Breaker Box / Circuit Panel
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Breaker Box / Circuit Panel
Well my lights started going dim and crazy things were happening , i went down to the breaker box and it was making a funky noise and smelled of electric ....
i stood there like recalling a video i seen of the power in wire rubbing the insulation off against the box and energized the pannel its self ...
oh well a well placed flip of the main stoped the noise so i knew it wasnt the power coming in but now im standing in the dark and tripping over everything to get out of the basement to get to a flashlight ...
took the cover off and 2 breakers are not even square D , a 60 amp and a 30 amp , the furnace people put them in there and there semens and dont even fit in my box they dont snap down all the way .. i had a 30a square d so i replaced it , tightened all the wires and grounds and powered it back up and its fine now even tho the 60a dont fit right .
So just an FYI make sure all your breakers fit your box
i stood there like recalling a video i seen of the power in wire rubbing the insulation off against the box and energized the pannel its self ...
oh well a well placed flip of the main stoped the noise so i knew it wasnt the power coming in but now im standing in the dark and tripping over everything to get out of the basement to get to a flashlight ...
took the cover off and 2 breakers are not even square D , a 60 amp and a 30 amp , the furnace people put them in there and there semens and dont even fit in my box they dont snap down all the way .. i had a 30a square d so i replaced it , tightened all the wires and grounds and powered it back up and its fine now even tho the 60a dont fit right .
So just an FYI make sure all your breakers fit your box
#3
whats the 60 amp breaker for?
Might want to pull it until you get a Square D that fits. Think Id be having a chat with the "furnace people" - they should be replacing them with the correct ones. This is pretty damned serious. I have a hard time believing that a Certified Electrician did that work.
Might want to pull it until you get a Square D that fits. Think Id be having a chat with the "furnace people" - they should be replacing them with the correct ones. This is pretty damned serious. I have a hard time believing that a Certified Electrician did that work.
Last edited by Dr. Evil; 04-04-2009 at 12:59 AM.
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My guess is DM probably went with a low bid or close to it. In the HVAC world, you generally get what you pay for. My company charges at least twice what my competitors do, but believe me there is more than twice the difference in our work versus theirs.
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