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001 - This passed inspection.
002 - Drug Dealer's Car Firebombed.
003 - Extremely unusual!
004 - Diesel Generator Installed in a 17 hr. day.
005 - Seller had his son remodel kitchen for the new buyer.
006 - Second story built over the garage!
007 - Creative grounding, but STUPID!
008 - Threats of great bodily harm for calling the building department.
009 - Romex staple was dangerous in residential senior care facility!
010 - Split bus panel. It can be a bit confusing.
011 - Look what is behind the kitchen over. #2
012 - How many wires can a junction box hold?
013 - This was a perplexing troubleshoot in San Mateo.
014 - Attic Inspection.
015 - This is how a trench should be dug.  It's beautiful!
016 - Under the carpet wiring with a wooden junction box in an Eichler       Home.
017 - A GFCI Receptacle on a Federal Pacific Circuit Breaker.
018 - Another landscape fire on Federal Breaker.
019 - Signs Unlimited owned by Jack Slocum in San Mateo.
020 - Federal Pacific Circuit Breakers - again & again & again!
021 - Another Eichler Home remodeled by a Handyman.
022 - And another Eichler dodges a fire.
023 - How many times have I seen this . . . ?
024 - Why won't my GFCI Breaker for the pool lights reset?
025 - Would you like to repair the gutter on this house?
026 - Another gutter job for you.
027 - "My gardener added the extension for lights."
028 - A very common problem with aluminum wires.
029 - The outside looks good, but what's inside?
030 - Creative use of an LB?
031 - More creative uses of LB's & other condulets?
032 - Common result when insulation is removed from a light fixture.
033 - Jelly, Jam or Preserves anyone?
034 - Reverse "drip loop."
035 - What do you do if your junction box is too small?
036 - What would you do if the junction boxes didn't fit?
037 - Water heater vs Federal Pacific!
038 - Knob & Tube wiring is dependable until the handyman arrives.
039 - Clearance above the roof for wiring?
040 - Clearance above the roof - same house, let's go inside.
041 - Clearance problems continue.
042 - Wiring for garage door opener & attic light.
043 - Laundry receptacle.
044 - Main Panel installed horizontally & meter enclosure upside down.
045 - Owner of commercial building called to assist the maintenance man.
046 - Marijuana growing at home.  Back when it was illegal.
047 - Taking advantage of an old lady.
048 - Interference on DSL line.
049 - I told you pipe bending is not easy.
050 - Duct tape replaces conduit.
051 - P.G.& E. should have had a mid-span.
052 - Electrical equipment shall be installed in a neat and workmanlike manner.
053 - Vanity light was relocated.
054 - Recent Service Change!  They paid for 200 amps, but I informed them otherwise.
055 - Who cares about listed circuit breakers?
056 - Creative light fixture and #12 wire protected by 125 amp main.
057 - How to wire an attic fan.
058 - Fused Neutrals!
059 - How deep to you bury high voltage wire?
060 - Temporary power by "jumping" the meter.
061 - Mess of wiring under the sink.
062 - Receiving shock from refrigerator.  I wonder why?
063 - Floating conduit and junction box.
064 - If I were God, I would not allow ko's in extension boxes.
065 - "A Base" meters.
066 - Planning?  Microwave, disposal and counters in kitchen remodel.
067 - How much sheathing should you leave on romex wire?
068 - Appliance installer lands wipes for cooking.
069 - Zinsco Breakers compete with Federal Pacific Breakers for last place.
070 - Panel installed over another panel. #2
071 - Example of why I installed a "goof ring."
072 - What diameter hole should be drilled for #10 awg?
073 - Salty air can do this!
074 - Electrical tape has many uses.
075 - Locking meter ring.
076 - Compromised grounding!
077 - Investigating a P.G. & E. Christy Box.
078 - This is why you should use fabric filter and drain rock.
079 - One reason transformers fail - HEAT!
080 - Where are the transformers?
081 - Doug.  What do you think?  Condos 11/10/09.
082 - 1/2" Flex Coupling.
083 - I would hate to work on this service & especially the gutters.
084 - Flow switch installed for a fire sprinkler system.
085 - If you never learned how to bend pipe, then what?  This . . . !
086 - Indoor box used outside for walkway lights.
087 - Please measure correctly, concrete can be unforgiving.  I'm with my nephew.
088 - No sense of pride.
089 - Service wires were too low over driveway.
090 - Slope water away from the building.  Poor LB.
091 - Good General Contractors control dust.
092 - Kitchen disposal should have a cord grip.
093 - Gutter blowout.
094 - Born in 1899 and still working.  Photo on a job in Palo Alto 1986.
095 - Freemon & I installing a pump well in Half Moon Bay 1988.
096 - Tony and I in 1984.
097 - Josh, the fastest electrician I can possibly imagine.
098 - I should have added another support block.
099 - Installing subfeed conduit in form for a room addition.
100 - Two Service changes on commercial buildings in 1980's.
101 - Blue smurf tube in 1984.  Wow no grey!
102 - We are preparing direct buried transformers.
103 - We have installed PVC Conduits to the Main Service for landscape wiring.
104 - We installed PVC Conduit to the main gate.
105 - We are having holes cored for our landscape lights.
