Unpopular opinion: I used to think a quick fix with electrical tape was fine until a veteran tech in Omaha told me 'that's a fire waiting to happen, not a repair'.

Now I always carry a proper heat shrink kit and take the extra 15 minutes to do a splice right, even on simple calls for a dryer's door switch.

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ryan_sanchez20d ago

My old boss in Toledo let me get away with tape fixes for years. I honestly thought it was just a time saver until I saw a melted outlet from a bad splice. Now my van has a whole bin of shrink tube and butt connectors. It feels wrong to do it any other way, even on a simple thermostat wire.

avery_foster3120d ago

Ever see what happens when tape gets gooey and slips off a wire nut in a hot attic? Had a call last year for a dead AC unit... turned out the low voltage splice failed and the furnace kept short cycling. Took longer to find the problem than to just crimp a proper connector. Now I keep a heat gun in the truck for the heavy duty shrink tube on outdoor stuff.