This week on the channel +683K views this week

Zip ties on a dryer breaker stop USA Inspection short

Seven new uploads also uncovered a caulk-covered plumbing repair and tire tracks in a fresh concrete driveway.

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USA Inspection Story of November 12, 2026Trari Newsroom

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USA Inspection opens the electrical panel and finds black zip ties stretched across the breakers. A closer look lands on the switch labeled "DRYER," held in the on position. "You know, just when you think you've seen it all," the inspector says.

That attempted workaround became the most-watched of the channel's seven new uploads, drawing nearly 49,000 views. The channel describes it as a homeowner's response to a breaker that kept tripping. Viewers focus on an important distinction: several point out that modern breakers have internal trip mechanisms designed to operate even when the handle is held on. Their discussion challenges the description's suggestion that restraining the switch necessarily prevents it from tripping, without making this a sensible repair.

Elsewhere, the week's discoveries range from caulk used to tackle a plumbing leak to pipework cut through roof trusses. There are driveway problems in two varieties, too: a large crack at a new house, and tire tracks left in fresh concrete. The latter upload has the strongest daily momentum on the channel right now, followed by the older attic clip showing plumbing routed through a modified steel beam. The caulk repair is also drawing views faster than the week's breaker clip.

The subscriber total was unchanged over the week, while daily viewing is running well below the channel's usual level. Even so, USA Inspection added about 683,000 views, the largest weekly gain among the nearby home-and-DIY channels here. GSH Electrical is enjoying above-usual daily viewing; Julian Ilett and Karly the Sparky are close to their normal levels. For USA Inspection, the fresh driveway's very visible tire tracks are supplying the newest burst of attention.

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What viewers say

In most cases it still won't work, as breakers are designed to be "trip-Free" which means the trip mechanism will still trip the breaker even if the handle is locked on like they're trying to do here. The bad news? This trick can still work on a breaker that has been abused or is worn out.
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