Hi all,
Alittle therapy for me in this post.
When I started in this business yrs. ago, a teacher mentioned how with his wiring practices that he could sleep at night.
Well, along the way there have been a few things that I touched that I would lose alittle sleep over..............................
Most recent is a feeder (aerial, it is wrong but thats another story) that feeds a bath house building on a side of a mountain .
The bath house has a main lug 60a panel located in a attic craw space. Square D type XO., Well, one of the phases "in" the 50a main breaker feeding the panel fried and they lost power to one buss.
There are 4 very light (not heavy) 15 amp circuits in the panel. I rewired it at the panel to create 2-15a light (not heavy) circuits both fed from the same phase that is working.
Of course I should not have done this because now that the power is on in the building, the owner considers it repaired.
I know sight unseen, you may not be able to comment, but without removing the 2 pole main breaker (feeding the main lug panel)from the busses (it's live, and I have a new found respect for arc fault) it appears the
melt down is "internal" in the breaker.
What could the odds be that half of the breaker burnt internally and did not effect the other half?
Should I let it go and lose sleep? Should I go there with a new panel and replace it if I get paid for it or not?
On the invoice, I had mentioned the situation and that it is advisable to change the XO panel to a new QO. Does this help with my liability, or am I duped if the bath house and the side of the mountain burns.
Thanks for letting me get this off my chest.................
Alittle therapy for me in this post.
When I started in this business yrs. ago, a teacher mentioned how with his wiring practices that he could sleep at night.
Well, along the way there have been a few things that I touched that I would lose alittle sleep over..............................
Most recent is a feeder (aerial, it is wrong but thats another story) that feeds a bath house building on a side of a mountain .
The bath house has a main lug 60a panel located in a attic craw space. Square D type XO., Well, one of the phases "in" the 50a main breaker feeding the panel fried and they lost power to one buss.
There are 4 very light (not heavy) 15 amp circuits in the panel. I rewired it at the panel to create 2-15a light (not heavy) circuits both fed from the same phase that is working.
Of course I should not have done this because now that the power is on in the building, the owner considers it repaired.
I know sight unseen, you may not be able to comment, but without removing the 2 pole main breaker (feeding the main lug panel)from the busses (it's live, and I have a new found respect for arc fault) it appears the
melt down is "internal" in the breaker.
What could the odds be that half of the breaker burnt internally and did not effect the other half?
Should I let it go and lose sleep? Should I go there with a new panel and replace it if I get paid for it or not?
On the invoice, I had mentioned the situation and that it is advisable to change the XO panel to a new QO. Does this help with my liability, or am I duped if the bath house and the side of the mountain burns.
Thanks for letting me get this off my chest.................