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03-31-2009, 12:53 PM
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child please.....
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met with the inspector today, he came up with a list of about 25 violations...i'm going to have to re-wire the house...this lday pais the contractor over 13,000 dollars for this work...
no nipple in back of panel
no bonding screw
notice anything strange about this "feeder"?...
yeah thats the "feeder"...looks like they skinned some 4/0 aluminum se and ran they from the disconnect-no ground wire either
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03-31-2009, 12:55 PM
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child please.....
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excuse the spelling...i'm still recovering from seeing this house
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03-31-2009, 01:42 PM
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I think you are just a nit picker 
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03-31-2009, 02:02 PM
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child please.....
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ya think?
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03-31-2009, 02:11 PM
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Are those the feeders laying loose in the attic?!?!?!?! 
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03-31-2009, 02:28 PM
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Seen your member
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03-31-2009, 02:29 PM
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That Guy
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Wow.........so is this contractor going to jail? Only in a perfect world.....
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03-31-2009, 03:12 PM
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child please.....
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Location: Hack City, USA aka New Orleans
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The e.c. should go to jail along with the general contractor...i'm the 3rd electrician to be on this job...i think she hired little mexico electric to build the service....this poor lady is stuck in the middle of all of this, she almost started crying when the inspector and I were explaining all of the violations to her...i feel horrible, but it needs to be fixed
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03-31-2009, 03:59 PM
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Kinda surprised there was even a disconnect installed with how horrid the work is. Knew to install a disconnect and forgot all about the ground wire  .
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03-31-2009, 04:40 PM
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I've seen a lot but that's the worst. There should be some kind of reward, like prison.
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03-31-2009, 05:07 PM
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It doesn't look like the disconnect is secured to the house. Where does the ground connect inside the meter? Nice mess!
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03-31-2009, 05:12 PM
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 this looks like everyday work for the man the myth the legend peter d himself
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03-31-2009, 06:11 PM
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child please.....
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Quote:
Originally Posted by seo
It doesn't look like the disconnect is secured to the house. Where does the ground connect inside the meter? Nice mess!
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yeah, i assume inside the meterpan...they have #6 connected to the water pipe
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03-31-2009, 08:02 PM
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Kens emoticon says it all. What a hack job. Did the HO do this??
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03-31-2009, 08:15 PM
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child please.....
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no, i really don't know who did it...she hired a g.c. and he got 3 different "electricians" to wire it...then he got another "electrician" to build the service...
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03-31-2009, 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by NolaTigaBait
no, i really don't know who did it...she hired a g.c. and he got 3 different "electricians" to wire it...then he got another "electrician" to build the service...
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Is there alot of this junk there? Need any help?
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03-31-2009, 09:11 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NolaTigaBait
The e.c. should go to jail along with the general contractor...i'm the 3rd electrician to be on this job...i think she hired little mexico electric to build the service....this poor lady is stuck in the middle of all of this, she almost started crying when the inspector and I were explaining all of the violations to her...i feel horrible, but it needs to be fixed
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It sure as hell isn't fun telling someone they've been completely screwed over. I've never really run into it since I got into electrical, but when I was still working with my old man as a general contractor, we'd get a couple of those a year. Electrical is pretty well regulated here, but to be a general contractor, any idiot can go out and buy a couple tools, a pickup truck and BLAMMO he's on the job. Big part of the reason I got out of that rat race.
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03-31-2009, 09:36 PM
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child please.....
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Originally Posted by InPhase277
Is there alot of this junk there? Need any help? |
from what the inspector is telling me, yes!...he is running into alot of these...he wasn't even impressed, he showed me a condo on st. charles that had 27 meters scattered throughout the building...new orleans is a hack city
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03-31-2009, 10:25 PM
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Senior Moment
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NolaTigaBait
from what the inspector is telling me, yes!...he is running into alot of these...he wasn't even impressed, he showed me a condo on st. charles that had 27 meters scattered throughout the building...new orleans is a hack city
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Hey brother are these issues coming to light because of failures or are HO going to the building department because of the hack looking work?
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03-31-2009, 11:23 PM
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Apprentice
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Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
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Funny you mention the mexicans. I was out in Gentilly drillin' the channels in the ceiling joists today, running power from the generator so it was loud.
So I finish up a hole, step off the ladder and turn around and "HOLY ****!".
'Lil Mexican Mario was standing there.
In broken english he was asking if we had work because his work was slow.
I looked outside and saw a ****ty ass van with no decals, but he did have a company shirt on.
Told him we didn't, though.
Hey Tigabait, if you need some help, I'd lend ya a hand.
I'd only be available during the weekends, though.
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