For sparks, panels, conduit, feeders, and the daily parade of dumb bullshit

The electrician app for when the plans are trash and the deadline is somehow still your problem.

Calculators, run checks, panel notes, field planning, and enough attitude to match the job. Built for people who have actually hauled pipe, opened unlabeled boxes, and suffered through confident idiots.

Find what you need before you start rage-scrolling. Search + Favorites

Search every module fast, or filter down to the stuff you actually care about.

Today's forecast: 93% chance some lazy bastard labeled nothing.

Panelboard hero art with Built Like It Matters headline
Core Brand Built Like It Matters Torque checked. Conductors dressed. No excuses.

Saved For You

Favorites and preferences, because repeating the same clicks all day is its own kind of stupid.

Favorite Modules

Quick Jump

Star the cards you use all the time and they land here for fast access.

No favorites yet. Hit the star on a module when you find one worth keeping around.

Personalization Memory

Saved Locally

The app already remembers a few choices so your day starts closer to useful and farther from repetitive nonsense.

Preferences not loaded yet.

Theme, phase mode, wire color system, and search habits will show up here once we have something worth remembering.

Toolbox

Useful stuff for when the plans are vague, the layout is crooked, and the foreman is still talking like a prophet.

Burdenator

External Tool

The full Burdenator lives outside this app. Click through when you need the serious load-work and extra punishment.

Launch the Burdenator
Direct link: https://fuckingelectrician.com/Burdenator/ . No scavenger hunt, no excuses, no whining.

Voltage Drop

Calculator

Single-phase or 3-phase copper estimate. Good enough to catch the stupid before it gets signed off and blamed on you.

Waiting on your numbers, genius.

Box Fill

Calculator

Quick cubic-inch estimate for conductors, devices, grounds, and internal clamps before somebody stuffs the box like a cursed burrito.

No math yet. Shockingly, the box still doesn't size itself.

Conduit Fill

Lookup

Trade-size guidance for THHN in EMT. Not a code book, but enough to stop the usual "it'll probably fit" nonsense.

Ask nicely and I'll tell you whether 1/2-inch EMT is a joke.

Ohm's Law

Calculator

Find volts, amps, ohms, or watts when one missing number is standing there like a smug little bastard.

Two real values in, one missing answer out. Stunning technology.

Breaker Sizing

Calculator

Apply the 125% continuous-load rule so nobody sizes a breaker using vibes, optimism, and a complete disrespect for heat.

Still waiting for the load. Weird how that matters.

Feeder Load

Calculator

Quick single-phase load estimate from watts and voltage for feeders and subpanels before the napkin math starts lying again.

Put in watts and voltage so the app can stop judging your napkin math.

Estimating

Window rack estimating for when someone says "just throw some strut in there" like material, labor, and hardware are free.

Unistrut Window Rack Estimator

Estimate Module

Build a defendable rack number with visible assumptions instead of one fake total pulled from the same dark hole as the schedule.

Estimate Review

Math You Can Defend
Waiting on your rack inputs.

This module assumes two verticals, top and bottom rails, cross rails at each tier, and two depth braces per tier. If your field condition is uglier than that, adjust it before the number starts lying for you.

Estimator Reconciliation

Match expensive BOM rows to catalog pricing so the bid stays honest.

BOM Database Mapping

Estimator + Catalog

Drop a row into the form, let the catalog try to map it with family-first logic, and keep the warning tone loud when it falls back to your allowance.

No row matched yet.

Score the catalog entry and the fallback warnings before you trust a number.

Switch to a different catalog row if the auto match is sketchy.

Field Board

The part where you pretend the day is organized and not just barely contained.

Today's Tasks

Saved locally

    Material Notes

    Checklist
    THHN EMT MC Strut Boxes Connectors

    Nothing saved yet. Living dangerously, apparently.

    Job Tools

    Planning tools for when the site plan was apparently drawn during a concussion and approved by committee.

    Run Planner

    Estimator

    Count bends, add footage, and check whether that conduit run is a plan or just a long-form cry for help.

    Put in the run info and let's see whether you're building conduit or expensive regret.

