/diy/ = DIE

[Anonymous No.1602771]

What does /div/ think about this?

[Anonymous No.1602777]

>>1602771
Further infantilization of the population, nothing new.

[Anonymous No.1602780]

>>1602771

what kind of nanny state b.s. is that shit?

first of all, only thing in wire work that uses flat screws are the cover plates

secondly, even if you were to just jamb that into a 15 or 20 amp outlet you'd only get a shock, 30 amp and up would hurt like a bitch.

I was hit with 200 amps of 220 volts main line, and that's the only shit that has a 50/50 of killing you on the spot.

[Anonymous No.1602786]

>>1602777
A fellow /diy/pol/, I see.

[Anonymous No.1602787]

>>1602780
That's now how electricity works you asshole. Just because you're behind a 15 or 20 or 30 or 200 A breaker doesn't mean you get zapped with that many amps by touching the conductors.

[Anonymous No.1602788]

>>1602771
I think it's 110% correct! I pay my sister-in-law to install my ceiling fans. Call me a faggot all you want but if you'd seen and been through half the shit i have sparkys would shiver. Almost burned my house down playing with busted ass trash electronicks and mains power. Almost lost both eyes. Had q pickup battery blow up in my face and then a bulldozer battery lodged plastic into my eyes. Lost my vest friend to depression and chuckled with a bro. Well, at least it can't get any worse. Buddy stone cold looked at me and said don't. We descided to booze cruize out to our bootleg memorial cross on the aide of the road. Before we get there our now best friend got gathered up by 440v. Was life flighted and unresponsive vut breathing and alive with a machine on his life flight. He's all melted and shit now amd fuck near died. Fuck. Just last night my stupid ass was rigging up 3 6v 10ah gels for the kid's drill and i arked the wires on a can of B-12 chemtool carb cleaner bot paying attention.

You can always fix a leak bnb or unfuck a crooked wall but it's pretty hard to un-die or un accidental arson a house

[Anonymous No.1602794]

>>1602788
Your post gave me cancer.

[Anonymous No.1602798]

>>1602780
>what kind of nanny state b.s. is that shit?
Australia
>first of all, only thing in wire work that uses flat screws are the cover plates
luster terminals?

[Anonymous No.1602800]

>>1602794
That guy is a faggot.

[Anonymous No.1602807]

>>1602771
Bullshit. Removing hazards results in retards.

[Anonymous No.1602808]

>>1602780
Because of people like you we can't have nice things

[Anonymous No.1602809]

>>1602780
>30 amp and up would hurt like a bitch

Capacity of the outlet is not a factor. Voltage only.

[Anonymous No.1602823]

>>1602771
>Ontario, Canada
>allowed to do your own electrical work
>have to have an electrician inspect it after for $79

yeah fuck that noise

[Anonymous No.1602825]

>>1602771

Ah the tradesman
Nothing more than a hand that gets dirty for some fiat
For him it puts food on the table for his peasant family
For me it's the least I can do to for the panman shoveling my shit

Go along tradie
You are much appreciated

[Anonymous No.1602828]

>>1602780
It doesn't take much to throw off your heart rhythm

[Anonymous No.1602832]

>>1602788
You're an overly faggy fag. A fag of the new millennia, the one and only fag king. Get out, Boomer.

[Anonymous No.1602833]

>>1602832
>Boomer
I had your back until there. Punkass

[Anonymous No.1602840]

>>1602777

[Anonymous No.1602855]

>>1602777
>>1602786
/poldiy/ is the final redpill though, got to have a nice house for the 14 words you know. /ic/, /lit/ and /p/ (only /fgt/) are great too.

[Anonymous No.1602864]

>>1602855
Needing someone to tell you what to think. I would venture to say that not a lot of people in /diy/ hang at /pol/. These Anons are naturally not stupid, for the most part. No pills required.

[Anonymous No.1602870]

>>1602864
This. Being able to make things by yourself either makes you a certain kind of person, or requires you to be one, kind of a chicken/egg thing. It makes you more independent and makes you see people as persons who are responsible for themselves (or unwilling to do so, save for the handicapped or whatever)

[Anonymous No.1602871]

>>1602864
>not a lot
Misread that completely. Of course the majority of /pol/ are just edgy teens who don't know anything, but the ones who aren't retarded might visit /diy/ a lot though. I know I do

[Anonymous No.1602875]

>>1602771
somebodies gotta do it and im pretty stupid but not that stupid

[Anonymous No.1602881]

>>1602780
200A would cook you instantly, at 220V there is barely few mA flowing through your body (depends on moisture, electric path etc.)

[Anonymous No.1602882]

>>1602788
>[thing] is potentially dangerous
>freely chooses to do [thing] anyway
>"PLEASE DADDY GOVERNMENT, BAN [thing] SO I'LL STOP DOING IT!!"
>"Because free will and self determination IS CLEARLY NOT AN OPTION!"
People like you are worse than dictators, because you enable them.

[Anonymous No.1602886]

what's that from?

[Anonymous No.1602888]

>>1602886
Victoria, Australia.

The government here has basically banned /diy/ anything. Because if you haven't hired someone, you haven't paid your cut to the government, and the government must always take its cut.

