Neutral bus bar failed inspection

[jtedesco1]

Originally Posted by Greg Moritz

Great advice. I'm going to get it repaired.

Just to be clear, this is the original wiring from the construction of the house back in Nov, 2000.

> Just in case you are considering fixing this yourself ....

We can stop right there. I'm ignorant, but not dumb.
Thank you for the 'heads-up' advice anyway because you never know. As a professional in another area, I believe in paying professionals what they are worth to do it right.

> Did the Home Inspector quote the code section in his report?

I think that's the UL 67 or 408.21 shown in the picture. I've seen other stuff in my research on the web that used that same 408.21 number when discussing this subject.

> As a seller, especially with the current real estate market, I would fix
> most anything I could or have it fixed by a qualified person. Why, I
> would ask myself, would I not fix something so easily repaired?
> I would be removing potential reasons to not buy my house.

Yup. I already made up my mind to fix it if the people here said that the white and bare wire sharing arrangement was improper. I'm anal like that with my car, house, etc. I fix evey little thing when I find it so that I always know that everything is as perfect as possible. I think it's mostly cheaper in the long run. Mostly.

Thank you all. I'll keep checking for additional responses.

What will you do before you remove the white insulated wire so it can be relocated into an open terminal?

[Greg Moritz]

Originally Posted by jtedesco1

What will you do before you remove the white insulated wire so it can be relocated into an open terminal?

I won't be doing anything since I'll be hiring someone who knows what they are doing (not me) to repair this.

However, since you asked the question; what should "I" do? To be honest, I don't understand the question since it sounds like a trick question. The answer can't be as simple as de-energizing the circuit (can it?).

[Greg Moritz]

Originally Posted by jtedesco1

What will you do before you remove the white insulated wire so it can be relocated into an open terminal?

I hate to revive the thread unnecessarily, but I would still like the answer (since you posed the question).

Again, thanks to all, I had this repaired by a qualified electrician and we passed the subsequent inspection.

[jtedesco1]

Originally Posted by Greg Moritz

I hate to revive the thread unnecessarily, but I would still like the answer (since you posed the question).

Again, thanks to all, I had this repaired by a qualified electrician and we passed the subsequent inspection.

You should have said that" "I will turn off the power first" where's the after pictures and the rest from the report ,that are really good for discussion here. How much did it cost you?