Originally Posted By: Harold Endean This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Just to add my 2 cents in here, I believe that some ( maybe not many) circuit breakers are UL listed for 2 wires under 1 terminal. This would apply to the circuit breakers in the panel, and you are allowed two grounding wires under one terminal on the neutral/ground bar strip.
You are only allowed one neutral per terminal however.
Originally Posted By: jpeck This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Just to put another twist on those separated strands, they look almost like they were separate grounds, twisted together for routing around in the panel, then separated to separate terminals.
If that is the case, then there is the problem of having more than two grounds in the same terminal, not withstanding the other problems.
I am thinking they look twisted together because the strands look too large for that small size of a stranded wire.
A breaker in the main panel is serving two circuits, which could overload the
circuit, and there is no room within the panel to add additional breakers. This
condition should be evaluated by a licensed electrician.
Joe,
If you want canned responses get the demo versions of 3-D and Inspectvue
Thanks Todd, I will take a look if I can find the link. The checklist approach is one that seems to work for many inspectors. I have many of them and continue to add more items that may need to be inspected.
Originally Posted By: jtedesco This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Thank you Erby, I am downloading some demos now!
If I could get a complete list of circuit breakers that are found by HI's, I will research the listings to see if I can find the product identification for them. I would also appreciate information on ranges of dates for homes, such as 1900-1950, 60, 70, 80, 90, etc. that most HI's see.
I know that some have pointed out even older homes!