electrical advice from another forum

[petersonra]

Take a 30 amp breaker from your panel inside, run your hot leg to the metal enclosure of your main outside breaker, and your neutral leg to a grounding rod below the box. Just be sure to cut the breaker inside before you screw with the main breaker.

I am always amazed at the basic stupidity that is out there.

 

[stickboy1375]

What were they trying to do?

 

[petersonra]

What were they trying to do?

From the context of some of the earlier posts, I am guessing it was a suggestion on how to prevent a burgler from shutting off your power.

 

[stickboy1375]

From the context of some of the earlier posts, I am guessing it was a suggestion on how to prevent a burgler from shutting off your power.

I guess installing a lock would have been to easy? :grin:

 

[Rampage_Rick]

I am always amazed at the basic stupidity that is out there.

No kidding... everyone knows that this arrangement would immediately trip the 30A breaker (closing into the fault would be fun!)

The box is grounded (well it SHOULD be) You'd need to energize their feet...

This is why alarm systems have a battery backup...

 

[George Stolz]

Not seeing the context, could it have simply been a joke?

That just wouldn't work, in so many ways, safety aside.

 

[FNCnca]

Not seeing the context, could it have simply been a joke?

That just wouldn't work, in so many ways, safety aside.

This follows the concerns I have expressed , in the thread I started about homeowners doing work. In many cases, statements like these are not a joke and someone out there will try to do it.

 

[petersonra]

Not seeing the context, could it have simply been a joke?

That just wouldn't work, in so many ways, safety aside.

I am pretty sure the guy was serious.

 

[boater bill]

Take a 30 amp breaker from your panel inside, run your hot leg to the metal enclosure of your main outside breaker, and your neutral leg to a grounding rod below the box. Just be sure to cut the breaker inside before you screw with the main breaker.

Do I hear another nomination for a Darwin Award?

 

[petersonra]

Do I hear another nomination for a Darwin Award?

you have to kill or seriously injure yourself for that award. all this suggestion will do is trip a breaker.

 

[480sparky]

Not necessarily injure yourself. Just do something stupid to prevent procreation. Yes, most Darwins are awarded posthumously, but some recipients are still among the living.

 

[sguinn]

Do I hear another nomination for a Darwin Award?

I make a nomination .

 

[480sparky]

I make a nomination .

Then call Wendy!

 

[realolman]

I am always amazed at the basic stupidity that is out there.

I dunno ... this may be advanced stupidity.:smile:


Lucy Van Pelt once told Charlie Brown ,"The quality of your stupidity is rising."

I'm not sure if that's good or bad.

 

[Rampage_Rick]

With everything becoming more idiot-resistant, an increase in the 'quality' of said idiots is inevitable.

 

[220/221]

Take a 30 amp breaker from your panel inside, run your hot leg to the metal enclosure of your main outside breaker, and your neutral leg to a grounding rod below the box. Just be sure to cut the breaker inside before you screw with the main breaker.

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