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Not if there is no equipment grounding conductor.

Thank you.

Does anyone have information as to requirements and/or regulations for the removal of lead based paint from the EXTERIOR of a home?

You sure have better eyes than I do. All I see is shadows from the flash and an empty hole from which the strap was probably removed.

NEC 2011 702.4(1) allows the use of those devices with optional standby systems. Loads are selected by the user at the loadcenter. Common sense is required. Regardless, the generator circuit brewers will limit the load.

Probably a temporary repair for a damaged pole. Regardless, it has nothing to do with the NEC.

IMO the load side conductors must be fused for their ampacity. They are not service conductors coming off the 400 disco, they are feeders and their ampacity is under the disco rating.

Residential garage? No NEC height restrictions.

How do you figure that something is amiss? SE takes power to the disc then individual conductors take it from there to the panel. Marc There are no individual conductors in the disco. There is an SER cable and an SE cable.

Something is amiss. SE cables at the disco, individual conductors at the main lug panel.

It is possible that three cables were brought into the loadcenter, the neutrals spliced together and the ungrounded conductors spliced together and connected to only one breaker.

Why should "there never be tape on wire nuts"?

No you cannot. Adding a sub panel does not increase the ampacity of your service. If the sapce is available in the main panel use it for the AC systems. Otherwise, feed the sub from a breaker in the main panel. PS, 3 ton AC's do not require anywhere near 60 amps and air handlers often only require 15 amps.

I am working with my tools everyday. I've never worked on my tools.

Basically for the same reason Bob posted - problems for someone else down the road. The conductors are not going to care one bit about the of color their insulation. It is entirely a human factors issue. One reason things follow certain conventions as far as wiring practice is so that the next guy in will understand what is happening... I don't understand this convention. I'm aware of it and practiced it on 3-phase panels where a color referred to L1, L2 or L3 but for a 120/240 single phase, I don't recall any such thing. Are you saying that prior to 68', electricians wiring panels used only red wires for one bus and only blk for the other one? Marc Any journeymen I know would look at those connections and immediately know those are MWBC's, wired as I was tought the usual black-red convention, black on top, red on bottom. Or, more accuratley, 120/240 volt circuits.

And this would matter why?

I don't follow. The ground conductor at the weather head is connected to a grounding electrode. Redundant? Electrically, yes, but the code wants a local grounding electrode to serve the building that's separate from the utility's grounding. What am I missing? Marc You are correct. The more electrodes connected to the service neutral the better. Mettalic water pipe, rods, ufer, plates, etc.

You're right. Since it was a 60 year old house I told them it had to be torn down becuase it does not meet current codes. Very clever of you. What was their reply to you?

Exactly, Jim. Have done it hundreds of times.

Neverassume anything. Seldom done or seen but it is code compliant.

If done properly, GFCI's definitely work on MWBC's.

The GECs should have been terminated next to the grounded service conductor at the top center of the load center. Lug screws are provided there.