Comments on: Looking for an excuse not to accidentally electrocute myself. http://diydiva.net/2008/01/looking-for-an-excuse-not-to-accidentally-electrocute-myself/ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:20:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: The Handyguys http://diydiva.net/2008/01/looking-for-an-excuse-not-to-accidentally-electrocute-myself/#comment-132 The Handyguys Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:48:05 +0000 http://diydiva.net/2008/01/07/looking-for-an-excuse-not-to-accidentally-electrocute-myself/#comment-132 I wired up quantity 8, 8 foot long, double tube florescent light fixtures in my garage, er ah, shop. Its a 2 1/2 car garage and now I have plenty of light when working on stuff. I would be glad to walk your through the process. Maybe even do a podcast on the subject! The Handyguys are recording this Friday night. If you get a question in before then I'll make sure we use it on the air. We do not get much use of our call in feature yet. You could be one of the first. Give us a call at (615) 676-0877 and leave a voice mail message with your question. We then take the voice mail and splice it into the podcast and answer your question on the air. How cool is that? When you leave your message tell us your email address and/or phone number so we can contact you with follow-up questions if necessary. We will not broadcast your personal info in the podcast. The Handyguys http://www.handyguyspodcast.com I wired up quantity 8, 8 foot long, double tube florescent light fixtures in my garage, er ah, shop. Its a 2 1/2 car garage and now I have plenty of light when working on stuff. I would be glad to walk your through the process. Maybe even do a podcast on the subject! The Handyguys are recording this Friday night. If you get a question in before then I’ll make sure we use it on the air. We do not get much use of our call in feature yet. You could be one of the first. Give us a call at (615) 676-0877 and leave a voice mail message with your question. We then take the voice mail and splice it into the podcast and answer your question on the air. How cool is that? When you leave your message tell us your email address and/or phone number so we can contact you with follow-up questions if necessary. We will not broadcast your personal info in the podcast.

The Handyguys
http://www.handyguyspodcast.com

]]> By: Suprised I still own all ten toes. « http://diydiva.net/2008/01/looking-for-an-excuse-not-to-accidentally-electrocute-myself/#comment-131 Suprised I still own all ten toes. « Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:57:47 +0000 http://diydiva.net/2008/01/07/looking-for-an-excuse-not-to-accidentally-electrocute-myself/#comment-131 [...] 15, 2008 by kitliz I received this comment yesterday on this post and it made me laugh: [...] [...] 15, 2008 by kitliz I received this comment yesterday on this post and it made me laugh: [...]

]]> By: MowGood http://diydiva.net/2008/01/looking-for-an-excuse-not-to-accidentally-electrocute-myself/#comment-130 MowGood Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:59:35 +0000 http://diydiva.net/2008/01/07/looking-for-an-excuse-not-to-accidentally-electrocute-myself/#comment-130 DIYD, Mowing a telephone wire!?! That's a new one! We've heard concern about running over the cord of (non cordless) electric mowers but not phone wires! As for safety, would probably recommend the person doing concrete work (in your blog pic) NOT to be barefoot as well... there are a few corrosive ingredients in most mortar mixes... Be careful, MG DIYD,

Mowing a telephone wire!?! That’s a new one! We’ve heard concern about running over the cord of (non cordless) electric mowers but not phone wires! As for safety, would probably recommend the person doing concrete work (in your blog pic) NOT to be barefoot as well… there are a few corrosive ingredients in most mortar mixes…

Be careful,
MG

]]> By: brandy http://diydiva.net/2008/01/looking-for-an-excuse-not-to-accidentally-electrocute-myself/#comment-122 brandy Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:22:52 +0000 http://diydiva.net/2008/01/07/looking-for-an-excuse-not-to-accidentally-electrocute-myself/#comment-122 Ahh no. I don't do my own wiring. I remember you once mentioning that you didn't like changing lightbulbs and nodding my head because I don't like that to do that either. Maybe it's because I too have been shocked by electricity (the result of wet hands, touching a metal frame that was charged), that resulted in blisters on all my fingers? Possibly. Ahh no. I don’t do my own wiring. I remember you once mentioning that you didn’t like changing lightbulbs and nodding my head because I don’t like that to do that either. Maybe it’s because I too have been shocked by electricity (the result of wet hands, touching a metal frame that was charged), that resulted in blisters on all my fingers?

