r/electricians is a subreddit with 570k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses hate, worst, apprentice, electrician, and struggling, 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
Pain & Anger
: "When the PM forgets to put in the wire order."
4 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Anyone ever feed these Loren Cook extraction fans? I have no idea how to penetrate to feed the motors--all surfaces are curved. How to affix a Sealtite/Liquidtite connector?"
2 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Looking to upgrade my tool collection—what’s the must-have I’m missing?"
1 post
#4
Money Talk
: "Being creative to save money"
1 post
#5
News
: "Hillsborough County Sheriff deputy and her partner detaining 2 electricians working near the site of an active shooting"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/electricians
#1
Hate
8 posts
#2
Worst
4 posts
#3
Apprentice
4 posts
#4
Electrician
4 posts
#5
Struggling
3 posts
#6
Tools
: "Caught Another Crew In My Toolbox"
3 posts
#7
Journeyman
2 posts
#8
Switch
2 posts
#9
Pipe
: "Rate my galvanized Pipe ground(41th year and 3 months apprentice)"
2 posts
#10
Breaker
: "Who doesn’t love a Breaker you need a dolly to move?"
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
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Yearly
+63k members(12.4%)
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Last updated: August 4, 2026