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  1. Billy_Bob
    That is sad on the series of pictures. Someone did some nice electrical work, then someone else came along and wrecked it! But as I say, there are those who fix things and others who destroy things.
  2. Billy_Bob
    Well thanks a lot! Right now I am busy cleaning the coffee off of my monitor from when I scrolled down to the water heater breaker picture and burst out laughing (spraying a bit of coffee on my monitor)! That was a good one...[:-thumbu]
  3. Billy_Bob
    Did you connect the 3rd ground wire to the ground on the furnace and connect the 3rd ground wire to the 3 prong plug which plugged into the generator? Or did you just connect two wires to the furnace? Or just connect two wires to the plug for the generator?
  4. Billy_Bob
    Did the generator have a 3 prong outlet? Did you use a 3 prong extention cord to connect the furnace to the generator? I'm trying to figure out how a furnace power supply would see anything different in power supplied from a generator grounded to the frame of the generator vs the regular electric supply which uses an earth ground. If just a 2 wire 2 prong extension cord was used, then this would be easy to detect. Otherwise what is the difference between a frame ground on the generator and an earth ground as the power supply / circuit board would see it?
  5. Billy_Bob
    I've always called them "LB" or "SLB" (for short LB). The new code buzz word is "luminaire" instead of "light fixture". FYI - Out of curiosity I used an ohm meter to see if a bunch of romex clamps on the side of a main panel were grounded or not. That is the panel was painted and I was curious as to if the clamps were breaking through to the metal on the panel and thus were grounded or not. Many were not conducting through to the metal and thus were "floating" (were not grounded). So it is a good thing to use bonding bushings at the panel! (Not on romex clamps of course.)
  6. Billy_Bob
    I want one for my house! I think this would be a good selling feature should I ever sell my home. Of course prior to selling, I would want a home inspector to inspect the installation of my Turboencabulator to be sure everything was in proper working order. So might want to start work right away on the wording for your report on my house, should you be the inspector I call. Here are some facts/uses on the Turboencabulator which might help with the wording of your report... http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~ids/dotdot/mis ... ulator.txt Retroencabulator... http://www.encabulate.com
  7. Billy_Bob
    They should all be above 6 ft. because that is how tall I am! (Who installs these things anyway? Are they all short people? [^])
  8. Billy_Bob
    Is the house for sale because there was a death in the family? BTW because those main lugs carry so much amperage, then need to be torqued with a large torque wrench to the correct tightness. If this is not done, you can get a warm/hot connection there, then eventually flickering lights and a poor connection. The wire on the left does not look like it is "squished" in there as tightly as the wire on the right.
  9. Billy_Bob
    Seen this before?
  10. Billy_Bob
    I read on another forum where a homeowner had his/her home inspected. The inspector looked at the electric panel and everything was wired nicely to code for a recent remodel. Separate circuit for microwave, etc. per labels on panel. However the microwave is not on its own circuit! The bathroom is on the same circuit with gas range, microwave, and dishwasher. So things are not as they were labeled! Here is the post... http://www.diychatroom.com/showthread.p ... post168425
  11. Billy_Bob
    The not bonding of ground and neutral and a separate ground wire to subpanels is done for the same reason you run a separate ground wire to an electric outlet! So at an electric outlet, you would not connect (bond) the ground wire to the white (neutral) wire. You want a separate ground wire running back to the panel. Same thing with a subpanel. It is for safety in case the neutral becomes disconnected (and there was no ground wire). Actually it is quite common for a neutral to become disconnected!
  12. Billy_Bob
    I'd rip that all out and start by replacing the wood flooring in that area. Then let's see... The tile probably goes up the wall too, then couldn't get tile to match. So then replace that tile too, etc...
  13. Billy_Bob
    I saw the first picture of the toilet and said to myself... Huh? Then I scrolled to the second of the gas meter and burst out laughing! Thanks for starting my day out with a chuckle! No telling WHAT I will see on this forum... [^]
  14. Billy_Bob
    No because it is painted (poor or no connection) and looks to be a slip on device (not a tight clamped on connection to pipe). Good electrical connections are tight, as with a regular water pipe ground clamp. Some electrical connections, like with the main service panel (big) wires, even require that they be torqued with a torque wrench to a specific tightness (in foot pounds).
  15. Billy_Bob
    "Choice Between Direct and Alternating Current - Before planning an installation of interior wiring, the characteristics of the energy supply and its source must be determined... ...In most cases, electrical energy is purchased from a power-and-lighting company that designs and controls the distribution system. Interior-wiring installations must then conform to the distribution system, the characteristics of which can be learned from the central station." [From an old book I have ("International Library of Technology - Distribution of Electrical Energy". Published by International Textbook Co.1926) which has wiring instructions for the old "Knob and Tube" wiring.]
  16. Billy_Bob
    Actually so far as grounding metal fencing, this is REALLY needed sometimes! This is if you live under one of those very high "zillion volt" electrical transmission lines. Mostly for farmers who move metal irrigation pipes, etc. around, but also for fencing and anything metal, they have specific guidelines as anything metal can become energized and give you a good zap. FYI - Here is more on this... http://www.bpa.gov/corporate/pubs/Publi ... orking.pdf
  17. Billy_Bob
    I once saw an office addition with a hung ceiling. One of the wires holding up the metal ceiling framework was screwed into a metal ductwork hanger... Then the fluorescent light fixtures were grounded and electrically contacting the metal ceiling framework. All the grounding for the office addition was connected together. BUT... All the wiring for this addition went to an old fuse box and was not grounded there! So basically you had all the grounds in the entire office addition electrically connected to the ductwork without any ground connection at the main panel. Had anything plugged in, light fixtures, etc. malfunctioned and shorted to ground, all that ceiling framework and ductwork would have become energized.
  18. Billy_Bob
    Actually that is two separate things there. The meter and a 90 degree adapter. The 90 degree adapter just makes the meter point to a direction where it is easier to read. Or maybe from a location where the meter reader does not need to contend with Fido. Anyone can have a 90 degree adapter installed. Just call the electric company and ask for one.
  19. Billy_Bob
    I love this forum! It is just amazing what some people do...
  20. Billy_Bob
    Hummm.... Maybe "deck" is the answer? Melt snow on the deck somehow? Is it a heat pump-A/C? Or sometimes you have situations like with large computer rooms where there is a lot of heat generated even in the winter and you need to have the A/C on even though it is very cold outside. Did A/C this go to some area which needed cooling year round?
  21. Billy_Bob
    I wonder if someone cleaning the house left a cleaning solution in the toilet and it just ate away at it?
  22. Billy_Bob
    That's was I was thinking (although I may be wrong). Most of the code stuff I've read about kitchen sinks is having outlets on both sides of a sink so you will not be draping a cord over the sink. And GFI of course.
  23. Billy_Bob
    Interesting looking fuses! Don't recall seeing that type before... Perhaps these were purchased in the plumbing department rather than the electrical department?
  24. Billy_Bob
    The circuit breaker protects the wiring for the size installed. So the breaker goes along with the wire size. Also some things do not run well on undersized wire. You need to run new wiring.
  25. Billy_Bob
    If you don't know something is dangerous because you have not been told about it, then I suppose you would not do anything about it. For example did you know there is a recall on "Aunt Jemima Pancake & Waffle Mix"? More consumer product recalls... http://walmartstores.com/FactsNews/7701.aspx
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