Had a homeowner scream at me for 10 minutes because I wouldn't flip a breaker he'd taped down

Guy in Oak Park insisted his grow lights couldn't handle a 5 minute power flicker so he'd taped a 30 amp breaker in the ON position. Told him that's a fire waiting to happen and he called me a drama queen - has anyone else dealt with someone this stubborn about safety?

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olivia_allen24d ago

You ever see someone try that and just walk away mid sentence? I had a guy in Burbank who zip tied a bathroom GFCI so it wouldn't trip, then blamed me when his wife got a shock. People like that don't listen until something burns down.

sagew5024d ago

Yeah, the zip tie thing is wild, but I gotta say the GFCI thing is a little different from a breaker. GFCIs trip for a reason, and bypassing one is basically begging for a lawsuit or worse. I mean, the breaker tape thing is bad too, but at least that's more about overloading the circuit and fire. A GFCI is there to stop you from getting fried. So the Burbank guy is on another level of dangerous, honestly. Idk, maybe it's just me, but I feel like people who mess with safety devices like that should have to sign a waiver or something. It's always the people who know just enough to be dangerous.