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12-31-2008, 11:15 PM
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God Bless America
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Boiler Nightmare
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12-31-2008, 11:26 PM
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DGR,IABD
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This was the "covers optional" boiler room?
And the "whatever color wire you have on the truck is fine" install? 
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12-31-2008, 11:30 PM
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God Bless America
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Maybe they left the covers off so the arc blast wouldn't melt them.
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12-31-2008, 11:43 PM
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God Bless America
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Hey look in that 2nd picture. There's a hose bibb directly in front of one of those junction boxes. 
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01-01-2009, 08:59 AM
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Pro
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The "hot Leg" wrote on the back of the panel is pretty funny! Must of been a thinking guy trying to warn someone. Ha Ha! Same guy must of installed those 3 pole breakers on one side of the bottom of panel? Seen messes like this in Industry where nobody cared as long as it works.......... Mike
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01-04-2009, 12:13 PM
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Master Electrician
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Electrical
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More Work
Maybe the hose was to wash his hands while he was installing the sub. There is a bright side to these installs. Eventually, when the person leaves it's not something a HO or Handyman can fix. That stuff is kind of fun to work on..sometimes
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01-04-2009, 01:17 PM
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Pro
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Your right on there Bubbles-this is one of my favorite things to do-tidy up someone else's mess & try to make it look presentable & everything up to our standards as electricians.............. Mike
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01-05-2009, 09:38 AM
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Thom
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General Contractor/Homebuilder
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bubbles
Maybe the hose was to wash his hands while he was installing the sub. There is a bright side to these installs. Eventually, when the person leaves it's not something a HO or Handyman can fix. That stuff is kind of fun to work on..sometimes
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Oftentimes the guy who did it cheap is the guy who pays. At the time of sale, a home inspector will look at that then report that the system needs to be inspected by a qualified boilerman and a qualified electrician. The qualified guys will say it's not properly done and must be re-done. The owner gets to pay for his cost-saving ways.
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01-05-2009, 12:06 PM
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Pro
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carpenrty, remodeling , residential
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the boiler doesnt look like its gonna last verry much longer , alot of hard scales ect around the coil.. must have some hard water .. im not sure about using a tee so close im sure that would effect the flow ?
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01-05-2009, 02:52 PM
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Pro
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You need to think outside the box on this. The whole room is a giant JBox. The cover is the entry door-if there is one.
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01-05-2009, 04:27 PM
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Thom
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tiger
You need to think outside the box on this. The whole room is a giant JBox. The cover is the entry door-if there is one.
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01-06-2009, 10:20 PM
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God Bless America
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The trough and panel covers are right there on the floor.
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01-21-2009, 07:44 PM
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Registered User
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too funny
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tiger
You need to think outside the box on this. The whole room is a giant JBox. The cover is the entry door-if there is one.
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funny **** man
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01-21-2009, 08:50 PM
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God Bless America
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^^
The entrance was from a city sidewalk - steel Bilco doors.
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03-05-2009, 01:44 PM
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Registered User
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What bunch of gobbledygook. Yeesh.
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03-27-2009, 12:21 PM
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It looks like that one 6" square box on the bottom tier is JB-welded to the wall somehow!!
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04-11-2009, 08:18 PM
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B&W Building Maintence El
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could have been worse they could have mounted all that on the side of the boiler
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04-14-2009, 04:16 PM
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Member
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electrician
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Aside from all the other mess, I think my favorite is the rainbow colored ground wires....
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04-14-2009, 06:30 PM
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God Bless America
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Yeah... everyone likes good rainbow-flavored equipment grounds. 
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04-14-2009, 11:29 PM
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New Guy
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lol i dont see the problem. i mean it is all service accessible haha
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