Getting shocked by service panel
Ooops, meant to say "open neutral"
Ooops, meant to say "open neutral"
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answersJust to clarify, line comes from the street to a meter, then to a 200 amp. breaker box (also appears to be properly grounded) mounted just under the meter on the ...
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answersThe barn service comes from the meter on a pole, also the house connects here too (so I guess this means it is "stand-alone"). The box appears to be properly grou...
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answersWe had a Water Furnace geothermal system for about 11 years in our previous house. Excellent system, cheap to operate and the only problem was a pump breakdown th...
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answersIn my barn I got a shock when I touched the screw on the service panel. I checked with my meter and I got a reading of 120v between the cover screw and ground. No...
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answersI'd agree, the few dollars you save aren't going to let you sleep any better at night. A professional will get the job done right and quickly. Your time is worth ...
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answersFaith, I'm sure you've done your research on geothermal but wanted to add that we really liked it. We had it (Water Furnace brand) in a 2,100 sq. ft. cedar log ho...
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answersWe are looking into building a master bedroom and bath addition onto a 1,900+ sq. ft. house with hot water heat (oil fired). We will be doing most of the work our...
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answersFor what it's worth (maybe nothing) one of the largest installers of replacement windows in this area has stopped using fiberglass because of what he says are som...
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answersWe had a Honeywell but I wouldn't recommend it. It scatters soot throught the house (it zaps the dust particles into soot) and we had shorting problems with the c...
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answersI have a similar situation as you but here is how it was done (I don't know if it is right or wrong). The power comes into a pole, down the pole to the meter to a...
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answersYou are clairvoyant! They were in serious financial trouble and that is the reason they had to sell the place. It's pretty obvious they did no maintenance to the ...
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answersWhen we fired up the boiler this fall it was blowing the exhaust gasses out into the room (basement) and was setting off the carbon monoxide detector on the secon...
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answersNo reason it can't be done. We had the same situation in our "new" place. Contractor put in the A/C unit and ductwork. Just a matter of some imagination in routin...
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answersMy covers are a combination of natural (stain and varnish) and paint. No problems with either one for the 55 yrs. they've been there. They all have vent holes (sl...
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answersWhat our esteemed friend is trying to tell you in his own unique way is you are taking on something you may not be qualified to do, in fact something that many HV...
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answersTo the best of anyones knowledge, is their any electrical code in place in the US that permits AL wiring to be used? Thanks!Bill
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answersMost insurance companies (at least in the States) will not insure properties with AL wiring because of the fire problems. For that reason alone it might be worth ...
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answersI guess I'd have to agree with 5slb6 about hiring someone to smooth the walls out. I've done this many times on old houses, even over rough tile mastic. But then ...
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answersHKestenholz, can you explain your answer? You came up with a similar assinine response to my post about geothermal (which only confirmed to me you don't know squa...
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