Richard Moore Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Old service disconnect now feeding a pair of panels in a non-conforming 1924 duplex (basement turned into a separate apartment). I think it is preferable to the original fused neutral but it hardly looks like the kosher repair(?). Click to Enlarge 79.68 KB Probably doesn't matter as it is likely the whole shebang will get moved or removed due to the service drop crossing the flat roof, but what would you normally expect to see bridging the neutral fuse holder? Click to Enlarge 57.07 KB Click to Enlarge 94.55 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 I've never heard of a neutral fuse holder though I've seen three-phase disconnects used for single phase duty where the third leg was re-purposed by some nimcompoop to fuse the neutral. Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 I think the neutral could have been, should have been spliced or not even cut. That fix looks kinda haywire, eh? [] You're right, it goes nicely with that roof and that service drop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 . . . Probably doesn't matter as it is likely the whole shebang will get moved or removed due to the service drop crossing the flat roof, but what would you normally expect to see bridging the neutral fuse holder?. . . Take your pick: Click to Enlarge 64.35 KB Click to Enlarge 51.42 KB I've also seen where someone's taking a lenght of copper tubing, hammered it flat, and slipped it between the fuse holders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Amaral Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 In a 120V circuit, it is common around here (BOS) to see fused-neutral 'oil burner emergency disconnects' that have oversized fuses on the 15A circuit... You'll see 15A fuse on the hot side, 30 on the neutral.. I just tell folks to trash it and upgrade it for the obvious reasons.. I found a 'cut-out' (porcelain block, exposed terminals) the other day with 2-15A fuses.. Download Attachment: IMG_0031.JPG 116.55 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plummen Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 Ive seen several really old electrical services around here over the years with screw in fuse for nuetral on each circuit,not very smart/safe in my book anyway [:-yuck] As far as that mess they used to bypass the fuse Id say its even worse than what they were trying to repair! [:-censore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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