[Anonymous No.1602891]

>>1602888
Australia really is like Britain.
Some retard dies by being retarded so everything must be banned.

[Anonymous No.1602894]

>>1602823
Live in southern ontario.
>friend buys house
>friend says fan doesn't work above stove
>do some troubleshooting for him
>find out fan is literally connected by a wire to an outlet in his bedroom, neither is connected to anything else.
>find other /diy/ shit the previous retard did, everything is Fucked.
He ended doing no work to the house then resold it for an 80k profit. The market was stupid then. He told the new owners about the problems, they brushed it off as no biggie. Retards.

Also, my dad once said he found speaker wire used for the 120v in a house, and I believe him.

[Anonymous No.1602915]

>>1602788
So you are a retard so everyone needs to stop?

[Anonymous No.1602925]

>>1602788
YOU should stay away from electricity

[Anonymous No.1602933]

>>1602771
I feel that while I am wholly competent to do diy work I am somewhat of a hypocrite because (especially based on some of the posts here) I would say about 99.9999% of people who think they can DIY electricity would struggle to hold a screwdriver the right way around given three attempts.
No Americans should be allowed near electricity, especially licensed contractors.

[Anonymous No.1602936]

>>1602891
>Australia really is like Britain.
Well yes, we are largely British after all. 15% of Australian citizens were born in England, and Australians that are eligible for British citizenship is something like 40% of our population. Most people's family history in Australia doesn't go further than a hundred years.

[Anonymous No.1602939]

>>1602870
>>1602864

There are two ways to enjoy /pol/. You can take it seriously and act like a faggot on every board thinking you are woke or some shit.

Or you can take it as satire with some underlying truths and appreciate getting the other side of any story regardless of wether you actually choose to believe them.
The real question is how much actually is mostly tongue in cheek. Its impossible to know and only comes down how you personally view it i guess. I cross post but keep /pol/ content on /pol/.

[Anonymous No.1602949]

Life is such a hassle anyway.

[Anonymous No.1602956]

>>1602939
This. Most of it is troll/shill/shitpost. My guess would be 75% shitpost, 5% serious/effortpost and a 20% grey area of things which may be intended seriously but cannot be taken as such.

/diy/ has a lot of this last category, but a lot more effortposts and not that much blatant shitpost at all. One of the more serious boards on 4chan, together with /ic/, /p/ etc. /p/ and /diy/ have in common that a large number of posters are gearfags though.

[Anonymous No.1602959]

>>1602807
Darwinism 101

[Anonymous No.1602960]

>>1602855
>no /lgbt/

To be fair, trannies are almost as suicidal as your regular tradesman.

[Anonymous No.1602969]

>>1602771
op a fag for posting the cropped version
If it was real it'd have pointers to whatever standard board made this retarded shit. As it is, seems like op made it himself, the retarded shit

[Anonymous No.1602972]

>>1602788
>Call me a faggot all you want
Okay, I will.

[Anonymous No.1602978]

>>1602925
Oh i do now. I stick to low wattage shit. Try not to dick with anything besides wiring light bars for faggots

[Anonymous No.1602979]

>>1602915
No but they damned sure shouldnt be so casual about melting themselves. Potentially

[Anonymous No.1602992]

>>1602894
>Also, my dad once said he found speaker wire used for the 120v in a house, and I believe him

The only problem with that is the insulation factor. Once there's enough core it can handle a little amperage.

[Anonymous No.1602995]

>>1602771
Sounds like good ol' natural selection to me.

[Anonymous No.1603034]

>>1602771
>Seth bike hacks on youtube
>guy is rating some bike lights with powerbanks
>tests if waterproof
>throws the thing in the water
>after the test uses a rod to lift it out, because scared of electrocution

Is that basic knowledge, or am I being too strict?

[Anonymous No.1603045]

>>1602771
Proper tool for the job.

[Anonymous No.1603068]

lol look at this shit https://www.esv.vic.gov.au/campaigns/diy-die/

[Anonymous No.1603070]

>>1603068
Who holds their screwdriver like this

[Anonymous No.1603136]

>>1602771
I work as an electrician and I have seen some shit.

The basic electrical installation isn't hard, but people doing DIY installations have not idea about the safety requirements for a safe installation. There are lots of fire hazards around because of Dunning Kruger certified DIY idiots.

>>1602780
>secondly, even if you were to just jamb that into a 15 or 20 amp outlet you'd only get a shock, 30 amp and up would hurt like a bitch.
This is the kind of idiot that feel confident about doing electrical installation in their home(Risking their own and their families life everytime they sleep).
The amp on the circuit comes from how many amps it takes for the circuit braker to trip. You're never getting 15, 20 or 30 amps through your body from touching a wire. If the breaker trips then its because of a ground fault breaker which trips on milliamps, not amps.

[Anonymous No.1603154]

>>1602788
What in methamphetamines and rural alcoholic inbreeding is this?

[Anonymous No.1603162]

>>1603136
> I work as an electrician and I have seen some shit.

Care to elaborate?

[Anonymous No.1603171]

>>1602771
Electricity is a simple concept that has disastrous results if you're retarded; unfortunately, we live in a world of retards.

[Anonymous No.1603193]

>>1602777
FPBP and Jackpot trips. Well done, /diy/.

