200 amps?

[busman]

One more try on the photos

One more try on the photos

All,

Thanks for the technical help (and all the other help you provide):

This photo is the one that started it all. This air-splice was found behind the medicine cabinet. The dangling black and white were to feed the light at the top of the photo.

In the same bathroom, this GFCI screwed to the plaster with no box:

Neutrals with hooks and tape (no box connector either) and no madisons holding the box in the wall.

In the attic - just as I found it (except I added the red wirenut). Yes the black twisted wires are hot and yes that is 7 cables in an octagon box. Needless to say - no cover.

Dishwasher hookup - just the way I found it.

I hope I did it right this time. This is just a small fraction of what I've found. Feel very sorry for the nice young couple that bought this house (and their quality home inspector).

Enjoy,

Mark

 

[pete m.]

All I can say is WOW!! Imagine the stuff you haven't found yet.........

 

[busman]

The good news is the house was originally wired in BX, so I just look for Romex/UF to find the bad stuff. Also is only one story with attic access (small and dirty) over all parts.

Mark

 

[cjnickjr]

No, you're wrong. 200a A to N is 200a @ 120v, or 24Kva; 200a B to N is 200a @ 120v, or 24Kva. Add the two together and you get 200a A to B, which is 48Kva.

Or, you can do 200a A to B, which is 48Kva. You can do one or the other, or a mix, such as 100a A to N and 100a B to N and 100a A to B all at the same time.

You can load A to N at 200a, and then as you add load to B to N, each amp added is an amp less on the neutral, until you have 200a on A and B, and zero amps on the neutral.

Thanks for catching my errors and straightening this out.