    Code Question Module

    Knowledge

    Drop a quick code question or reference and get an instant snarky nudge with a small snippet from the NEC style commons.

    Ask about conductors, derating, ground, or labeling. It'll respond from the field rules we know.

    Pipe Bending Module

    Field Planner

    Figure bend allowances, spool footage, and whether the bend count is manageable before the foreman asks for a pull with zero pull points.

    Enter your bend counts and radius so this thing can stop hand-waving the spool footage.

    Man Loading Module

    Crew Planner

    Reverse engineer how much crew time, overtime, and burden you need to hit the schedule without overbooking people.

    Enter crew size, hours, and burden so this thing can stop pretending manpower is free.

    User Registration

    Crew Access

    Log everyone who uses the tool so the app remembers crews, roles, and who is on the plan.

    Registered users show up here so you can track who is interacting with the features.

    Theme Controller

    UI Module

    Switch palettes when you need brighter reading light or a more dramatic night mode without leaving the app.

    Current theme: Willow (default).

    Wire Color Helper

    Reference

    Quick color reminder for phase, neutral, and ground before some overconfident clown decides gray is a personality.

    Select a system so the phase colors can stop being a group hallucination.

    RFP / RFQ Search

    Finder

    Search your internal RFP or RFQ queue before the next manager email hits the inbox.

    Use the search to pull matching RFP/RFQ opportunities and stop digging through old emails.

    Quick Reference

    Stuff you keep checking because the world refuses to standardize around common sense, legible labels, or mercy.

    NEC Table Quick Hits

    Select a table to see the top notes you should memorize before the inspector slides the paperwork across.

    Tables reference the minimums for faults, ampacity, and boxes. Pick one above and the reminder pops up.

    Common Copper Ampacity

    Wire 60C 75C 90C
    #1415A20A25A
    #1220A25A30A
    #1030A35A40A
    #840A50A55A
    #655A65A75A
    #470A85A95A
    Use the right terminal rating, not whatever number makes your bad idea fit on paper.

    Field Advice You Needed Anyway

    • Label both ends because "I'll remember it" is how chaos starts.
    • Do the panel schedule while the circuits are still in your head, not three Fridays later.
    • Leave enough conductor. You're not paid by the inch you save.
    • If the box is already packed like a clown car, don't negotiate with physics.

    Admin Backend

    Controls

    Flip the switches that run the app: hide modules, force a theme, or broadcast a system note.

    Admin options persist here so the crew sees what’s on/off.

    Field News

    Keep tabs on the stories that actually change how you size, quote, or pull.

    Popular News

    Hot Link

    Fresh headlines from NEC updates, copper supply rumors, and RFP drops. This module keeps the crew one headline ahead of the crying.

    No stories loaded. Hit refresh unless you enjoy chasing rumors.
    Does not believe rumors. You do the vetting.

    Thumb Rule Busters

    The lazy little jobsite sayings that keep creating extra work, heat, callbacks, and arguments.

    Warning style electrician graphic

    Bad Rule: "If it fits in the box, it's fine."

    Wrong. Box fill is math, not vibes. Packed conductors and devices do not care how confident you sound.

    Bad Rule: "Voltage drop only matters on long runs."

    Wrong. Long run plus real load plus undersized copper equals ugly performance. Check it before the equipment starts acting drunk.

    Bad Rule: "Twelve wire means 25 amps because the insulation says so."

    Wrong. Terminations and code limits still exist. Stop cherry-picking the hottest column like a desperate goblin.

    Bad Rule: "More bends is fine if you pull harder."

    Wrong. Pull harder is not a method. It is how insulation gets chewed up and tempers get weird.

    Panel Schedule

    Because "I'll fill it out later" is one of the dumbest lies ever told on a jobsite.

    84-Space Panel Board of Consequences

    Saved locally

    Set the board like a real panel: 3PH gets A-B-C, 1PH gets A-B. Stop inventing phase columns with confidence.

    Circuit
    Breaker
    Load Description
    Phase

    No panel saved yet. Living recklessly, apparently.