/thread

>>1602788
That has nothing to do with DIY and everything to do with, "dumbshit doing dumb shit."

[Anonymous No.1603194]

>>1603162
wiring up an extractor fan in a WC and accidentally looked down into the toilet.

[Anonymous No.1603195]

>>1603136
>Darwin award winners
Thinning the herd. Who cares?

>but fire burning whole neighborhood down
>...living in a shithole
Thinning the herd. Who cares?

[Anonymous No.1603199]

>>1602881
50mA is already enough to kill you
however what you never read on the internet, exposure time is a way bigger factor than a couple mA more or less
>>1603034
kek

[Anonymous No.1603204]

>>1602771
this looks like an aussie ad. fuck aussies. they all deserve to die.

[Anonymous No.1603227]

>>1602780
>first of all, only thing in wire work that uses flat screws are the cover plates

and some lugs you fucking retard... please for your own safety leave the electrics alone

[Anonymous No.1603233]

>mfw the neighbor next door to me was arrested and charged with manslaughter because he killed a lineman by hooking his generator into his main panel
DUUUR DIY FOR LIFE

[Anonymous No.1603234]

>>1603227
wtf is a lug
an ear?

[Anonymous No.1603237]

>>1603234

[Anonymous No.1603238]

>>1603233
that didn't happen. i realize you heard about this on some forum. you're making up stories on the internet.

[Anonymous No.1603240]

>>1603234

and another

[Anonymous No.1603242]

>>1603238
it did happen, dickwad.

[Anonymous No.1603245]

>>1602969
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnfeczpFYbA

[Anonymous No.1603246]

>>1603070
The same idiot that tries to pry the cover off live electronics.

[Anonymous No.1603247]

>>1602780
Terminal blocks? Dumbfuck.

[Anonymous No.1603248]

>>1602771
>What does /div/ think about this?
I don't know. (you) might try asking them.

[Anonymous No.1603251]

>>1603045
Meh. Use your nugget, and even swiss army knife would be fine.

[Anonymous No.1603252]

>>1602959
This. Stop banning shit.
Give my asbestos back.

[Anonymous No.1603264]

>>1602771
“Wh-wh-what do you mean you’re going to do your own electrical work? I went to refrigerator college and overcharge for a reason. Now how will I get my yacht?”

It’s propaganda from the electrician unions.

[Anonymous No.1603276]

>>1602780
If you took 200 Amps you'd be dead.
Stop speaking out of your ass I can smell it from here

[Anonymous No.1603298]

Just so everyone knows it comes from Australia:

https://twitter.com/energysafevic/status/730274518720077824?lang=en

>DIY=DIE Don't die trying to be an electrician. Use a licensed electrician #ESV #campaign #launch #electricalsafety

On one hand this is stupid on the other I've had the displeasure of watching my sister stick screwdrivers into outlets (thinking that's how you pull them out) and getting shocked.

[cummy No.1603304]

Rate my 220v install

[cummy No.1603307]

>>1603304

[Anonymous No.1603322]

>>1602891
The commonwealth is irrecoverably cucked and fucked

[Anonymous No.1603339]

>>1603276
he obviously doesnt know enough about electricity to understand he didnt even take a 1/4 of an amp.

me personally I put myself in series on the neutral side with about 10 can lights at 277v for a fraction of a second as an apprentice (really didnt know what I was doing at the time)... I'm sure it was close to 2-3 amps... felt like someone stomped on my chest repeatedly.

[Anonymous No.1603353]

>>1603307
That clamp is touching vice-grips.
Is middle pin neutral, or ground (im not US fag, but I wouldn't connect PE)?

[Anonymous No.1603354]

>>1603339
>2-3 amps
Humans are shitty conductors, 100 mA at best, which is lethal BTW.

[cummy No.1603355]

>>1603353
It's not touching, I used it successfully.
The round pin is ground

[Anonymous No.1603370]

>>1602786
>/diypol/

[Anonymous No.1603456]

>>1603199
4u

https://youtu.be/ZWnjC99PvZg?t=389

[Anonymous No.1603481]

>>1603355
Protective ground?
Nah, that is not needed.

[Anonymous No.1603498]

>>1603354
Series..... Not parallel....

[cummy No.1603527]

>>1603481
It's really not, but I just threw it on there for the fuck of it

[Anonymous No.1603603]

>>1602771
Here it's legal to install anything above the main fuse box yourself, also 400V 3 phase if you get it. As it should be.

[Anonymous No.1603606]

Insulated gloves and tools, being careful when working with high tension, keeping clean the desk of work...

[Anonymous No.1603768]

>>1603068
>Can be a passive agressive whiner and send people bumper stickers from the government if you know they fix things themselves
Give australia back to the Abos for fucks sake you should all an hero out of shame

[Anonymous No.1603770]

>>1603307
Don't talk shit about all purpose connectors, asshole.

[Anonymous No.1603787]

>>1602771
we must create a permanent slave class that is completely helpless without the master class otherwise they might revolt. trust me goyim.

