ones.
We all have dreams. I know I do!
I'd like to talk to you about an exciting opportunity that people are talking about.
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AW #### MY PROZONE TRIANGLE GOT ###### UP***
Nov 28, 2018, 12:25 PM
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meh, kinda works
Nov 28, 2018, 4:34 PM
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P R O Z O N E R_R O___O Z_____Z O_______O N_________N E___________E
The PROZONE Tripod Shorty
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Re: meh, kinda works
Nov 28, 2018, 10:30 PM
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Luh u boo
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I'm assuming my Christmas party invitation is in the mail.
Nov 28, 2018, 12:17 PM
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That said, I don't mind at all if there are no lights on during the party.
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Just cover your own @zz and squeeze it in the tightest
Nov 28, 2018, 12:58 PM
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whole you can find.
When the lights are off, so are all bets.
***That's sage-like wisdom that an old (and super fat) redneck swinger told me at work.***
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Wait, I have a confuse
Nov 28, 2018, 12:31 PM
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did you run the wires back to the breaker box or back to the mess of wires? You need to run the wires to that outlet back to the end. If that's a hot wire or a hot breaker then there may be a short somewhere in the wires.
If you run it all the way back and it's not connected to anything hot, cut it and splice it into a circuit that is.
Then up your fire insurance just in case.
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TLDR, but don't do whatever this imbecile says...***
Nov 28, 2018, 12:58 PM
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Track the wire
Nov 28, 2018, 12:39 PM
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Is the circuit hot at the breaker? Could be a bad breaker. put one end of your voltmeter on the breaker screw and the other on the ground bar. Unless you were doing work on some outlets idk why a circuit wouldn't be working other than a breaker breaking...
another option would just be to run new electrical line. ?This is hard to help you when you are not providing details on what exactly you did
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CU Guru [1596]
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Well, I'm pretty much giving up on fixing it myself.
Nov 28, 2018, 1:27 PM
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The old breaker box was a birds nest of wires where the new breaker runs in power and connects to all the old wiring in the house. I disconnected and reconnected all the wires but now I can't find the wire in the breaker box that runs to the circuit that is not working. It worked fine before so I don't think it's a short somewhere along the circuit. I'm baffled as to what is going on. I have a sniffer but it doesn't work for #####. There's a few old wires that I think are candidates for being the circuit that isn't working, I attach them to good hot and neutral wire from the new breaker box and nothing.
Probably still not enough to trouble shoot on here. I'm really just trying to find out if I can get professional help without having to drop 20k-30k on all new electrical.
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you need a mexican***
Nov 28, 2018, 4:13 PM
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