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Originally Posted by Scott Douglas

I know you guys probably think 'Why doesn't he just get a new stat and put it in? It's simple.'

When I was young a cousin of mine went fishing on a private lake in Texas. Story goes that there was some kind of bridge or something that they passed under with the aluminum boat they were in. My cousin, Geoff, reached up to help guide the boat and was electrocuted when he touched the bridge which was steel. Somehow something got mis-wired and the bridge was 'HOT'.
Ever since then I've been very leery of messing with electrical stuff. I just haven't been schooled enough in the 'how to do it right' to trust that I wouldn't end up killing someone.

Understandable. I probably need some sort of event, because 9 times out of 10 that I do work on electrical, I don't even turn off the breaker. I've recently rewired lights, switches and outlets in 2 bathrooms with the breakers on.