Rant: I used to hate using torque screwdrivers on breakers

Always thought they were overkill for residential work. Then a bad neutral connection melted a panel I slapped together 2 years ago. After spending 8 hours on a Saturday fixing that mess, I picked up a Wiha torque screwdriver and now I don't skip it on any main lug.

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the_lisa3mo ago

The same thing happens with ANYTHING that seems optional but saves your bacon. People skip maintenance on their furnace filters until the thing dies in winter, or they don't tighten lug nuts after changing a tire and almost lose a wheel on the highway. It's always the little stuff we blow off that comes back to wreck our weekend. I saw a guy once who never checked his garage door springs, then one snapped and took out his car hood. A $5 part and ten minutes of attention could've stopped all that. We just get lazy because nothing bad happened YET, then we learn the hard way.

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blair_gibson783mo ago

Nah, some stuff really is just unnecessary and wastes time.

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