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Old 8/14/11, 8:08 AM
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Spot the problem!
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Old 8/14/11, 8:26 AM
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Looks like parallel ground feeds to the Grounding Bushing and twin taps again , 3 wires in the lug
White wire for ground wire was common 60 years ago .
Those cloth covered wires are 60~ years old... Roy

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Good catch but that is not the biggest problem.



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Old 8/14/11, 8:48 AM
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Good catch but that is not the biggest problem.
Great glad I missed some thing hope some else finds it .



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Old 8/14/11, 8:55 AM
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Are those 100 amp fuses on 6 AWG CU?



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I will give a hint latter Roy!



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Old 8/14/11, 9:05 AM
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I will give a hint latter Roy!
Might it have something to do with the single white conductor in the bottom of the disconnect?
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Old 8/14/11, 9:15 AM
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Might it have something to do with the single white conductor in the bottom of the disconnect?
No I think that is going to the Ground Rods or water pipe .

Think it is the Printing on the lable and I can not read it .. Roy


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Old 8/14/11, 10:00 AM
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Think it is the Printing on the lable and I can not read it .. Roy


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It would be nice to give us a fighting chance to guess properly by using photo's that aren't so blurry. For the record now a grounding electrode conductor can be any color.
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Old 8/14/11, 10:23 AM
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It would be nice to give us a fighting chance to guess properly by using photo's that aren't so blurry. For the record now a grounding electrode conductor can be any color.
Thanks I was not sure been out of the trade for about 30 years and the mind is getting slow and many changes I have not kept up with .



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100 Amp panel.



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100 Amp panel.
Can you explain the entire setup? Is the panel downstream of this disconnect?
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Old 8/14/11, 12:55 PM
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100 Amp panel.
100 amp panel does not Matter this looks like 60 amp fuses.
The weakest link tells the size of the service so if they are 60 amp fuses it is a 60 amp service .
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Old 8/14/11, 1:21 PM
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Looks like it might be 100A panel with #4 Cu wires, but 60A fuses ... maybe even a 60A rated disconnect. Would be a 60A service ... but it looks like there is an elec range, and my guess would be an elec dryer also. Would have to do a load calc with actual house size and appliances to see if the 60A would be undersized. And agreed, need better pics



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You can't focus your camera??

Try macro so we can all read it next time..




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