Explore Problems & App Ideas
Search and filter 51 real business problems from workers across every industry. App ideas group related problems into buildable product concepts.
App Ideas (2)
View allWireWise Installer
An app that guides electricians through optimal wire routing and tension to avoid over-tightening, and provides a step-by-step tool for assessing and planning feeder upgrades.
“Solo electricians struggle to pull wire through long conduit runs without a second person to push from the other end.”
“Electrician needs a more efficient way to install trunking on fuse boxes.”
AlignPro Electrical Planner
An app that helps electricians plan and align outlet boxes and conduit runs before installation, reducing rework and fixing cover plate fit issues.
“Inefficient EMT conduit bending and installation for residential electrical work, causing slow pace and difficulty in achieving proper fit and offsets.”
“Electrician struggles to keep conduit plumb when setting a 90 coming out of a side knockout with limited space.”
Individual Problems
PlatePerfect Fit
Electricians need a way to make a cover plate fit over a protruding outlet or box without notching the plate or moving the outlet.
FanSwap Pro
An electrician needs to replace bathroom fan guts but the new unit is a different brand and size, and lacks ceiling access, requiring a safe and proper installation decision.
SafeRoute Pro
Electrician installed a cable across a sidewalk trip hazard instead of a proper trench, requiring homeowner to break concrete to fix.
WiringCheck Pro
An electrical worker is frustrated because a 3-phase electrical circuit was wired to a single-phase, causing a confusing and dangerous situation.
EV Charger GFCI Guide
Uncertainty about whether to install EV chargers on GFCI breakers due to cost and potential nuisance tripping issues.
TradeScope Clarifier
An electrician needs to hang a lighted mirror on tile but is unsure whether tile mounting (which is not their trade) is included in their scope.
RoofConduit Pro
Conduit is improperly installed on a roof without supports or gap, causing concern about potential damage.
StuccoBox Pro
Need a reliable mounting solution for exterior electrical boxes on walls with 2-inch styrofoam and stucco finish in Canada.
ConduitEnd Reshaper
Couplings won't fit on 3-inch EMT conduit after bending due to deformation, forcing time-consuming manual filing and hammering.
MultiTap Terminal Block Pro
An electrician needs to reconfigure electrical connections from a transformer to multiple panels but lacks safe and code-compliant terminal blocks or disconnects with double lugs for multiple conductors.
SurgeMeterPro 400
Finding a single surge protection solution for 400A residential service with two 200A panels and a combo meter-pack with generator transfer switch.
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