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01-26-2008, 07:07 PM
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Found this today
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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01-26-2008, 07:16 PM
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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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01-26-2008, 09:46 PM
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At least they labelled them!
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01-26-2008, 09:50 PM
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Look honey, I used that fancy crimp tool...Just like the pros! 
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01-26-2008, 10:16 PM
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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.
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01-27-2008, 07:24 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 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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Wow, i think he has the left turn signal crimped to the brake light feed!!! LOL!!! Just UNBELIEVABLE!!!!
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01-27-2008, 08:57 AM
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Nice
oops...I cut the home runs short again honey...watch this
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01-27-2008, 04:23 PM
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At least they labelled them!
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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 
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01-27-2008, 08:22 PM
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Wow. See why we need AFCI's to cut down on electrical fires?
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02-08-2008, 05:15 PM
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BUMP
Do we have an update here? Hopefully new pics without firetrucks in the background.
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02-08-2008, 07:14 PM
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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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02-08-2008, 07:43 PM
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God Bless America
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Great, I fix jobs like this all the time.
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02-08-2008, 08:49 PM
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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.
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04-11-2009, 09:32 PM
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did they use connectos in the pannel?
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04-13-2009, 09:02 PM
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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?????
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04-13-2009, 09:47 PM
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Why didn't you just life the panel to reach the wires?
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04-13-2009, 09:51 PM
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Quote:
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Why didn't you just life the panel to reach the wires?
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Then you'd have to splice the feeder/service wires coming in the bottom. 
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04-13-2009, 09:56 PM
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Bunny by Malco - NY
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Then you'd have to splice the feeder/service wires coming in the bottom. |
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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04-13-2009, 10:00 PM
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Yeah, but AutoZone doesn't sell butt splices for #2 wire. Nor the crimp tool for them, either.
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04-13-2009, 10:08 PM
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Bunny by Malco - NY
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Quote:
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Yeah, but AutoZone doesn't sell butt splices for #2 wire. Nor the crimp tool for them, either.
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I was think just lots of duct tape
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