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I would love to study on my own, take an exam, and be qualified to do electrical work on my own house. The only thing stopping me from attempting is the hour re

I would love to study on my own, take an exam, and be qualified to do electrical work on my own house. The only thing stopping me from attempting is the hour requirement. I kinda see the point, practice is important. But I'm not about to transition careers and work as an apprentice at this stage in life.

dpe82 3y ago
In many US states, you can already do electrical work on your own home without a professional certificate as long as it's done to code and inspected.
- jimmaswell 3y ago
  Or if nobody notices.
- earleybird 3y ago
  Or as a sibling of mine did recently. Electrician didn't have time to do the work so sibling did the work and electrician reviewed on completion (when he was back from vacation) for a nominal fee. Electrician noted the work was meticulous, in fact better than any of his assistants. Several things to note, siblings meticulous work also applies to day job as developer, it probably took longer than the electricians assistants would take and finally you could say the electrician 'approved and merged the PR'.
kibwen 3y ago
Certain jurisdictions do allow you to do electrical work without a license if you're the property owner.
bluGill 3y ago
Practice is important, but mostly for speed. If you could pay me minimum wage or a master normal prices to do electric work, you are money ahead paying the master even though the quality of work is the same in the end. I've done enough electric to know how to do pretty much anything, but it will take me much longer as I don't know all the shortcuts, I'll spend more time going to find the right tools (which would be in the belt of the master). I won't think that an outlet also needs a.cover and so be back to the store several times. In the end either way the job is done right, but I know how much slower I am. I could get faster with experience, but it isn't worth my time.
quickthrowman 3y ago
My state allows homeowners to do electrical work if they have it inspected. In practice, homeowners are terrible electricians and typically fail multiple inspections before finally passing.

dpe82 3y ago

In many US states, you can already do electrical work on your own home without a professional certificate as long as it's done to code and inspected.

jimmaswell 3y ago
Or if nobody notices.
earleybird 3y ago
Or as a sibling of mine did recently. Electrician didn't have time to do the work so sibling did the work and electrician reviewed on completion (when he was back from vacation) for a nominal fee. Electrician noted the work was meticulous, in fact better than any of his assistants. Several things to note, siblings meticulous work also applies to day job as developer, it probably took longer than the electricians assistants would take and finally you could say the electrician 'approved and merged the PR'.

kibwen 3y ago

Certain jurisdictions do allow you to do electrical work without a license if you're the property owner.

bluGill 3y ago

Practice is important, but mostly for speed. If you could pay me minimum wage or a master normal prices to do electric work, you are money ahead paying the master even though the quality of work is the same in the end. I've done enough electric to know how to do pretty much anything, but it will take me much longer as I don't know all the shortcuts, I'll spend more time going to find the right tools (which would be in the belt of the master). I won't think that an outlet also needs a.cover and so be back to the store several times. In the end either way the job is done right, but I know how much slower I am. I could get faster with experience, but it isn't worth my time.

quickthrowman 3y ago

My state allows homeowners to do electrical work if they have it inspected. In practice, homeowners are terrible electricians and typically fail multiple inspections before finally passing.