Remember when we had to actually count wires for box fill?

Back in the day, I'd spend 10 minutes with a pencil and the NEC book, adding up every conductor and device. Now I just use an app on my phone that does the math in like 2 seconds. The switch happened for me around 2015 when a foreman showed me the app on a big apartment job in Phoenix. It's way faster, but I kinda miss the mental workout, you know? What's the oldest school method you guys still find yourselves using sometimes?

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sean_foster5215d ago

Forget apps, I still sketch my bar's floor plan on a napkin like @caseyw12 with his wire nuts.

caseyw1215d ago

You mentioning the mental workout hits home. I still catch myself doing the old wire nut twist test by hand, like a caveman, even though I have a torque screwdriver in my bag. My brain just defaults to "feels tight enough" every single time.