/r/electricians/

r/electricians

576k members
r/electricians is a subreddit with 576k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses frustrating, hate, electrician, worst, and apprentice, 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
: "I am 98 years young. Is it too late for me to learn how to be an electrician?"
9 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "electrician apprentice toolbag, what should I add?"
5 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Might as well have injected lead into my veins today"
3 posts
#4
Ideas
: "Here’s an idea - A bit holder that actually holds bits"
1 post
#5
Money Talk
: "How much are yall charging for this service call?"
1 post
#6
Opportunities
: "What can improve on my panel install"
1 post
#7
Self-Promotion
: "666 Shirts/Hoodies are BACK!"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/electricians

#1

Frustrating

17 posts
#2

Hate

14 posts
#3

Electrician

: "Electrician apprentice toolbag, what should I add?"
13 posts
#4

Worst

8 posts
#5

Apprentice

: "electrician Apprentice toolbag, what should I add?"
8 posts
#6

Apprenticeship

: "Should I join an Apprenticeship or finish my degree?"
6 posts
#7

Job

: "Where do you find new Jobs?"
4 posts
#8

Electrical

3 posts
#9

Struggling

3 posts
#10

Conduit

: "Stupid romex cowboy tries bending Conduit"
3 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
: "What’s the difference?"
1 post

Member Growth in r/electricians

Yearly
+63k members(12.3%)

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Last updated: September 13, 2026