I need an electrician ASAP!

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  1. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    My wife said she smelled a burning smell in our basement. Went downstairs and some wires on our hot water heater wearing literally smoking hot! The breaker that the hot water heater goes thru keeps shutting off. Scared to turn it back on. Does anybody know of anybody that can help! Don't want to get screwed over, just want it fixed right!
     
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    isn't one of the posters here an electrician?
     
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    pm bintim he has only been asking for electrician work for a few months....
     
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    Seriously, HCP, PM Bintim. The guy sounds like he could use some work.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    WHat if he is a serial killer?
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    How do I search for him on here?
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    SHit, if something breaks, I usually just steal a new one. But this is too big to steal.
     
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    Bintim was the last post on "The Politics Test" thread.
     
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    He is half Mexican, so he just got all the crappy qualities. Stealing, fence jumper, kinda lazy, thinks he is way cooler then he is.
     
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    If this guy doesn't come thru, does anybody else know of anybody. It would be a chance to meet the "THE" in person. Your own personal meet and greet. I might even sign an S2 shirt for you or something.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    AT least I don't fuck sheep in North Dakota!
     
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    Hey man it's cold up here, their wool is warm! It's blizzarding right now, school even got canceled (a rarity here at NDSU)
     
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    When it comes to the safety of my home and family I also use a sports forum to get the best advice, lol.



    Honestly, replacing a hot water heater is one of the simplest home improvement projects that you can do. Very easy if it's an electric heater. Do you use natural gas to heat? If you do call the gas company, they might have a deal to get you into a gas hot water heater for very little money.

    Have you gone down and looked at what is smoking? The wiring inside the heater or just before the heater? Did the breaker trip? Was the breaker hot? Have you been noticing that the hot water runs out quicker then it has previously?
     
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    H20 heater is only a few moths old. Breaker has been tripping a lot lately and it was wiring outside the heater.
     
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    Are you sure you want some random internet dude?

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    I'm just sayin
     
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    Heater in the basement right? is the basement finished? Can you see the wire going from the breaker box to the heater? do you know how to remove the breaker from your electrical box?

    I would pop the breaker out, remove the wire and run new romex from the breaker box to the heater. It's pretty easy to do and the Home Depot Home Repair Book will have pictures and instructions. Who installed the new heater? You?
     
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