[Anonymous No.1603796]

>>1603787
>we must create a permanent slave class that is completely helpless without the master class

human beings do that naturally, anon.

meanwhile, bask in the glory of the lotion cat

[Anonymous No.1603825]

>>1603768
Here do you think all those diseased cunts will go then, flood back to the homeland? As if all the pakis, albos, nigerians, turks and somalis aren’t bad enough?

[Anonymous No.1603900]

>>1603498
Current through body is current trough body.
It is not depended on connection, it rather depends from time, frequency, and voltage across body.

[Anonymous No.1603962]

>>1603825
>Here do you think all those diseased cunts will go then
Just toss them into the ocean

[Anonymous No.1603964]

>>1602780
if you took even 1 amp through your core, you'd die

>what is ohms law?

[Anonymous No.1604027]

>>1602771
this seems to be pointless:
- retard who knows nothing about electricity is probably too retarded to give a fuck about this ad;
- and the person who is smart enough to pay attention to this ad is probably smart enough to decide by himself whether or not he needs a help of specialist.

[Anonymous No.1604195]

>>1602864
4pol sure. There are more chans, you know?

[Anonymous No.1604201]

OP is the eternal faggot.
https://www.esv.vic.gov.au/campaigns/diy-die/

Don’t die trying to be an electrician
Call in a professional whenever you need electrical work done, no matter how small the job.

Don’t be tempted to do your own electrical work – it’s illegal and it can also be deadly. That’s the message of our DIY=DIE campaign.

ESV launched the DIY=DIE campaign after two Victorians were killed doing their own electrical work. They weren’t qualified and they may have thought they were saving time or money. They paid with their lives.

Some people think they can fix things themselves but it takes years to become a licensed electrician. Whether you’re at work or doing your own jobs around the house, DIY=DIE when it comes to electrical work.

Find your local electrical tradesperson
Need a qualified electrician to complete electrical work around your property?

Our Find a tradie listing helps you find your local licensed electrician.

Click here to find one in your area.

Are you a registered electrical contractor? Add your business to our list and opt-in today.

Farms and rural work sites
The two Victorians killed in early 2016 were both doing DIY electrical work on farms. These deaths were entirely preventable.

[Anonymous No.1604203]

>>1604201
ESV is concerned that farmers are cutting corners and doing work they are not qualified to do and the results can be deadly. Farmers are more likely to die at work than any other Victorian worker – about 30% of work place deaths occur on farms. Financial pressures can also mean that many farmers work long hours or potentially cut corners with maintenance. It’s simply not worth the risk when it comes to electricity.

Make sure electrical installations and equipment are kept in good working order. If there’s a problem don’t risk your own safety or the safety of your workers – always call in a licensed electrician, no matter how remote you are or how small the job.

Tips for staying safe
Don’t become another statistic
Never ignore minor shocks and tingles because these can be signs of a bigger electrical problem.
Turn off water pumps before entering the water and touching or checking the equipment.
Don’t try to fix submersible pumps yourself because electricity and water is a deadly combination – the young farmer who died in January 2016 was doing this when he was electrocuted.
Don’t use oversize fuse wiring.
Never use broken power tools or faulty extension cords.
DIY=DIE bumper sticker
Do your friends and/or family DIY?

Make the message stick by sending them one of our free DIY=DIE stickers, pictured below. Place your order [[ here | http://www.esv.vic.gov.au/merchandise/diydie-sticker/ ]].

[Anonymous No.1604205]

>>1604203
I don't live in Australia, if I did I would totally order these at every address I could and use them as electrical tape.

[Anonymous No.1604207]

>>1604205
https://www.redhanded.com.au/case-study/diy-die

[Anonymous No.1604217]

>>1604201
>>1602969
Fucking called it, knew there was more nuance than what was posted.
OP a dick guzzling niggercunt

[Anonymous No.1604218]

>>1604207
It takes only two documented cases for a public message campaign to start in Australia? Why is my country so damn stupid?
t. American

[Anonymous No.1604372]

>>1604217
There's no nuance, the message is exactly the same, just more verbose.

[Anonymous No.1604383]

Yes let's force the public to fear something and further ensure they'll never understand it, and therefore not respect it and thus shell out Dem dollars to semi educated yokels who are "licensed" but bear no responsibility 10 minutes after the last lug is tightened.

Based Aussies.

I just hired an ee group for a major substation project. One of the ees is an Aussie bushman. Let that sink in.

[Anonymous No.1604386]

>>1604218
America is smart, it doesn't protect retards.
More resistive retards become ElectronicE and ElectricEs.

[Anonymous No.1604405]

>>1602771
Dumb advertisement but they’re right. Become an electrician and find out why you need a trained one pretty quick.

[Anonymous No.1604406]

>>1602780
That’s what they’re saying. Most people ARE idiots
Also no you could not have had 200 amps o

[Anonymous No.1604411]

>>1602788
you are a danger to electricity

[Anonymous No.1604438]

>>1604405
Banning people from diy is not right.

[Anonymous No.1604440]

>>1604438
No one got banned. Just a scare tactic PSA.

[Anonymous No.1604480]

>>1604440
You're completely and utterly wrong.

[Anonymous No.1604514]

>>1604372
No

[Anonymous No.1604528]

The NEC Handbook is a pretty easy read. If I don't understand something, I ask the local electrical inspectors, who are surprisingly homeowner friendly.