Possibly.

]]> By: Hairy Weisenheimmer http://diydiva.net/2008/01/looking-for-an-excuse-not-to-accidentally-electrocute-myself/#comment-123 Hairy Weisenheimmer Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:41:26 +0000 http://diydiva.net/2008/01/07/looking-for-an-excuse-not-to-accidentally-electrocute-myself/#comment-123 Well poop. Never mind then.... :-( Be Careful!!!!! Well poop. Never mind then…. :-(
Be Careful!!!!!

]]> By: Hairy Weisenheimmer http://diydiva.net/2008/01/looking-for-an-excuse-not-to-accidentally-electrocute-myself/#comment-124 Hairy Weisenheimmer Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:40:47 +0000 http://diydiva.net/2008/01/07/looking-for-an-excuse-not-to-accidentally-electrocute-myself/#comment-124 Oops! Tried to paste a picture in there and it didn't work. Maybe this will :-) [IMG]http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s240/lostinthgt64/electrocution.jpg[/IMG] Oops! Tried to paste a picture in there and it didn’t work. Maybe this will :-)
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]]> By: Hairy Weisenheimmer http://diydiva.net/2008/01/looking-for-an-excuse-not-to-accidentally-electrocute-myself/#comment-125 Hairy Weisenheimmer Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:39:12 +0000 http://diydiva.net/2008/01/07/looking-for-an-excuse-not-to-accidentally-electrocute-myself/#comment-125 <a href="http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s240/lostinthgt64/?action=view&current=electrocution.jpg" rel="nofollow"></a>

]]> By: kitliz http://diydiva.net/2008/01/looking-for-an-excuse-not-to-accidentally-electrocute-myself/#comment-129 kitliz Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:53:34 +0000 http://diydiva.net/2008/01/07/looking-for-an-excuse-not-to-accidentally-electrocute-myself/#comment-129 Thanks everyone... there is actually no wiring in place now so its more hooking it into the breaker and wiring it all into a switch. I imagine you have to shut off power at the breaker? I know, I know, I need to go get a book and figure it out. Definitely taking the "grounding" under advisement! Good call on getting the instructions from google, Jenni... this is a weekend project if I've ever had one! Thanks everyone… there is actually no wiring in place now so its more hooking it into the breaker and wiring it all into a switch. I imagine you have to shut off power at the breaker? I know, I know, I need to go get a book and figure it out. Definitely taking the “grounding” under advisement!

Good call on getting the instructions from google, Jenni… this is a weekend project if I’ve ever had one!

]]> By: Debi http://diydiva.net/2008/01/looking-for-an-excuse-not-to-accidentally-electrocute-myself/#comment-128 Debi Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:41:33 +0000 http://diydiva.net/2008/01/07/looking-for-an-excuse-not-to-accidentally-electrocute-myself/#comment-128 Fluorescents are black to black and white to white, but you need to ground them properly. Fluorescents are black to black and white to white, but you need to ground them properly.

]]> By: jenni http://diydiva.net/2008/01/looking-for-an-excuse-not-to-accidentally-electrocute-myself/#comment-127 jenni Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:31:25 +0000 http://diydiva.net/2008/01/07/looking-for-an-excuse-not-to-accidentally-electrocute-myself/#comment-127 Fluorescent fixtures wire up just like the rest. Black to black/ white to white/ neutral to neutral. I worked on installing fixtures, swithches, and outlets. I just found instructions from google. Fluorescent fixtures wire up just like the rest. Black to black/ white to white/ neutral to neutral. I worked on installing fixtures, swithches, and outlets. I just found instructions from google.

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