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Time to break out the assault rifle! Eigenvector 12-25-2006
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Posted by Eigenvector on December 25, 2006, 5:03 pm


I continue to be depressed and angered by the "quality" electrical work done
on this house.

The outlet that I was working on because it stuck out from the wall,
uncovered even more quality work. Here, I'll showcase it below.

Who need's an outlet box?
http://photos.imageevent.com/eigenvector/houseideas/websize/PC250079.JPG

Oh, there is one in there. What quality construction. Mind you this is
ORIGINAL work - as in the contractor did this.
http://photos.imageevent.com/eigenvector/houseideas/websize/PC250080.JPG

Wonderful, stablock components to top it off!
http://photos.imageevent.com/eigenvector/houseideas/websize/PC250081.JPG

I removed it and wirenutted the circuit closed until I can fix it.
Preferably after the Christmas vacation. By the way, ALL the outlets in my
house are on a single 15A circuit - that's nice to know.

I have a long long battle ahead of me. Update the panel to 200A service,
once I get a larger panel, re-wire house separating the circuits out,
re-wire the oven circuit, re-wire the dryer circuit, re-wire the.....



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Posted by Speedy Jim on December 25, 2006, 5:07 pm


LOL (not funny for you, I suppose...)
Great pics of the "deed" though.

What keeps me awake nights are the things I *haven't* discovered.

Jim


Eigenvector wrote:

> I continue to be depressed and angered by the "quality" electrical work done
> on this house.
>
> The outlet that I was working on because it stuck out from the wall,
> uncovered even more quality work. Here, I'll showcase it below.
>
> Who need's an outlet box?
> http://photos.imageevent.com/eigenvector/houseideas/websize/PC250079.JPG
>
> Oh, there is one in there. What quality construction. Mind you this is
> ORIGINAL work - as in the contractor did this.
> http://photos.imageevent.com/eigenvector/houseideas/websize/PC250080.JPG
>
> Wonderful, stablock components to top it off!
> http://photos.imageevent.com/eigenvector/houseideas/websize/PC250081.JPG
>
> I removed it and wirenutted the circuit closed until I can fix it.
> Preferably after the Christmas vacation. By the way, ALL the outlets in my
> house are on a single 15A circuit - that's nice to know.
>
> I have a long long battle ahead of me. Update the panel to 200A service,
> once I get a larger panel, re-wire house separating the circuits out,
> re-wire the oven circuit, re-wire the dryer circuit, re-wire the.....
>
>

Posted by Eigenvector on December 25, 2006, 5:13 pm



> LOL (not funny for you, I suppose...)
> Great pics of the "deed" though.
>
> What keeps me awake nights are the things I *haven't* discovered.
>
> Jim
>
>

Appearently the contractor had forgotten his drill on that day. My GOD!
that chiseled out channel for the wires floored me. I'm glad I shut off the
power prior to digging it out, I actually cut the wire insulation with the
drywall knife because the hot wire was tucked UNDER the drywall where it had
fallen out of the channel.

> Eigenvector wrote:
>
>> I continue to be depressed and angered by the "quality" electrical work
>> done on this house.
>>
>> The outlet that I was working on because it stuck out from the wall,
>> uncovered even more quality work. Here, I'll showcase it below.
>>
>> Who need's an outlet box?
>> http://photos.imageevent.com/eigenvector/houseideas/websize/PC250079.JPG
>>
>> Oh, there is one in there. What quality construction. Mind you this is
>> ORIGINAL work - as in the contractor did this.
>> http://photos.imageevent.com/eigenvector/houseideas/websize/PC250080.JPG
>>
>> Wonderful, stablock components to top it off!
>> http://photos.imageevent.com/eigenvector/houseideas/websize/PC250081.JPG
>>
>> I removed it and wirenutted the circuit closed until I can fix it.
>> Preferably after the Christmas vacation. By the way, ALL the outlets in
>> my house are on a single 15A circuit - that's nice to know.
>>
>> I have a long long battle ahead of me. Update the panel to 200A service,
>> once I get a larger panel, re-wire house separating the circuits out,
>> re-wire the oven circuit, re-wire the dryer circuit, re-wire the.....



Posted by Nate Nagel on December 25, 2006, 5:31 pm


Eigenvector wrote:
>
>>LOL (not funny for you, I suppose...)
>>Great pics of the "deed" though.
>>
>>What keeps me awake nights are the things I *haven't* discovered.
>>
>>Jim
>>
>>
>
>
> Appearently the contractor had forgotten his drill on that day. My GOD!
> that chiseled out channel for the wires floored me. I'm glad I shut off the
> power prior to digging it out, I actually cut the wire insulation with the
> drywall knife because the hot wire was tucked UNDER the drywall where it had
> fallen out of the channel.

Is there enough slack you can fix it with a nail plate and an old work box?

nate

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Posted by Eigenvector on December 25, 2006, 6:14 pm



> Eigenvector wrote:
>>
>>>LOL (not funny for you, I suppose...)
>>>Great pics of the "deed" though.
>>>
>>>What keeps me awake nights are the things I *haven't* discovered.
>>>
>>>Jim
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> Appearently the contractor had forgotten his drill on that day. My GOD!
>> that chiseled out channel for the wires floored me. I'm glad I shut off
>> the power prior to digging it out, I actually cut the wire insulation
>> with the drywall knife because the hot wire was tucked UNDER the drywall
>> where it had fallen out of the channel.
>
> Is there enough slack you can fix it with a nail plate and an old work
> box?
>
> nate
>
There isn't ANY slack in that wiring that I could find - but I'm not dinking
with it today. After 8 years of never having holidays off I'm not doing
anything constructive. Sitting at home, surfing the web, slacking off.

I'll see about putting a box in Tuesday or Wednesday, I don't think there's
that much slack though the wires looked pretty taught coming into the old
box. I'll take a drill to it and feed them through, but I'll have to open
up the wall quite a bit more to do that.



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