Strangest defect I've encountered

[tdietrich1]

brian winkle, that is some fine detective work! RIF.

tom

[brian winkle]

thanks Tom, I love troubleshooting more than anything..er..anything workwise anyway. When I get a call to install ceiling fans or something I schedule it out 7 to 10 days, but when it is a trouble call, I drop everything!

What is RIF?

[Kenton H. Shepard, CMI]

Brian, could you simplify your explanation a little? I'm not understanding how current got to the hall light.
The hot leg is one of the ungrounded conductors at the main bus? It's not connected so half the circuits have no power? How does power reach the light from the oven element?

[brian winkle]

Originally Posted by kshepard

Brian, could you simplify your explanation a little? I'm not understanding how current got to the hall light.
The hot leg is one of the ungrounded conductors at the main bus? It's not connected so half the circuits have no power? How does power reach the light from the oven element?

Picture a panel with 120 to one side only. The other side is dead. Then take a 240 breaker, put a piece of wire from one terminal to the other, plug it onto the buses and turn it on. Now both buses will have 120. Now subsitute the short piece of wire for a 50' circuit with an oven at the end. Same principle.

[Kenton H. Shepard, CMI]

Originally Posted by brian winkle

Picture a panel with 120 to one side only. The other side is dead. Then take a 240 breaker, put a piece of wire from one terminal to the other, plug it onto the buses and turn it on. Now both buses will have 120. Now subsitute the short piece of wire for a 50' circuit with an oven at the end. Same principle.

Thanks, Brian.

[brian winkle]

Kenton, I just noticed you do straw bale and earth homes. Those types of construction are common here in Tucson. Rammed earth construction is still going on as well as mud adobe bricks.

I am curious what your rates are for Mexico inspections.

[tdietrich1]

What I figured after rereading the OP, and brian explaining things.

tom

[Kenton H. Shepard, CMI]

Those types of construction are beginning to happen more here but they aren't anywhere close to common and I've worked out inspection methods just because I'm interested. Do you disclaim the walls when you do straw bale homes?


I have yet to do one South of the border, Brian. And it's a shame too.

[brian winkle]

Kenton, I have not had the pleasure of wiring a straw bale home. In mud adobe we channel the mud and use UF.

As you probably know, straw bale homes are usually high dollar unless they are built by the owner.