John Dirks Jr Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 From today's inspection. When it comes to contaminated bus bars, this takes the cake. I pulled a couple of breakers and sure enough; Not only was the bus bars painted, the fools then installed breakers on them. No wonder my 3 prong tester was doing weird flickering. Click to Enlarge 71.12 KB Click to Enlarge 64.39 KB Click to Enlarge 34.6 KB Click to Enlarge 57.41 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 Did you warn them against cleaning the busbars with steel wool? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted April 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 Did you warn them against cleaning the busbars with steel wool? Is a wire brush ok? I mean....wooden handle right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 From what I've read, abrasives of any kind are unacceptable. Call for replacement of the panel board. I'm not saying the paint can't be removed, but there is some risk of damage by cleaning, and that could lead to a fire in the panel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted April 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 Call for replacement of the panel board. That is usually what I do, especially in a case like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 Call for replacement of the panel board. That is usually what I do, especially in a case like this. I kinda figured but lacking the smiley face, someone lurking here could think you were serious about scraping. [] [] PS I have yet to pull a breaker during an inspection. That is outside of my comfort zone. Actually, I am prohibitted from performing work in a panel. I need to be a licensed sparky to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric B Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 Even though I usually know what needs to be done I don't put it in writing. I much prefer to leave the "how to correct" decisions to the contractors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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