Jerry Simon Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Bill K, or anyone else....waz zis? From a 1907 house attic. Had a disconnected 120-volt whip hanging off the bottom, and those side bracket things rotated. Thanks. Image Insert: 151.43 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Morrison Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 1907? Kibbell was only in his early 20's back then. He won't know... Well, it's clearly an electrical shutoff. The question is: for what? Could there have been a large whole house fan at one time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Hockstein Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Try this site. Maybe you can find it. www.eaton.com/EatonCom/Markets/Electric ... /index.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Kubs Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 I take it thats the only picture/angle you have? Didn't open it up? It looks a little like the mechanism that automatically opens the louvers in the ceiling when a house ventilation fan in the attic is powered on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspectorjoe Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 I think Kyle might have it, or at least is close: a louver or damper actuator. It looks like one that would be part of an HVAC economizer, not that you would find that setup in an old house. It looks like there are mounting holes for another pin on the far side of the arm. As the arm rotated, via rods, one damper would be opened while another closed. Maybe that unit was salvaged from a commercial building and put to a new use. Or maybe not. More than you want to know about economizers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 Is there a picture of the top of the "thingie"? I'm guessing it's a remote disconnect. I've seen overhead disconnects that look similar serving old manufacturing equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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