Friday Night Picture Show

[Minuteman]

Went to an office building leased to a Federal agency, that had storm damage. The agency moved out, but will move back in by July 1st. The roof was repaired, but the roofer poured hot tar down upon a live panel.

While they are gone, I was told to bid making any repairs needed. Upon a quick tour, I found several violations, but no damage.

 

[SiddMartin]

what a mess

 

[ultramegabob]

what the heck happend to that panel? is that a melt down or roofing tar???

 

[peter d]

The roofer was just trying to help the electrician by adding some supplemental insulation to the wires.

 

[Minuteman]

The roofer was just trying to help the electrician by adding some supplemental insulation to the wires.

He helped the electician by giving me more work!

 

[peter d]

He helped the electician by giving me more work!

Oh sure, just go ahead and ruin my joke.

 

[ultramegabob]

how did roofing tar wind up inside the panel in a finished room?

 

[mdshunk]

It's a wonder that tar thing doesn't happen more often. You often see tar on top of ceiling tiles or drizzled on pipes and such from when they filled in the pitch pockets. Seems like they ought to stuff them full of something first before they start pouring tar.

 

[Minuteman]

Found this note on the other panel.

Oh, and breaker #6 is rated 30amps, and has #12 wire.

 

[Minuteman]

how did roofing tar wind up inside the panel in a finished room?

No, but like Marc said, it did get on the batting and light fixtures.

 

[Minuteman]

Is this the proper way to splice Aluminum?

 

[Minuteman]

 

[Pierre C Belarge]

Is this the proper way to splice Aluminum?

I like the lockout tagout tape on breaker #8 - it is even orange for safety. :wink:

 

[mdshunk]

Is this the proper way to splice Aluminum?

It may well be okay. From the bumps on that connector I can see through the tape, they probably used an H-Tap. It has a pretty distinctive profile after it's crimped. They didn't tape it up near good enough for my liking, it's ugly, but it's probably okay too.

 

[KentAT]

I like the lockout tagout tape on breaker #8 - it is even orange for safety. :wink:

...or in this case, lock"on" tag"on"...

 

[Pierre C Belarge]

...or in this case, lock"on" tag"on"...

After I posted, I knew someone would pick that up.:grin:

 

[mdshunk]

...or in this case, lock"on" tag"on"...

In that case, it is probably a helpful flag. I sometimes notice panel schedule notes that say something like "do not turn off - alarm system". I normally notice them right after I turn it off. :grin:

 

[quogueelectric]

It is nice when work comes out of the sky like that.

 

[mdshunk]

It is nice when work comes out of the sky like that.

HA !

 

[KentAT]

Is that a wooden door thing used as a panel cover?!?