frizbeedog said:
I wish I could always work in a panel that clean and neat. Is that from a textbook?
No, but thanx for the kudos. :smile: I did not make these panels pretty for the pictures; my panels always look like that in new work, and close on service changes. It takes no longer to do it neatly than it does to do it sloppily.
After untwisting and straightening the wires, I start logically, with the EGC's first, following the panel's back corners closely, neutrals second, etc. I never use wire ties to dress the wires; they stay in place by themselves.
I actually feel bad every time I look at this pic, because of how short the wires are to the second 2-pole breaker on the left side of the left panel. My helper trimmed them a bit short before I could stop him.
Oh, well.
I have some other pics from this house, including some LV runs we did. Lemme see if I can dig some up. Here's the view of the area above the panels. This area in the basement will stay rough, as it contains HVAC stuff, too.
Okay, here's front and rear of the garage lighting and the garage-end exterior lighting switch banks, with blown-insulation netting. You can see one of the two 200a disconnects in the far corner of the garage.
Here are front and rear views of boxes that will hold remote-control home-automation dimmers for the central portion of the house, such as foyer and great-room lighting, front exterior, etc., in an upstairs hall closet.
More later.
