First off, as you can see, I couldn't remove the panel because of the shelf installed over it. Also, every outlet in the house, except one, that I tested show as Open ground. As such I referred the panel and the outlets to an electrician.
But, lets say you open a panel and see a screw like this.........
I did an inspection today and found a sub-panel located in the bathroom. I remember seeing somewhere in the IRC that bathrooms are prohibited locations, so I looked it up when I got back to the office and found this in the 2006 IRC:
"E3305.4 Location of working spaces and equipment.... Panelboard........
What makes a subpanel a true "subpanel?" What I mean is, like pic 1 here, all this little panels contain two fuses probably because of lack of service in the main. They aren't all subpanels right? So what do you look for in a panel to call it a "Sub?"
I just want reassurance from all you smarties that my thinking is right... The below pic shows the SEC coming in to the left fuse block. The left is usually the main right? Ok, then the smaller wires tapped off of that go to a separate 30 amp fuse box for the AC, and the larger ones tapped off there........
Is there something wrong with this picture? Allot of my outlets doesn't have the ground. So there are two wires going to my service panel, one neutral and one hot. When I open my panel, it looks like the three neutral wires are connecting to the ground bar and one going to the neutral bar. Am I........
Has anyone seen one of these? It was located in the kitchen of a house that was built in 1940. It was still operational, but I was not sure what it's purpose was. Powerstat was written on the face.
Ive been told that all condos and apartment buildings must have a main breaker for the building located outside (if anyone knows where that exact verbage is please post)
But, shouldnt each condo have its own main breaker at the panel? Yesterdays inspection on a 4 year old condo came up with no ma........
Curious how folks are now reporting fuse protected systems with most if not all insurance companies no longer covering homes with them?
I had one crop up last week on a home I inspected. State Farm, Allstate and Travelers would not cover the home with a fuse box, but Farmers did at a higher ra........
