Today's Inspection had a little of everything....

[Mario A. Kyriacou, CHI]

....a little copper, a little aluminum, and a little Knob and Tube!!! Oh and a 60 amp fuse panel just to top it all off!!!!!

[Jeffrey S. Campbell]

nice stuff!

[Marc Benz]

Mario.,, is that main fuse is on the left side or it more further left with the safety cover on it ??

the other thing i am not too crazy is the T&K hook up to that box.

Merci, Marc

[Mario A. Kyriacou, CHI]

Originally Posted by Marc Benz

Mario.,, is that main fuse is on the left side or it more further left with the safety cover on it ??

the other thing i am not too crazy is the T&K hook up to that box.

Merci, Marc

Marc,

Funny you should mention this, the main over-current device is rated 100amps and is on the far left. It is a circuit breaker and yet the remainder of the circuits are fused. I didn't pay to much attention to it because my client is renovating the entire house including new panel and wiring.

[gporter]

Great pics Mario

[Mario A. Kyriacou, CHI]

Originally Posted by gporter

Great pics Mario

Thanks Gary!!

[Mario A. Kyriacou, CHI]

Originally Posted by jcampbell

nice stuff!

Thanks Jeffrey!!

[cduphily]

Originally Posted by mkyriacou

....a little copper, a little aluminum, and a little Knob and Tube!!! Oh and a 60 amp fuse panel just to top it all off!!!!!

Nice pics Mario.

[Robert J. OConnor]

From the looks of the panel/wiring I am guessing there were a lot of older 2-prong receptacles without a grounded faceplate screw (makes using the 3-to-2 "cheater plugs" hazardous even if ya attach the ground tab) or standard 3-prong receptacles with an open ground.

Older K&T wiring or 2-wire sheathed cable without an equipment ground can be very hazardous, particularly for non-GFCI receptacles in wet/damp areas or for large metal appliances without an equipment case ground. In that event it would be a good thing they are renovating with a new panel and wiring.

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