TADCO Electrical Contractors, LLC

05/20/2026

20 years GBNF! Bobby worked for me for 5 years as a project foreman! He passed in his sleep… what a loss!

05/03/2026

SINGLE HUNG SPECIALTY DOOR manufacturer needed-Spessard Holland Golf Course, BREVARD COUNTY, FL
Existing 36x80 exterior FPL VAULT door replacement. New door must be 304SS 14 guage frame, 16 guage skin, SS hardware including k**b and lock hasp.

I have a typical door drawing to build with, need to confirm door swing!

Email quote to Brevard Golf - Mike Yurigan

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02/28/2026

Not AI!!!

02/12/2026

Gas/Diesel Fuel Tank Pumps

01/06/2026

no birds were harmed

12/25/2025

Blackwell Electric, Inc., Indian Harbor Beach, FL circa 1978

09/29/2025

As I reflect on my pipe bending skills… a Master Electrician never forgets…. But my body tells me differently!

08/16/2025

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“My name’s Frank. I’m 64, a retired electrician.
Forty-two years I spent running wires through houses, fixing breakers, making sure people had light in their kitchens and heat in their winters. Never once did anyone ask me where I went to college. Mostly, they just wanted to know if I could get the power back on before their ice cream melted.

Last May, I was at my granddaughter Emily’s school career day. You know the drill — doctors, lawyers, a software guy in a slick suit talking about “scaling startups.” I was the only one there with a tool belt and work boots.

When it was my turn, I told the kids, “I don’t have a degree. I’ve never sat in a lecture hall. But I’ve wired schools, hospitals, and your principal’s house. And when the hospital generator failed during a snowstorm in ’98, I was the one in the basement with a flashlight, keeping the lights on for newborn babies upstairs.”

The kids leaned forward. They had questions — real ones. “How do you fix stuff in the dark?” “Do you make a lot of money?” “Do you ever get zapped?” (Yes, once, and it’ll curl your hair.)

When the bell rang, one boy hung back. Small kid, freckles, hoodie too big for him. He mumbled, “My uncle’s a plumber. People laugh at him ’cause he didn’t finish high school. But… he’s the only one in the family who can fix anything.”

I looked that boy in the eye and said, “Kid, your uncle’s a hero. When your toilet overflows at midnight, Harvard ain’t sending anyone. A plumber is.”

Here’s the thing nobody told me when I was young — the world doesn’t run without tradespeople. You can have all the engineers you want, but if nobody builds the house, wires the power, or lays the pipes, those blueprints just sit in a drawer.

We’ve made it sound like trades are what you do if you can’t go to college, instead of a path you choose because you like working with your hands, solving problems, and seeing your work stand solid for decades.

Four years after high school, some kids walk away with diplomas. Others walk away with zero debt, a union card, and a skill they can take anywhere in the world. And guess what? When your furnace dies in January, it’s not the diploma that saves you.

A few weeks ago, that same freckled kid’s mom stopped me at the grocery store. She said, “You probably don’t remember, but you told my son trades are important. He’s shadowing his uncle this summer. First time I’ve seen him excited about anything in years.”

That’s the part we forget — for some kids, knowing their path is respected changes everything. It’s not about “just” fixing wires or pipes. It’s about pride. Purpose. The kind that sticks with you long after the job’s done.

So next time you meet a teenager, don’t just ask, “Where are you going to college?” Ask, “What’s your plan?” And if they say, “I’m learning to weld,” or “I’m starting an apprenticeship,” smile big and say, “That’s fantastic. We’re going to need you.”

Because we will. More than ever. And when the lights go out, you’ll be glad they showed up.”

07/26/2025

06/18/2025

Been fighting a tripping 200A breaker for a year now…. It only happened late at night when the irrigation pump station was in use…. I would get there, reset it…checked ampacity and voltage… all was ok statically…we put a recorder on it and found a voltage drop of 40 volts off of 480VAC… suspecting the 1600’ 250mcm conductors with 5 pull boxes… thinking then it was an in ground tap… the tripping seemed to
Hapoen after a rain storm….so after vacuuming all the boxes we found no taps or splices!
Turns out the original installing contractor lost a breaker screw and instead of 1/4-28 screws he installed a 1/4-20 brass bolt that had backed off nearly 3/8”! Whst a hack!!!!

Found a replacement breaker and retapped buss to 1/4-28 and added a nut to the back side to guarantee no loosening! I added a piece of insulating rubber mat behind the breaker where the phase got the bakelite hot and brittle! Mo betta!

What an intermittentent pain on the ass!