Check this out ..White wire used for hot in Murray panel

[swidick (Scott Widick, CMI)]

This house was built in 1954. All the circuits had white wire used for hot in a Murray panel. Its my understanding that this may have been ok in the 1920’s. Many other defects were found inside and out. I just thought I would share this.

[jfrederick (Joshua Frederick)]

@swidick

This house was built in 1954. All the circuits had white wire used for hot in a Murray panel. Its my understanding that this may have been ok in the 1920’s. Many other defects were found inside and out. I just thought I would share this.

That doesn’t look like 1920’s or 1950’s wiring or breakers to me

[mgratton (Marcel Gratton, CMI)]

How did the receptacles tested?

[twitt (Thomas Witt, CMI MD. Lic. # 30933)]

Yeah, thats vinyl coated wire and it was installed by an idiot.
Call it out.

[swidick (Scott Widick, CMI)]

Open grounds. 3 prong receptacles.

[sstaggs (Shawn D. Staggs, CPI)]

@twitt

Yeah, thats vinyl coated wire and it was installed by an idiot.
Call it out.

:mrgreen: agreed!!

[mbrooke (Martin Brooke)]

Thanks! That is strange. My best guess was the electrician was either color blind or from the UK/Australia where back in the day black used to be a neutral and other colors like yellow, white, blue, ect were hot.