And what would you call this …
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Maybe you guys can point me in the right direction. I am doing some remodeling on a house that has 2 stories.The electrical service box for the breakers is a 42 Cutler-Hammer load center( Main lug only) the main breaker is located on a pole 140 feet down the driveway with the electrical meter. I have to move the load center to the side 7 feet away and rerun the wires from the 2nd floor and the crawl space to the new location. All the wires are 12/2 except for the 10/3 wire for the electric stove and well pump. I have to splice the 2nd floor wiring in the ceiling and was planning on putting them in a electrical box made by GE for 125 amp and 4 breakers. I am rethinking this now because after running all the new wires(12/2) in the ceiling to the splice area and there are 19 wires, and 20 below in crawl space, the boxes look a little small to me. I want to be able to screw a metal cover over the box and paint it the color of the ceiling, and still have access to it for inspection and or testing. I was told that this would be ok and to add separate grounding bars and separate neutral bars and insulated load wire splice bars and this should work fine. will this work ?. I do not know if twist caps joining each 12/2 wire and taping them would be ok, compared to the bars installed in a new 125 amp box with the power bars and strips removed for the breakers. the splice length of each new wire to each of the old wires is about 8 to 10 feet reroute to new location up above and below in crawl space. Do I need to run a neutral wire of 6 ot from the main load center to each box where the splice takes place and do I have to use heavier than 10 gauge ground wire to connect from main load center to each box for additional grounding?. Will this type of application affect ground fault receptacles and or Arc Fault breakers?. Will balancing electrical loads be affected that they may draw unequally?. Would be very helpful if these questions could be answered. thank you cj
A qualified electrician, for on site help, is highly recommended. :shock:
gas operated ,so a little stinky and may move around on you. Another name would be " Merlins chatter". portable ground, Draclula’s tingle. lots of choices.
Ummm…I did not see it Mike as I am not typically consulted on Electrical Issues for InterNACHI anymore. Just hope what ever is produced is reviewed by qualified individuals. However, I am always PRO education.
I understand where the defects lie, but electrical isn’t my strong point. I have to write a course on it and that’s a lot easier if yo understand the course material. I got so confused and frustrated with this thread that I gave up. I don’t know any more than I did when I first posted. If all these people posting understand it so well, why can’t a single one of them explain it to me in a manner that I can understand? I don’t even want to look at this thread again.
Hire an electrician!! I am not trying to be mean or insolent in any way. I am telling you this for your own good. In most jurisdictions it takes eight years to become a master electrician. According the the US government, Electrician is one of the ten most dangerous occupations (fireman and and policeman are not even on the list).
I worked many years as a master electrician and an electrical engineer but it wasn’t until I started doing electrical fire investigations thirteen years ago that I came to have such a strong opinion. One improperly made connection could cost you your life! That’s no joke.
George I just watched a training on Arc flash Calcs and these guys had been in field for 5 years. All three had serious burns. So I agree on what you say about showing respect in the field. I will never doubt wearing all the protection needed when opening a Dead front cover and keeping it as a shield in front of my face.