I Feel like a Picture

[Pierre C Belarge]

I came across this job as an inspector. There was a renovation being performed to a house built in the 1800s.
Here are a couple of the pictures I took.

I wonder, is that a box behind a box. Let me clean my glasses..."But Pierre, you don't understand". Notice the new wiring & new 1900 box from the 'old' to the 'new'.

This is what a tight budget helps produce

Can you believe they wanted to keep this?

 

[480sparky]

I came across this job as an inspector. There was a renovation being performed to a house built in the 1800s.
Here are a couple of the pictures I took.

I wonder, is that a box behind a box. Let me clean my glasses..."But Pierre, you don't understand". Notice the new wiring & new 1900 box from the 'old' to the 'new'.

Does this so-called 'new' wiring employ that new, high-tech stealth grounding conductors?

 

[ceb58]

Can you believe they wanted to keep this?

Fresh coat of paint on the breakers and its good as new. Even has a spare breaker with it for free.

 

[infinity]

Does this so-called 'new' wiring employ that new, high-tech stealth grounding conductors?

Looks like low-tech AC cable to me.

 

[480sparky]

Can you believe they wanted to keep this?

How is the bus that feeds the far right breaker fed? I don't see anything on the right-hand lug.

 

[iwire]

How is the bus that feeds the far right breaker fed? I don't see anything on the right-hand lug.

Its a black that matches the size of the feeder neutral and black and it is entering the lug from the bottom.

 

[Pierre C Belarge]

I cropped the picture, so it is difficult to see the 3-wire feed on the bottom righthand side of the enclosure. Bob mentioned the black conductor - it almost looks as though it is melting.

 

[ElectricianJeff]

Fresh coat of paint on the breakers and its good as new. Even has a spare breaker with it for free.

I always turn breakers off before painting. These were painted in the on position.

 

[acrwc10]

I hope they have smoke detectors.

 

[SAC]

I came across this job as an inspector. There was a renovation being performed to a house built in the 1800s.
Here are a couple of the pictures I took.

Does that pass inspection? Are the owners intending to live there, or just flip the place?

 

[Pierre C Belarge]

There are a number of NEC violations in the pictures shown.


Would anyone care to name a few?

 

[480sparky]

There are a number of NEC violations in the pictures shown.


Would anyone care to name a few?

Until someone cut out the drywall, 314.29.

 

[Nium]

330.30 (B) Securing of MC.

 

[Jim W in Tampa]

There are a number of NEC violations in the pictures shown.


Would anyone care to name a few?

My thinking says you will find a lot more wrong and no telling what else is covered up. Here they will do all the remodeling they want inside and never pull a permit.
I do think your job as inspector is just a cover up for your real hobby of taking pictures

 

[Pierre C Belarge]

I do think your job as inspector is just a cover up for your real hobby of taking pictures

BUSTED!

Knowing that Jim, would you let me onto one of your jobs?

 

[Jim W in Tampa]

BUSTED!

Knowing that Jim, would you let me onto one of your jobs?

My jobs always look good enough for pictures. Are some remodels i would rather not have anyone see but that is not from my work just what already is there. From what i see in this picture is a cheap way to fix an old wall. Why did they not just put in a large enough box and move them wires out of the old 4 square ? Assume you red tag this job.

 

[pfalcon]

I always turn breakers off before painting. These were painted in the on position.

You're supposed to paint them in the ON position. That way when you can see the original brown/black color you know which breaker tripped. :grin: