Any electricians out there?

[Jeff000]

Originally Posted by parkinsn

Im sure they would help you. I've helped lots of people with weird stuff. 8/10 time's I know more about the product im selling than the electricians do. Do I know how to wire it? Ya probably but..... Should I tell people how to wire their stuff, no I don't have my ticket. If it burns their house down all they have to do is say "the guy at Westburne told me to do it like that" and then it becomes my/companies problem/liability issue.

I'm just saying that I agree that it would be a waste of time for the OP to go and get turned away with no help. Better to talk to an electrician.

Do you still work for a wholesaler?

The guys at the wholesalers are great, and they know a lot about what they sell, well some do, but they are not a repair shop, sometimes they can help out if they aren't busy, but I have been in line with guys in front asking how to wire their house or hot tub etc, and the rep will say you need this wire this disconnect and this breaker. But that is it.

I'm a Journeyman Electrician, 95% commercial. But for me to go and look at this light I would charge 100 bucks, and then whatever parts.
Looking at an aquarium fixture I would put good bulbs in (do not try and meter across the output of the ballast as it very high voltage and will destroy your meter) after I checked to see that there was power to the ballast and out of the ballast, still not working, replace ballast. And I would replace with whatever brand ballast the closest wholesaler had in stock. I can't see how much different the marine ballasts are to any other, but keep that in mind.
So you would have a 130-140 dollar bill.