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314.29 (or another reason I hate resi)
Chris: Young lady, I need to get at the old fuse panel in the kitchen.
Homeowner: There isn't one.
C: There sure is, maybe behind a picture?
HO: No, we have been here over ten years and I can tell you there is no box in the kitchen.
C: Could I take a look?
HO: Help yourself.
C: Oh, right here, I'm going to have to cut this wall.
HO: I'm going to have to call my husband. BTW, do you own a razor?
C: Holy crap Marc, what are you doing in Florida? You look damn hot dressed like a girl, how long you been married.
HO: EXCUSE ME???
C: Oh, sorry, thought that....
So 30 minutes later I convince her to let me work.
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09-23-2009, 04:51 PM
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Wow...what a find!! Drywallers........
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09-23-2009, 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris Kennedy
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Uh, no fuses maybe?
Is that receptacle GFI protected? It should be replaced.... it's broken.
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09-23-2009, 04:55 PM
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child please.....
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Is the meter right behind the panel? I'm assuming thats how you knew there was a panel there? 
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09-23-2009, 04:56 PM
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and another reason i don't ( can't, won't, never have ) done residential work. amazing stuff you guys find. 
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09-23-2009, 04:58 PM
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O! M! G!
Awesome before and after pics!
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09-23-2009, 04:59 PM
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I see a whole shîtload of wires that seem to go nowhere. Is there another raceway in the lower right?
Also, three red conductors used for grounding. Large conductor marked with white tape used for grounding, too.
Where's Al?
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Last edited by 480sparky; 09-23-2009 at 05:01 PM.
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09-23-2009, 05:00 PM
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You have to admit, I see just as much hack work in smaller commercial settings. Too many handymen and GC's doing the "whole job".
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09-23-2009, 05:06 PM
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panel re-located ???
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09-23-2009, 05:09 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris Kennedy
HO: I'm going to have to call my husband. BTW, do you own a razor?
C: Holy crap Marc, what are you doing in Florida? You look damn hot dressed like a girl, how long you been married.
HO: EXCUSE ME???
C: Oh, sorry, thought that....
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That's probably the most blatant one
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09-23-2009, 05:09 PM
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The old fuse box backs up through a concrete block wall to the panel below. Note the two nipples in the top. Yes Ken there is a nipple the the lower right in the pics above. Hard to see behind the SERVICE conductors that enter the right and pass through to the main in the picture below.
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09-23-2009, 05:11 PM
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Not Peter D
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris Kennedy
HO: I'm going to have to call my husband. BTW, do you own a razor?
C: Holy crap Marc, what are you doing in Florida? You look damn hot dressed like a girl, how long you been married.
HO: EXCUSE ME???
C: Oh, sorry, thought that....
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09-23-2009, 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Speedy Petey
You have to admit, I see just as much hack work in smaller commercial settings. Too many handymen and GC's doing the "whole job".
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I agree.. there is an endless stream of "handy men" who know how to do electric and really screw it up
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09-23-2009, 05:12 PM
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Not Peter D
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I agree.. there is an endless stream of "handy men" who know how to do electric and really screw it up |
Yeah, tell me about it. 
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09-23-2009, 05:17 PM
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Yeah, tell me about it. |
Looks like Chris caught you this time, Peter!
Home-brewed bond?
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09-23-2009, 05:21 PM
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Neutral bonded to can???
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09-23-2009, 05:24 PM
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Looks like Chris caught you this time, Peter! |
Oh I get it, Peter and Marc moved here because marriage between two men is legal. Well crap Peter, have your charming wife Marc fix that mess and just pay us for today. Save me having to put together a report tonight.
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09-23-2009, 07:02 PM
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Quote:
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Neutral bonded to can???
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As long as it is not bonded at the meter or disco, sure...a little unconventional but it works. What a great story. A big ol' junction box covered by sheetrock.
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09-23-2009, 11:08 PM
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I vote top 5 finds ever posted on ET.
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09-23-2009, 11:11 PM
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Was it completely rocked over, or was there some sort of substrate supporting joint compound?
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