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  1. wirenut1110
    Jack is correct and given the inspection date of 2005, I'd say it's perfectly legal.
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    I realize this post is old however, you mention 4/0 AL. 310.15(B)(6) only applies to single phase dwelling services. You would need to use 250 MCM(kcmil) aluminum or 3/0 copper.
  3. wirenut1110
    Try 225.60
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    That set up is fine. Just make sure that there's a 4 wire feeding this box and the fuses aren't oversized (30 amp fuse on #14 wire). If they made this panel 120 volts only and put a jumper from one hot to the other, this is a no no also because there's a possiblity of OL the neutral.
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    I can only say that the particular panel that we're looking at, looks ok or not. I look for signs of overheating, burnt spots, smells, etc. I could test every breaker and trips as it should but that's no guarantee that it will the next time. How would that look if we were to say "oh yeah, we need to replace this right away or your house is gonna burn down and BTW it's gonna be $1500. We can only look at what's at hand and advise on that. We can't guarantee that a breaker will trip when it's supposed regardless of the manufacturer. I would suggest that a customer be given the information and do their own research and make their own "informed" decision.
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    The amount being stripped is not a big deal, the service cable isn't insulated at all. As far as the grounds and neutrals under the same screw, they had plenty of open spaces to segregate the neutrals. The grounds under one screw is not a big deal as long as they're the same size.
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    If a licensed individual did this, they should be reported. There is absolutely no excuse for this except to deceive and is dangerous. If they did this one, they're probably doing others.
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    Most AHJ only allow 5-6' of service cable "inside" the dwelling. When upgrades are done the new panel is usually relocated to a point at the service drop to comply with this and the "old" panel is changed to a subpanel (4-wire) or used as a junction box.
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    I'm sure the what, 40 hour class to be an HI certainly qualifies you for this. I doubt any licensed electrician(journey or master) did this. We would be following NEC article 406.3 This was obviously a homeowner or a friend that "knew a little about electrical work".
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