With enough research, I'm capable of performing BETTER quality work than what some gap-toothed scam artist who's paid by the job will do.

[Anonymous No.1604543]

>>1603136
This desu. I have seen a lot of sketchy shit done by mostly overconfident idiots.

[Anonymous No.1604545]

>>1604386
>America is smart, it doesn't protect retards.

[Anonymous No.1604556]

>>1602771
It's criminal. Let natural selection cull the retards who think it's a good idea to do all your own electrical, but if you expect me to call an electrician for basic fucking repairs, you're out of your mind.

[Anonymous No.1604564]

>>1603770
Is that the main feed of a multi kilowatt transmitter tower or just a ground?

[Anonymous No.1604567]

>>1604218
>It takes only two documented cases for a public message campaign
Imagine if these two were killed by immigrants, not so much as a whisper.

[Anonymous No.1604610]

>>1602777

#edgy

Everyone is an expert at everything!

[Anonymous No.1604614]

>>1604610
>he enjoys is government not allowing to wire a fucking outlet in toilet without loicense.

[Anonymous No.1604625]

>>1604614

Some people need protected from their own stupidity, like you.

[Anonymous No.1604629]

>>1604625
No, thanks.
If I was really stupid, I would be dead already.

[Anonymous No.1604684]

>>1604564
Main feed. It worked fine for 23 years.

[Anonymous No.1604725]

>>1602771
>What does /div/ think about this?

I have zero formal education on electric installations, just the basic education i picked up at school / tradesschool being a tool mechanic and watching my dad for years.

I do everything, even 400V outlets for my machines or hooking up a 400V stove. In the older buildings i've seen here, the installation is always really fucking old and fucked up and pretty dangerous, way worse than anything i do. I would be a lot more concerned about living in an old house with shitty installation done when Hitler was still around than anything i do myself.

Just use common fucking sense.

- remove breaker
- make sure nobody will put the breaker back in
- short the line out

- use proper connectors, WAGO shit is very idiot proof already
- adhere to the code when it comes to cable gauges and breaker size and cable colors

Following that common sense i've never had any trouble. Once i was forced to have the shit i did inspected, couple of new breakers, lots of new cable, few outlets. Certified Sparky came and asked me why i did everything so neat and tidy and why i adhered to the silly parts of the local code while the rest of the place was a fucking mess, had no issued with my work whatsoever, and fucked off after 5 minutes.

I have zero respect for people who freak out just because some people don't go thru 3 years of formal training before shoving 2 pieces of copper into a WAGO. Do have healthy respect for electricity and thus never had any issues.

[Anonymous No.1604730]

>>1602771
That's why I love DIY

[Anonymous No.1604735]

>>1604528

good luck finding out about how electricity works from an electrical construction codebook.

[Anonymous No.1604783]

>>1602855
How about /out/?

[Anonymous No.1604790]

>>1604783
Nice board too, although I don't frequent it. Being a good outdoorsman is essential to being a man.

[Anonymous No.1604793]

>>1604790
I agree. It's my main board.

[Anonymous No.1604865]

>>1602780
The biggest danger wouldnt be getting shocked, a voltage detector is like 5 bucks at any hardware store. The biggest danger would be improper connections, or overloaded circuits throwing off sparks and overheating, then causing a fire in the middle of the night that wipes out you and your family.

[Anonymous No.1604922]

>>1602780
Until YOU become the path to ground.

[Anonymous No.1604931]

>>1602771
Yikes

[Anonymous No.1604935]

>>1602788
How the fuck do you manage to screw up household electrical of all things?! Tell me you haven't reproduced.

[Anonymous No.1604967]

>>1604725
>- make sure nobody will put the breaker back in
Coolstory here.
I used to live in commie shithole, where breaker panels were in common space.
I turned off my breaker panel, put sign ("OCTOPOЖHO, PAБOTAЮT ЛЮДИ", humans working, I supposed to do it by local code, and it is common sense), and went fixing aluminium wiring shit in my apartment.
Know what? Some faggot doesn't know where his breakers are located and turned all shit on. Good thing I had an RCD, unlike others, and I used only one hand.
After that I made myself a shorted plug. Why the fuck it is not a standard? Working on socket? Short the line.
>- use proper connectors, WAGO shit is very idiot proof already
Pic related, you underestimate stupidity.

[Anonymous No.1605002]

>>1602771
should be a banner desu

[Anonymous No.1605071]

>>1604610
>Everyone is an expert at everything!
Do you really believe that high levels of expertise is required to safely and effectively do simple, routine tasks?

Because if so, you're wrong. Plenty of people can do it safely and effectively. Building a culture of government dependency where things are simply banned also means, that people who are going to do it anyway are now less safe, because they have less access to safety information. Safety information which would be more readily accessible to the public, in places where the government isn't so dictatorial.

Stop being a bootlicker.

[Anonymous No.1605245]

Should just let all these overconfident kids (like the ones ITT) kill themselves if they want, natural selection

[Anonymous No.1605303]

>>1604735
What do you guys think you are, fucking scientists?

[Anonymous No.1605358]

>>1602939
>Or you can take it as satire with some underlying truths

Until you realize that it’s unironically the kikes who are behind nanny state bullshit like this.

