/r/AskElectricians/

r/AskElectricians

288k members
r/AskElectricians is a subreddit with 288k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses struggling, electrician, hard time, looking for a, and hate, and they frequently recommend/review multimeter, wire strippers, and drill.
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Popular Themes in r/AskElectricians

#1
Solution Requests
: "Can I install an outlet here?"
14 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Local 474 or Local 134? Which one of these are better?"
9 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "I genuinely give up trying to get into this trade. Only apprentice/helper job within 90 miles (not that there are any within 150 either) "
6 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "$433 quote for GFCI Outlet"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/AskElectricians

#1

Struggling

21 posts
#2

Electrician

13 posts
#3

Hard Time

12 posts
#4

Looking For A

12 posts
#5

Hate

7 posts
#6

Annoying

4 posts
#7

Circuit

4 posts
#8

Light

4 posts
#9

Outlet

4 posts
#10

Switch

4 posts

Products Discussed in r/AskElectricians

Multimeter

10 reviews
#1
Fluke
4.8 from 5 reviews
#2
Klein
4.0 from 3 reviews
#3
PSM
3.0 from 1 review
#1
Knipex
5.0 from 3 reviews
#2
Jokari
4.0 from 1 review
#3
Harbor Freight 7-In Inline Wire Stripper and Cutter
3.0 from 1 review

Drill

4 reviews
#1
Makita
4.0 from 3 reviews
#2
Milwaukee
4.0 from 1 review

Member Growth in r/AskElectricians

Yearly
+94k members(48.1%)

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Last updated: August 13, 2026