They weren't thinking about the electrician (or the plumber) when they buried
this hot-tub motor and pump under a deck set 18 inches off the ground-says
the author, who faced this mess on a recent job.
How to
Remodel
Around
Electrical
Systems
by David Shapiro
An electrician's advice on
how to work on your
system without accidentally
changing his.
I recently spent a frustrating afternoon
with another electrician troubleshooting
a material conveyor at a steel plant.
The conveyer ran on electric trolley
wires along the outside of a building. It
ran fine, until one day when it failed to
start. The problem? A week before, the
roof had been painted, with ample dripping
on the power conductor. Now,
whenever the power-takeoff wheel
landed