Originally Posted By: gbeaumont This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Hi to all,
these panels are from my inspection yesterday in deepest NH, where code aren't known and only the brave touch panels 
I though I would post them here to see what members could spot in the way of defficiencies.
Gerneral lay out the first "Main Panel" connects to a "Sub Panel" which also supplies a second "Sub Panel"
have fun
Main panel
1st Sub Panel
2nd Sub panel
See what you can come up with, also I have large size pictures of these so if you want a blow up of any area I will edit and post it.
Originally Posted By: phinsperger This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Ok, here are some basics
- wire too big to fit into the lugs as Robert said
- double lugged neutrals on main panel
- no anti-corrosion compound on alum wire
- excess sheathing in sub panel
- ground and neutral bonded in sub panel
- white wire used as hot but not permanently marked as such in sub panel
- double lugging on neutral/ground bar
- excess wire in sub panel
- Gerry's spell checker not working
Originally Posted By: pdickerson This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
In addition to the above:
- Ground wire (right bus, lower) not fully inserted into lug, main panel
- Ground wires too close to feed wires, main panel (nearly a direct short - yikes!!!)
- It looks like there is a double lugged breaker in the first sub-panel
- There is an open knock-out at the top of the first sub-panel
- Feed wire partially out of lug in first sub-panel
- I cannot see any neutral or ground wires feeding the first sub-panel
Originally Posted By: gbeaumont This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
hi to all,
Larry, nothing in this home would surprise me at all  
BTW, there are still a couple of BIG issues that have not been commented on on this system.
I give out some clues tonight if no onehas spotted them.
Originally Posted By: gmagee This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
You might want to mention the FPE panel. But then you might hear the realtors say “no other inspector has ever made an issue of that” (or something to that effect).
Originally Posted By: gbeaumont This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Hi to all,
Greg, congrats, that is a big issue, especially as 4 of the breakers tried to escape as I removed the dead front 
Originally Posted By: phinsperger This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
The neutral that runs from the first subpanel to the second subpanel is connected at the second subpanel but I can’t seem to locate it anywhere in the first subpanel