[Anonymous No.1605360]

>>1602956 >>1602786 >>1602855 >>1602864 >>1602960
>current year
>basing your personality off what boards you browse on an Catalonian dextrose trader enthusiast forum
ISHYGDDT

[Anonymous No.1605376]

>>1602939
You’re a faggot.

[Anonymous No.1605561]

>>1604735

Electricity is not hard to understand if you have above 100 IQ. The only thing "hard" about home wiring is the jargon/symbols/drawings and sometimes purposeful obfuscation of what should be straightforward installation. With a few proper resources your average person can wire a home as good as your average electrician, albeit very slowly.

[Anonymous No.1605564]

>>1605561
It is actually pretty difficult to understand, otherwise I can't explain why so many people don't understand stuff like voltage drop, current etc.

[Anonymous No.1605567]

>>1605564

the problem is that it's inherently invisible and idiots always want to talk about water pressure and current. If you get a DC power supply and a few incandescent lightbulbs that glow more with more current, and a voltmeter and an ammeter, you can teach anyone the basics in just a few minutes with a few series and parallel setups. Don't mention Ohm's law until they have a feel for voltage and current.

[Anonymous No.1605575]

Being the cynic(realist) that I am, I know too much to think for a second that catchy ads like OP's are ever intended to promote safety, rather than fear and dependence on 'qualified' others to solve all of one's problems, perpetuating usury and economic slavery.

[Anonymous No.1605578]

>>1605567
But water pressure is pretty similar.
Idk, it took me a while to understand it, when I was like 8... But even than, I see more and more people who just can't understand it at all.

[Anonymous No.1605587]

>>1604735
you don't need to know how electricity works to be a tradie, you basically just need to know more current == bigger wire and understand the concept of line and neutral / flow and return path.
who has ever had to break out ohms law for changing a lightbulb?

[Anonymous No.1605592]

>>1602771
A man who can't fix his own house is a man who can't impregnate his own wife

[Anonymous No.1605650]

>>1605561

Yep, they're not going to be as efficient, but if they're not a total idiot they might do an even better quality job.

[Anonymous No.1605682]

idk a lot of people fuck it up. me and an old coworker were talking about some residential electrical shit and some of the stuff another guy said kinda scared us. we won't be suprised if he's homeless one day cause his house burnt down from shit he did.

[Anonymous No.1605683]

>>1603045
no one uses insulated screwdrivers for resi stuff lol

[Anonymous No.1605719]

>>1602771
Shilling for the tradesman mafia.

[Anonymous No.1605783]

>>1604735
Literally the only "tricky" part of the job is understanding conductor heating, voltage drop and insulation factors. None of which is an issue in a regular domestic installation.

Just read your local code, and follow it. Use the appropriate conductor size and installation method in the code, and use approved connectors. That's basically fucking it.

[Anonymous No.1605791]

>>1602788
? Sparkys don't have to shiver since you're the fucking moron here, kill yourself my man

[Anonymous No.1606123]

>>1603252

This for real though.
Amazing material in the correct applications. A bitch to handle though, but fuck, if you don't look up how to handle it, you deserve it in your lungs.

[Anonymous No.1606296]

>>1602771
Australia. Everything is trying to kill you.

[Anonymous No.1606502]

>>1604207
Hmmm.... i wonder... should i change this wire by myself in 10 minutes or call a faggot who failed college, will take a week to get here and then charge me $300? for stripping insulation and tightening a screw? gee i i don't know..

[Anonymous No.1607475]

>>1602771
I'm of the opinion if you're retarded enough to get shocked you deserve it. People can't even turn off a fucking circuit breaker...

[Anonymous No.1607492]

>>1602771
>>1602891
>>1602888
Oy you got a loicence fo that screwdriver you bloody wanker?

[Anonymous No.1607499]

>>1604027
>and the person who is smart enough
all strayans are dumb cunts. recently had a documentary about scam plumbers that billed 200K for cloaked toilet pipe.

the sheeple paid every cent of that bill and then were crying on the TV.

but that's not surprising since the biritbongs had another documentary that was (((educating))) the brailet population how dangerous was the life durring the 50ies because of all the DIY culture. Literally like:

>muh dangerous tools were sold freely with no loicence

It was cringe fest. The eternal bong is beyond salvation.

[Anonymous No.1607504]

>>1602925
People like him give electricians work. I'm one of those "professionals" and encourage him to continue.

[Anonymous No.1607507]

>>1603162
I've seen the hot leg on a service used to ground plumbing. It presented as "Our son says he gets shocked in the bathtub."

[Anonymous No.1607510]

>>1603238
This happens every time a hurricane comes.

[Anonymous No.1607526]

>>1604625
being low IQ isn't a protected class

[Anonymous No.1607527]

>>1603322

Not all common wealth nations are like that. Some of the smaller ones you genuinely get away with murder during construction and DIY.

[Anonymous No.1607553]

>>1602771
>/div/

[Anonymous No.1607811]

>>1602777
based

they want a helpless population

[Anonymous No.1607820]

>>1603246
Idiot here.
I use nails for prying live sockets.

[Anonymous No.1607827]

>>1604625
So, if they are stupid, why would you take the time to enforce the protection of their own stupidity? Wouldn't wasting your time caring about that make you like, double-retarded?

