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    Feb 22, 2013, 08:22 PM
    Wood screw in a wire
    I hit a wire under the attic floor with a wood screw and it tripped the breaker and I removed the screw and the breaker switched back on fine do I need to pulls the flooring up and check the wire
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    Feb 22, 2013, 09:24 PM
    Abso-freakin-loutely!!
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    Feb 23, 2013, 06:42 AM
    Best answer I have seen in a long time. Short and to the point.

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    Feb 23, 2013, 02:15 PM
    Awesome...
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    Feb 23, 2013, 05:03 PM
    Sure you do, your have pierced the insulation which could start a fire
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