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08-09-2010, 11:33 PM
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Here's my service call tonight
Main breaker keeps tripping. But before I went through the trouble of getting the panel cover off, I undid the extension ladder and measured my load from the point of attachment. 27 amps one side, 15 amps the other, 12 on the neutral. Seems about right. Then I went to battle to cut out the cabinet just to get the panel cover off. I was like you've got to be kidding me. They had visitors in from Italy and a few kids so I felt good that I was able to make the necessary repair AND RESTORE POWER!!!. They also sent me home with some fresh stew, rice balls, and some other italian food. Low and behold they own a small chain of italian restaurants in NJ and one of the new locations needs a service. 
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08-09-2010, 11:41 PM
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Whoever puts a cabinet over a panel should be subject to a dry, abrasive prison rape - repeatedly.
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08-09-2010, 11:52 PM
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I can understand why it was done, but it was a poor decision. There's no basement!
Of course service was never approved either.
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08-09-2010, 11:55 PM
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Is that an exterior wall? Maybe you could try to sell them an outside main panel? Man, that is dumb.
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08-09-2010, 11:58 PM
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Damn, that's an ugly panel interior. Cool that you got some tasty dinner and some further business out of it though!
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08-10-2010, 12:01 AM
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Italian, huh. I like to eat Chinese. They are hard to catch, but they sure are good.
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08-10-2010, 12:05 AM
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I see a lot of those double mini breaker things in there.
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08-10-2010, 12:06 AM
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An exterior panel opens up a new box of worms because there's a driveway there.
Italian food rules, especially here in Jersey.
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08-10-2010, 12:37 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by doubleoh7
I see a lot of those double mini breaker things in there.
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Double mini breaker things???? What is this Kindergarten???
They are tandem breakers!!! 
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08-10-2010, 12:44 AM
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I try to have a little bit of kindergarden everyday. Just the other day, I asked a hot MILF if I could make my thing go into her thing. 
Last edited by doubleoh7; 08-10-2010 at 01:16 PM.
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08-10-2010, 01:09 AM
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At least they kept the front clear. I'll take a meatball sub to go.
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08-10-2010, 05:02 AM
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sweet deal. we did some work a long time ago for a restaurant guy who had 3 small joints (deli's w/ fancy chocolates etc - middle of the night work - he gave us the keys,said eat anything you want) That was the last time he ever said that.
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08-10-2010, 07:15 AM
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so.. why was the main tripping?
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08-10-2010, 07:41 AM
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Quote:
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Double mini breaker things???? What is this Kindergarten???
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Tandem is one behind the other like the old Square D type.
We call these "twin breakers". I dont know why. 
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08-10-2010, 08:16 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by doubleoh7
Whoever puts a cabinet over a panel should be subject to a dry, abrasive prison rape - repeatedly.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by doubleoh7
Italian, huh. I like to eat Chinese. They are hard to catch, but they sure are good.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by doubleoh7
I try to have a little bit of kindergarden everyday. Just the other day, I asked a hot MILF if I could make my thing go into here thing. |
Are you ******ed or just stupid?
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08-10-2010, 09:04 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Magnettica
An exterior panel opens up a new box of worms because there's a driveway there.
Italian food rules, especially here in Jersey.
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Best Italian food Hands down....with NY a close second...
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08-10-2010, 09:10 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by captkirk
Best Italian food Hands down....with NY a close second...
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hehehe that's gonna get a few replies
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08-10-2010, 09:28 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Magnettica
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Italian food rules, especially here in Jersey.
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From north of Delaware to NYC the pizza (NOT CHAIN PIZZZA) is the best, not sure why, but a lot of it has to be the sauce.
I was in NYC and saw a Pizza Hut, why is there a PIzza Hut in NYC?
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08-10-2010, 09:34 AM
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child please.....
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brian john
From north of Delaware to NYC the pizza (NOT CHAIN PIZZZA) is the best, not sure why, but a lot of it has to be the sauce.
I was in NYC and saw a Pizza Hut, why is there a PIzza Hut in NYC?
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Yeah really...what a hole would buy pizza hut in NYC?- I'll be there next week, maybe I'll be that guy...
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08-10-2010, 09:39 AM
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not a union thug
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Quote:
Originally Posted by doubleoh7
I try to have a little bit of kindergarden everyday. Just the other day, I asked a hot MILF if I could make my thing go into here thing. |
So far so good. 
Maybe by first grade you can learn to spell.
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