PSA: Drilling into a live conduit in a Chicago basement

Was running a new zone in a building near Wrigley and hit a live 120v line behind the drywall. Now I use a non-contact voltage tester on every wall before I drill - saved me from getting zapped.

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wesley_adams2d ago

Read a sparky say those testers can lie to you sometimes.

kim_johnson512d ago

Man, that's a rough way to learn that lesson. Good on you for sharing it though, a lot of folks probably don't think about it until it's too late. Better safe than sorry with those live lines.