You are a fucking cuckold, and I'll wire whatever the fuck I want.

You want my tools? Come and get them.

[Anonymous No.1607836]

>>1607827
He's just another butt-hurt tradie whore.

This board is full of them. I would ban them by IP if I was a mod, because this is "do it yourself", not "hurr durr I must make money so no one should be able to do jobs that are in my domain, because it's like stealing and is illegal and not safe, think about the kids hurr durrr..... guberment halp....this guy i literally robing me, by changing a bulb.... he's not paying taxes on that job toooo "

[Anonymous No.1608120]

>>1607836

This, tradies get the rope.

[Anonymous No.1608140]

>>1602771
god i fucking hate electricians

[Anonymous No.1608188]

god I fucking hate plumbers

[Anonymous No.1608309]

>>1608140
>>1608188
god I fucking hate everyone

[Anonymous No.1608327]

>>1602771
>>1608140
>>1608188
>>1608309
A woman went to a store to buy a brain. A framer's and mason's brain was $1 per pound, an electrician's $2, a plumber's $3, a drywall finisher's $500.
"Wow, why are drywall finisher's brains so expensive? Are they a delicacy?"
"Lady, you know how many drywall finisher's you need to get a pound of brain?"

[Anonymous No.1608336]

>>1608327
>being so butt-blasted, because your work is hidden behind the drywall and nobody cares how "professional" it is if it works.

kys

[Anonymous No.1608366]

>>1604383
How many abo engineers you got?

[Anonymous No.1608376]

>>1602823
Why not jsut do whatever you want and get it inspected if you decide to sell the house.

[Anonymous No.1608380]

>>1604217
2 fuckheads died being stupid, that dosent mean you cant install your own outlets, lights etc. Just don't be stupid. look up local code and abidfe by it. How fucking hard can it be.

[Anonymous No.1608381]

>>1604567
At least Australia does something about their imiigrant problem, leaving them on an island.

[Anonymous No.1608382]

>>1605567
Yup, in denmark learning about volt, amps, ohms etc is common place in physics classes.

[Anonymous No.1608408]

>>1603194
Kek

[Anonymous No.1608432]

>>1602788
>You can always fix a leak bnb or unfuck a crooked wall

This is extremely dangerous advice. NEVER attempt to fix a leaky faucet or repair a wall on your own. It could lead to catastrophic and perhaps fatal consequences. Always use a licensed union professional plumber and/or drywaller.

[Anonymous No.1608437]

>>1603264

Changing the batteries on your remote control is a tricky and dangerous operation. It's also illegal in Victoria. Do NOT try to do this on your own. Call a qualified, registered electrician instead.

[Anonymous No.1608439]

>>1608437

Placing a phone call is a tricky and dangerous operation. Do NOT try this on your own. Send a letter or telegram to a qualified, registered telecommunications specialist instead.

[Anonymous No.1608444]

>>1603298

Is she hot?

Was there brain damage?

Pics?

>>1604564

Google started in a dorm.

>>1607492

What's scary is that this isn't parody.

>>1605358

I had no idea that Linda Sarsour was on /diy/. Welcome! Good point about the joooos, don't worry we will vote for the Democrat next time.

[Anonymous No.1608480]

>>1608439

>Letter

SIR! PUT DOWN THAT PEN AND COME OUT WITH YOUR HANDS UP

Makesureyouhaveonyoursafetyjacketandhardgatbeforeexitingyourdoor

[Anonymous No.1608488]

>>1604556
>>1605245
On the flip side, if you DIY electrical work and live. It means you are fit to reproduce.

[Kevin Van Dam !ZNBx60Gj/k No.1608492]

>>1608432
+1.

I was just at my cousin’s funeral last month. She drowned trying to fix her leaky bathtub faucet.

[Anonymous No.1608542]

>>1608492
That's sad. My neighbor asphyxiated while changing her vacuum cleaner. I told them for years they needed to call a professional vacuum cleaner, and I had a good one, but the never listened and it caught up to them.

[Beppu No.1608550]

>>1608542
My nephew got lucky. He called some third rate vacuum company because they were cheap and they came to his place to service his wife and her Dyson. They didn’t use the proper HEPA and PPE and he ended up with pneumonia, but it was only a week in the hospital.

[Anonymous No.1608578]

>>1608550
>>1608542
kdekkeekekekdlkfl

[Anonymous No.1608610]

>>1602771
Diy is bad for the economy. Think of all the jobs!

[Anonymous No.1609493]

>>1608492
>>1608432
>>1608542


Tragedy. That reminds me of my cousin he strangled himself on the toilet paper while trying to clean his ass DIY style.

People should never clean their butts without the help of government certified professionals. Toilet paper is no j0ke.

[Anonymous No.1609495]

>>1608610
>Diy is bad for the economy. Think of all the jobs!
just pay muh sales taxes goyim

[Beppu No.1609503]

>>1609493
That’s the risk you take for a soft asswipe. Use that scratchy dollar store 1-ply and you might be able to get out of it.

[Anonymous No.1609504]

>>1603193

this has to be a joke right? wouldnt that liquid cause a dead short?

