Arcing & Lugs

[djcrzysounds@yahoo.com]

Went today to finish up a job, I haven't been there in over 2 months waiting for the Mechanical Guys to finish up. Opened a 200Amp Sub Panel I installed Just before Thanksgiving and to may surprise there was a nice chunk out of the neutral lug, looks like a nice ARC. I was planning on having the inspector come early this week but something tells me I should replace it before he comes... Anyone have advice? like do or don't... either way if I do replace it I'm charging the owner cause I know it wasn't mine or my employee's fault.

 

[Karl H]

You have to replace the lug, after you find ,what caused the fault.

 

[djcrzysounds@yahoo.com]

You have to replace the lug, after you find ,what caused the fault.

Thanks Karl I thought so but figured it would be better to ask so that way I didn't get punchy and call the inspector. I do know what caused the fault, it was an unqualified person performing electrical work. Looks like an ungrounded conductor hit of the lug for the grounded conductor.

 

[acrwc10]

Thanks Karl I thought so but figured it would be better to ask so that way I didn't get punchy and call the inspector. I do know what caused the fault, it was an unqualified person performing electrical work. Looks like an ungrounded conductor hit of the lug for the grounded conductor.

Landscapers ? hooking up a lawn sprinkler timer maybe ? :smile:

 

[djcrzysounds@yahoo.com]

HAHA I wish... It was 2 employees of the company removing a pump from service and hooking up #6 SER to power a recep for a welder I removed cause it was ran with SER and not MC or Conduit. I was not a happy person, cause they do electrical work else where and have asked me for advice and I refuse to give it to them... and now this... now I know why I don't give advice to people who I know can't do the job right with any amount of advice.