Have 1 live old Bx box with Hot and Neutral. Would like to Splice into a new J box > Switchboard > Wall Sconce + Ceiling Fixture.

Any advice on what to do? What to avoid? When you splice the old wires into the Romex, where will the final ground terminate at ?

I’m 20 and live about an hour south of Tacoma, WA. I’m trying to get into the electrical trade, but I have limited experience. I enjoy working with my hands, learn quickly, and don’t mind hard work.
I’ve reached out to over 30 electrical companies and contractors in my area about entry level helper positions, apprenticeships, or trainee opportunities, but almost all of them have said they aren’t taking on beginners.
I’m serious about making this a career, but I’m struggling to figure out how to get my foot in the door.
Should I focus on applying directly to apprenticeship programs? Are there any programs or contractors around Pierce or Thurston County you’d recommend?
I’d appreciate any advice. Thanks!

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Bought single family house with detached garage and 200A service, nat gas service disconnected. Replaced electric furnace with nat gas in 2018. Noticed that Nicor gas bill is a minimum of about $24 each month even though no gas is used during summer.

Recently bought an EV and considering adding another electrical drop with another meter just for the garage. The garage has a single 120Vac feed on a 20A breaker that also feeds some parts of the house. The car charges at a max 48A at 240Vac.

Hey guys recently the airconditioner in my lounge room started tripping the circuit breaker when turned on.

Upon investigation by an electrician they found that someone had wired the airconditioner to the normal 4mm power cable for this section of the house and not on its own breaker either.

The aircon was rewired and put on to its own breaker, but the breaker trips instantly when the unit is turned on.

A quick visual inspection shows nothing obvious wrong with it and the electrician has advised me it's easier just to replace the whole unit.

The unit is still rather new but seeing as I purchased this house at the start of the year I don't have the warranty for it.

Any advice?

Its a very windy day. This afternoon i had something cooking in the oven and the timer going on the microwave.

Suddenly the overhead lights flickered and the microwave clock/timer flicked on and off. The oven display showed the ° symbol only for a second. The weird thing is when they were done flickering the oven was still on and the microwave timer was showing the correct remaining time and kept running. Our carbon monoxide detector turned off and back on too. It is plugged into an outlet on the opposite side of the room. This happened twice about 3 minutes apart.

The power in the rest of the house was not affected. My kids were watching a movie in the living room and the TV stayed on.

Is this concerning? ChatGPT told me I needed to call the fire department and wait outside....

Hi all, I have an outdoor light fixture that won’t turn on. It’s in a box with 3 other switches - that all control the lights in the entry way.

My house was built in the 1920s in upstate NY, so it’s got lots of interesting stuff going on and a good mix of old wiring and new wiring. I know - cloth wiring should be replaced but just not in the cards right now to do a full gut.

Anyways, I attached my diagram of what’s going on in the box. S3 and S4 (one not working) are daisy chained off of S2, with S2 having the stacked wire under the screw (a big no-no I understand). S3 takes the S2 hot via backstab, then the wire from the terminal screw goes to the S4 screw.
Voltage readings go down as the line goes down - S2 (~120V), S3 (~110V), S4 (~95V).

I’m thinking I should fix the wiring with actual pigtails because I’m wondering if that voltage drop is causing the light to not work + safety. My question though is:
1. Is this the first thing you’d fix?
2. If this doesn’t work, what would be the next step? Check the outdoor light wiring? It’s a PAR20 LED.
3. Can you pigtail on a cloth wire safely? Right now it’s spliced with one newer wire in a red nut (last picture).

Thanks in advance!

Do I need additional