Don't Pay $200 for a 4-Minute Fix — Here's the Checklist That Would've Saved Me

A neighbor paid $200 for a licensed electrician to walk in, push one button, and walk back out four minutes later. That button is a GFCI reset — and most homeowners have never once been shown what it does. In this video, 45-year veteran tradesman Roy Pruitt breaks down the exact 10-step checklist he learned from his own mentor decades ago: the simple things to check before you call a professional, and the clear warning signs that mean stop everything and call one immediately. Roy started as an electrician's apprentice at 17 and ended up picking up plumbing and carpentry along the way, working solo on rural properties where no one trade was ever enough on its own. This channel follows that same philosophy — electrical, plumbing, and carpentry, the way problems actually show up in a real house. Got a service call story of your own? Drop it in the comments — next time, we're bringing this same checklist to plumbing.