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I cringe whenever I see this type of electrical connection.  Someone needed a 30 amp, 240-volt electrical receptacle outlet for a floor sanding machine.  Except for electric clothes dryers, that type of circuit is rare in residences.

To get power for the floor sanding machine, it is a common practice to remove a few circuit breakers, say a prayer, and then clip directly onto the main busbars without any fault and overload protection or personal protection equipment.  It is not electricians doing this; it is the floor-sanding people who should not put their hands into a live electrical panel.

I have also seen welders do this on commercial construction sites to get power for their electric welders.

The alternative is to have an electrician install a new circuit and electrical receptacle outlet for a few days of equipment use.

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I put 2-way, 3-way, and 4-way switch wiring diagrams on over eighty pieces of merchandise. There is no need to think about how to wire a switch when the information is on your tee shirt, hoodie, tool pouch, phone case, mini-skirt, or coffee mug.

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[mrelectrician]

Do you have a switched electrical receptacle outlet that you would like to change the wiring on?  I created a few wiring diagrams showing different switched outlet wiring scenarios.  These will help you to make changes to your existing switched outlets or for installing new ones.  

The most common change I have made to switched outlet wiring was making a LINE and a NEUTRAL in the existing switch box to wire in a new ceiling light or ceiling fan.

https://mrelectrician.tv/switched-outlet-wiring-diagrams/

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[mrelectrician]

Does anyone remember using this style of fish tape reel?   All steel.  It was tight, pulling the snake out of the reel and a hand buster getting it back into it.   The black plastic handle winder was a purchased-separately accessory that helped to get the fish tape back in the reel.  I was so happy when the plastic reels came out.

https://mrelectrician.tv/wire-pulling-in-walls-ceilings/

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[mrelectrician]

Water got into this outdoor electrical box and caused the GFCI electrical receptacle outlet to burn.  I surmised that the water was coming through the pivoting knuckle of the outdoor lamp socket.  I suspect that the lamp socket was not rated for a base-down installation.

The house was a rental, and the landlord wasn't interested in improving things such as adding a box support stake.  He just wanted it back in working order.

I cleaned up the wires, added an extension collar, and installed a new WR GFCI receptacle and an in-use bubble cover.  I also generously caulked the top and sides where the cover and box joined and the knuckle joint on the lamp socket.

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