Pics for your enjoyment - Overhead service

[rich000]

Here are 2 circuits ran to a garage that were recently ran by another electrician. This was not permitted because this city no longer allows overhead service to garages. BTW, that is 3/4" PVC conduit as the mast. Enjoy.

 

[elohr46]

Yikes! I wouldn't call that person an electrician.

 

[pfalcon]

Which part of India did that EL come from?

 

[hillbilly]

That's like looking at a car wreck......it's awful, but you can't look away.

I can't believe....well I have to....that anyone would think that this is OK.
Even The Three Stooges could do better.:roll:

steve

 

[George Stolz]

Someone paid someone else to do that for them? :roll:

 

[rich000]

Sorry, I should have said "electrician".

 

[ozark01]

At least both ends match....

 

[StephenSDH]

Dual function gymnastic swing for the kids.

 

[Jim W in Tampa]

Can we assume your going to fix this mess ? The person that did this needs turned into the building department before he kills someone.

 

[Sierrasparky]

The customer sais this was done by an Electrician. Bull. If so you gots some weird electricains in that there city. Even the worst of the hacks I know would not use PVC to support a drop run like that. I bet the HO or a family member did the work!

 

[Utymtr]

Good for jump-rope practice on a windy day...

 

[Buck Parrish]

The guy should have used schedule 80. It's not as flexible

 

[iMuse97]

The guy should have used schedule 80. It's not as flexible

The more flexible something is the less likely it is to break.

 

[~Shado~]

Wow...that's just plain sexy work.

It allows expansion, vibration, movement, can tell the temperature by how far it sags on any given day, if you need to tap it...just reach up and pull it down, make your tap, let go and it returns up out of the way......NICE!!!!:roll:

 

[daleuger]

The guy should have used schedule 80. It's not as flexible

Sorry ran out...and the supply house only had it on back order. Had to go with the 40

 

[growler]

Someone paid someone else to do that for them? :roll:

I know a guy that does work like that all the time and gets paid for it. He doesn't get paid to much because he is not an electrician but that doesn't keep him from trying. He has one overhead feeder to a garage that's not 6 ft above grade ( city made them disconnect that one).

It's really surprising what types of rigged work people will pay for if they think they are saving money.

That PVC won't be there once there is a little ice on those cables. They had better hope that's in a very warm part of the country.

 

[480sparky]

I'm still trying to find a service in those pix.

 

[macmikeman]

I'm still trying to find a service in those pix.

Funny you should mention that, but anyway I noticed something - take a look at the sag on the service drop on the house next door. Maybe the sparky's cousin works for the poco

 

[Pierre C Belarge]

Wow...that's just plain sexy work.

It allows expansion, vibration, movement, can tell the temperature by how far it sags on any given day, if you need to tap it...just reach up and pull it down, make your tap, let go and it returns up out of the way......NICE!!!!:roll:

A man with experience...

I think I am just about past the point of ever being surprised anymore.

 

[~Shado~]

A man with experience...

I think I am just about past the point of ever being surprised anymore.

As long as you don't move past the point...then you will become bored.