So now we’ll take a break from the outside of the house, and go to an area that requires a little more professional opinion. No one wants a house fire, and one of the most common ways a house fire starts is through the electrical system.
Most consumer-updated older homes don’t take into account the amp-age the circuitry can accommodate. Generally 100-amp service is necessary, 200-amp is better (especially with air-conditioning). One of the more common mistakes is known as “double-tapping;” people double-tap when they ran out of circuits.
Double-tapping is also an expression used in wrestling as a signal that you’ve had enough.
Trying to use what you’ve got for a new purpose was also demonstrated in pro wrestling. Consider the case of Fred Ottman, best known as Tugboat Thomas until 1991. He attempted a comeback in 1993 on Ric Flair’s show “a Flair for Gold” as a deep threat in an 8 man tag match known as “Clash of the Champions XXIV.” The result is notorious as a shocking video of the quintessential bad wrestling promo. Witness the introduction of THE SHOCKMASTER!