106 - We ran thousands of feet of PVC Conduit for lights and receptacles on this landscape job.
107 - WE installed thousands of feet of EMT Conduit.
108 - Pulling wire on a commercial job with California Electric.
109 - Pulling wire on a residential job with California Electric.
110 - Tony, my nephew and I wire small cottage in half day.
111 - Recess lights in an attic should always be IC rated.
112 - Would you feel safe soaking in this hot tub?
113 - Heat for the dogs.
114 - No junction box for light fixture is a common discovery.
115 - Truck damaged a junction box in a loading dock.
116 - Bob and my nephew doing rough wiring in an average middle class home.
117 - Enlargen the subpanel and eliminate the Federal Pacific.
118 - Copycat knob & tube wiring . . . maybe.
119 - There must be a buried junction box somewhere.  "Oh here it is . . . "
120 - Electrical panel in laundry room with lint.
121 - Replacing a burned bussing & lower jaws for subfeed breaker.
122 - The backflow damper was stuck in the exhaust fan.
123 - Lengthen a ground wire.
124 - "Sorry, I can't fix your GFCI Receptacles."
125 - This is why city building inspectors need to "look" into the attic.
126 - Service riser are bendable.  File corrupted . . . !
127 - I've never seen a gutter installed like this one!
128 - Either I'm getting grumpy with age or I simply hate poor workmanship?
129 - Don't overfill a single gang 'cut-in' box or this might happen.
130 - "No, I won't reset the time on this time T-101 Time Clock!"
131 - "Come on . . . give me a little more access.
132 - Single gang cut-in box held by Madison Clips in the ceiling.
133 - Burned bussing and breakers from a main panel.
134 - More creative wring hidden in the attic.
135 - Why do we have rust in the main service panel?
136 - P. G. & E. Meter, which was over loaded!!!
137 - Emergency lights helps show you the way to exit.
138 - Parapet wall with junction boxes catching the rain.
139 - Apprentice training for the young.
140 - Hot tub connection.
141 - I haven't seen this before #1.
142 - I haven't seen this before #2.
143 - I haven't seen this before #3.
144 - I haven't seen this before #4.
145 - EMT vs Rigid Conduit installed underground.
146 - Tidy from the outside.
147 - Lost of power to cloths dryer in 100+ year old house.
148 - Conduit and a hammer.
149 - Why I cannot hand your light fixture unless I . . .
150 - Power washer vs junction box.
151 - Just another electrical inspection.
152 - An Attic inspection before installation is added.
153 - Free free free electricity 2010.
154 - Rain leader saves Main Electrical Service on Xmas Day.
155 - Poor workmanship.
156 - Some electricians are really fast!!!!!!!!
157 - GFCI Replacement for a hot tub.
158 - I thought I had seen everything.  File Corrupted . . . !
159 - I thought I had seen everything #2.
160 - DANGER - DANGER - DANGER!!!
161 - 200 Amp Residential Service Change.
162 - Cut-in box installed over a junction box.
163 - The Ground to nowhere!
164 - A landscaper's installation.
165 - Panel over panel . . . I've seen too many times.
166 - Unbelieveable and DANGEROUS.
167 - Zip Cord wiring in Brisbane.
168 - Why? Why?  Straw everywhere . . . good for kindling.
169 - Combustible Masonite used for fluorescent ballast covers!
170 - The lathe caught fire.  Luck tenants.
171 - Fan Installation! . . . ?
172 - It is easy to move a switch.
173 - Lights on a concrete ceiling.
174 - Rocks?  And a General Contractor.
175 - Please, don't let handymen to electrical work.
176 - It doesn't get much worse than this . . . Inspection - PASSED!
177 - Another unusual installation.  File Corrupted . . .
178 - A General Contractor installed a bathroom fan - not a good idea.
179 - Panel damaged by subfeed pipe.
180 - Extension cord burns floor.  Too small awg and in a circle.
181 - Fan/Light on dimmer.
182 - Water and electricity don't mix.
183 - Another General Contractor's installation.
184 - Clearance?  What is wrong with the inspector? Sept. 2017
185 - Zip Cord and Tile. Oct. 2017
186 - No bonding/ground. April 2018
187 - Main Electrical Panel Cover tailored to fit. Oct. 2018
188 - More zip cord wiring in a garage for lights.
189 - "No I can't repair, but I can replace."  Electric heater 2018.
190 - No I can't fix again, but I can remove.
191 - "I've loss power can you restore it?" 2018.
192 - "Why do I need a ground for my splitter?"  November 2018.
193 - Shame on PG&E for making permanent connections. December 2018.
194 - What to do when the junction box is too deep!  With correction 2019.
195 - Fixture fire without a ground . . . 2019.
196 - Non-IC Fixtures, Debris and Flying Splices in an attic.  2019
197 - Subfeed wires . . . really?  #12 AWG
198 - Correcting a Handyman's Job. March 2019.
199 - Please install a new light fixture! Our handyman retired.
200 - Bird Stop must be perfect to stop rats!
201 - Handyman Special (Dec. 2021)
202 - Another Main Electrical Panel Mess - March 2022.

203  - Ridiculous Access to Subpanel and Main (Jan. 2023)!!!!

204 - Solar Installers Failure and Violations June 2024.