Found This Today

reveivl

Doing a rehab and found this behind the wall. Aren't those for 12v automotive? There were no clamps on any boxes, splices buried, wires within reach of nails etc. etc.

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neolitic

Don't know how to post a shudder!

Wish I could say it's the worst I've seen,
but I'd be lying if I did.

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GregS

At least they labelled them!

TimelessQuality

Look honey, I used that fancy crimp tool...Just like the pros!

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darren

Looks some home owner who though he knew what he was doing but was extremely wrong. Shows why people should hire an electrician. Also thats a nice use of a surface mount box.

JPF

Wow, i think he has the left turn signal crimped to the brake light feed!!! LOL!!! Just UNBELIEVABLE!!!!

Bubbles

oops...I cut the home runs short again honey...watch this

cmec

Just goes to prove dont beleive what you read on a panel cover test it for yourselfe

did the owner feel you were trying to rip him off when you told him his diy prodject was unsafe

jrclen

Wow. See why we need AFCI's to cut down on electrical fires?

Magnettica

BUMP

Do we have an update here? Hopefully new pics without firetrucks in the background.

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reveivl

The new pics would be the 100 A panel in the back of my truck, ALL the existing wires stripped out and rewired by a real electrician! The new 200A goes in Monday, meter base and mast the next day, wait for the inspection, get the poco to put in the new drop, bla, bla, bla, you've seen it all ad nauseam.

Fire trucks are not in my future. (Touch wood)

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Magnettica

Great, I fix jobs like this all the time.

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macmikeman

At least they used a crimp of sorts instead of the usual twist wire and tape it a bit method I always come across. Also they used real romex. That is a huge upgrade from speaker cable flake add ons common to DIY's wiring . Hate to say it but I get to witness much much worse than this, but glad you found it and are fixing it.

B & W

did they use connectos in the pannel?

woodchuck2

I know this an old post but i have to say DAMN!!!! Did anyone notice that this "remodel" wasnt that old? The post was dated for 2008 and the OSB on the wall behind the panel was dated 2004. What was this guy thinking when he installed this panel/wiring?????

Chris Johnson

Why didn't you just life the panel to reach the wires?

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480sparky

Then you'd have to splice the feeder/service wires coming in the bottom.

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Chris Johnson

But that's only one wire compared to all the others that are spliced...only one to fix in the future...

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480sparky

Yeah, but AutoZone doesn't sell butt splices for #2 wire. Nor the crimp tool for them, either.

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Chris Johnson

I was think just lots of duct tape

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