[Anonymous No.1610957]

>>1609504
>he does not know about the old soviet DIY water boilers
shit was comfy back then

[Anonymous No.1610962]

>>1603193
Wtf, if you're going to play with electricity, at least wear PPE and use a switch.

[Anonymous No.1610969]

>>1602771
For basic home power supply you don't need to be an electrician but you do need electricians tools if you want to be safe.

[Anonymous No.1610985]

>>1602871
/out/ too

[Anonymous No.1610988]

>>1602780
>44 kW
kek

[Anonymous No.1610990]

>>1604201
>it’s illegal
is it?

[Anonymous No.1611023]

>>1609504
It doesn't have zero resistance.

Electrode boilers are popular in shitholes that don't care about safety: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-HommnQ2_s

[Anonymous No.1611043]

>>1611023
>muh safety
west is truly full of retarded cucks and helpless subhuman waste.

[Anonymous No.1611878]

>>1602771
>mommy, where do electricians come from?
>SSHH! Quiet child! They spring, fully formed, from the cleft skull of the IBEW. Don't let it hear you!

[Anonymous No.1612175]

>>1602780
Retards like YOU are WHY they make posters like that.

http://www.elcosh.org/document/1624/888/d000543/section2.html

[Anonymous No.1612176]

>>1612175
>Women (6-25 mA)
>Men (9-30 mA)
So, European electric shock protection, the 30 mA RCD, is sexist?
Do we have similar chart, but for races?

[Anonymous No.1612225]

>>1602888
>Australia.
I used to read this guy's site, I don't remember his name but he did a bunch of electric experiments and tesla coil stuff.
He got around those rules by using two welders, one to step down the voltage and the next one to step it back up. Even though they were right next to each other, everything after it was considered low voltage and he was free from all regulations.

[Anonymous No.1612306]

I agree with this anon >>1604027. I know people who will do electrical so poorly that it'd make their local fire marshal cry, and if you told them that they were doing something insanely dangerous they'd just tell you to fuck off.
Personally I don't have any issues swapping out outlets and light fixtures, but I'm also not interested in fucking around with someone else's electrical rat's nest, so I have no issues hiring subs when the situation calls for it.

[Anonymous No.1612318]

>>1604027
Also, this ad sounds like a challenge
>Will you get fried, if you DIY? Are you pussy to try?

[Anonymous No.1612340]

>>1603304
Better than mine I suppose

[Anonymous No.1612349]

As someone that has many years of experience in basic home electrical work; it's generally safe, but I agree with the image. It's not necessarily just that you can get shocked if you fuck up, it's that if you lack knowledge you can seriously fuck up your home circuit, making things harder to fix later or causing a fire hazard.

Simply replacing outlets/switches/etc is basic enough, but any new installations or major remodels should involve someone experienced at least. If not outright hiring someone, at least consult with an expert.

[Anonymous No.1612365]

>>1612349
Wrong. Put shit on fire and build new house with proper electrical.

[Anonymous No.1612411]

>>1602771
>Smart meter installation day
>"Live and Neutral reversed"
>Warning notice for landlord
>Landlord hires independent sparky
>Breaker box is a clusterfuck
>Luckily the shower wasn't reversed
Lesson learned. Do not trust the wiring in any rental property. Buy one of pic related and test as soon as move in.

Question for sparkies: How do I test the lights and shower?

[Anonymous No.1612538]

>>1612411
If building is pretty old, that might be fine, since back in the day many shitholes didn't use color coded wires.

[Anonymous No.1612614]

>>1602777
JACKPOT

[Anonymous No.1612633]

>>1612411
>>Smart meter installation day
cuck

[Anonymous No.1612735]

>>1602771
Its great
More money for sparkies and anyone who is smart enough to deal with electricity will ignore this

[Anonymous No.1612830]

>>1607499
You seem bright.

[Anonymous No.1613353]

>>1612633
Actually waiting for the wiring to be fixed let me do some research and I found out about what you're implying - that their measurement method can be changed remotely. I refused it in the end.

[Anonymous No.1614834]

>>1603298
>don't fix your shit for free... gib us moni

[Anonymous No.1614966]

>>1602771

[Anonymous No.1616285]

>>1602949
based

[Anonymous No.1618306]

>>1605360
This site became reddit awhile ago fellow oldfriend.

[Anonymous No.1618317]

>>1608381
:D

[Anonymous No.1618373]

>>1602788
You're the reason American society is sick. Consider never breeding, to better all of us

[Anonymous No.1618434]

>>1602771
Wait this is real???

>>1602777
Yup never try to do ANYTHING by yourself, ALWAYS rely on others, you can NEVER do it, no matter how much you research and practice.

>>1602788
Have you tried having an IQ above 80? That helps out quite a lot in life.

[Anonymous No.1618437]

>>1604629
Give it time anon

[Anonymous No.1618482]

>At new rental place
>Drop couch on outlet cover plate and break it
>Eh, turn mains power off and begin to replace from my bits box.
>Neighbors power breakers pop and screwdriver welds itself to the wires.
>Never trust that the person that built the place to have done anything correctly.

[Anonymous No.1618490]

>>1618482
So you didnt check the outlet before working on it?

[Anonymous No.1618497]

>>1602800
Which one?