jdtm
Member
- Location
- Connecticut USA
- Occupation
- Engineer
Hi,
The main breaker on a residential 200 amp service caught on fire, complete with impressive flames and a loud arc. The end results were that the breaker was burned to almost nothing and all of the wiring entering the box near the top, which was almost all of it, was damaged. To address the 20 or so wires that are now too short (nearly all armored cable), my plan is to connect a large junction box above the panel with a single piece of large conduit. The wires would be spliced in the junction box, and the lengthened wires would all then go into the load center through the single piece of conduit. Does this approach seem reasonable? Is there a better alternative or things I should be considering with my current plan? Thanks for any information!
The main breaker on a residential 200 amp service caught on fire, complete with impressive flames and a loud arc. The end results were that the breaker was burned to almost nothing and all of the wiring entering the box near the top, which was almost all of it, was damaged. To address the 20 or so wires that are now too short (nearly all armored cable), my plan is to connect a large junction box above the panel with a single piece of large conduit. The wires would be spliced in the junction box, and the lengthened wires would all then go into the load center through the single piece of conduit. Does this approach seem reasonable? Is there a better alternative or things I should be considering with my current plan? Thanks for any information!
