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"The preliminary information we have is that one of the occupants was doing some work on the furnace," he explained. "But we're still in the early stages of the investigation."
Cheap DIY're didn't want to spend $100 on a service call.
Minor repairs are fine for anyone with some electrical knowledge, but touching anything related to ...
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What a shame... These people were SOOOOOOO close to earning Darwin Awards.
Mucking about with a gas furnace and then having a smoke... lol This just screams STUPID .
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wslctrc replied 1 month, 1 week ago
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Cheap DIY're didn't want to spend $100 on a service call.
Minor repairs are fine for anyone with some electrical knowledge, but touching anything related to the gas line or valve (aside from lighting a pilot) is a big no no.
A lit cigarette shouldn't cause an explosion unless there's a gas ...
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AMD replied 1 month, 1 week ago
Not everyone who hasn't done an apprenticeship is incompetent or clueless.
The problem comes when those who shouldn't be touching anything think they know what they're doing . (Ex: "All there is to know is black to black and white to white, electricians are a ripoff" )
I would hate to see big box stores stop selling light switches, fixtures, pipes, or solder - no point of penalizing ...
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wslctrc replied 1 month, 1 week ago
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Not everyone who hasn't done an apprenticeship is incompetent or clueless.
The problem comes when those who shouldn't be touching anything think they know what they're doing . (Ex: "All there is to know is black to black and white to white, electricians are a ripoff" )
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AMD replied 1 month, 1 week ago
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Funny, but it is not always black to black white to white, that is why we get called when people who say electricians are a ripoff call us to figure out what the blew up in the ceiling when they tried to install a simple light fixture.
Yes, that was my point.
There are even a few DIY electrical threads on here started by people who ...
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