/r/electricians/

r/electricians

572k members
r/electricians is a subreddit with 572k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses struggling, hate, electrician, journeyman, and frustration, and they frequently recommend/review tape measure, tool belt, and wire strippers.
Welcome to /r/Electricians Reddit's International Electrical Worker Community aka The Great Reddit Council of Electricians Talk shop, show off pictures of your work, and ask code related questions. Help your fellow Redditors crack the electrical code.

Popular Themes in r/electricians

#1
Advice Requests
: "What's the weight rating of 8 inch sprinkler pipe?"
17 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "#6 continuous ground that cant be upsized passing through a min #4 clamp down I'm stuck with. I was told they make something that looks like a butt splice but has a split wall you fold over it and crimp down but cant find anything like that. Anyone heard of such?"
2 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Did I fuck up?"
1 post
#4
Self-Promotion
: "I built a dead-simple proposal tool for electricians — free for feedback"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/electricians

#1

Struggling

14 posts
#2

Hate

8 posts
#3

Electrician

: "What's the most annoying part of being an Electrician that nobody talks about? Not the big obvious stuff, more like the small repetitive thing that eats your time every week."
7 posts
#4

Journeyman

: "Transferring experience ashore - Merchant Mariner to Journeyman"
5 posts
#5

Frustration

4 posts
#6

Worst

4 posts
#7

Apprentice

4 posts
#8

Test

: "California State Test how to study new Test format"
4 posts
#9

Panel

: "Zinsco breaker Panel"
3 posts
#10

Circuit

2 posts

Products Discussed in r/electricians

Tape Measure

137 reviews
#1
Milwaukee
3.7 from 18 reviews
#2
Stanley FatMax
4.7 from 18 reviews
#3
Klein
4.2 from 17 reviews

Tool Belt

97 reviews
#1
Occidental
4.8 from 11 reviews
#2
Veto
4.7 from 10 reviews
#3
Occidental Leather
5.0 from 5 reviews

Wire Strippers

86 reviews
#1
Klein
4.3 from 36 reviews
#2
Knipex
4.7 from 15 reviews
#3
Ideal
4.2 from 10 reviews

Flair Used in r/electricians

#1
Belongs in Help sub: About > Rule 7
: "Question,on Inconsistent power fluctuations."
1 post

Member Growth in r/electricians

Yearly
+63k members(12.4%)

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Last updated: August 13, 2026