When An Electrical Job Goes Sideways

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Synopsis:
We received a word-of-mouth request that a friend of a friend was facing tough times financially and needed some pretty serious home electrical remediation. We didn’t realize HOW serious that remediation was until we showed up to help several days later. What we assumed was going to be a light whole-home inspect-&-correct quickly turned into an electrical panel resuscitation! In the face of a rat’s nest of electrical madness, here’s how Joel prioritized the problems and tackled solutions.

Laced within the technical instruction are recommendations and points of professionalism employed daily by Jefferson Electric masters, journeymen, & apprentices.

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National Electrical Code (NEC) referenced in this video:
Free Access Here: https://www.nfpa.org/codes-and-standards/all-codes-and-standards/list-of-codes-and-standards/detail?code=70
[] Open Knockouts [NEC 110.12(A)]
[] Open Splices [NEC 110.12(A)]
[] Wire-Water Proximity [NEC 110.26 & Local Codes]
[] Breaker Compatibility [NEC 110.3]
[] Stapling wire Every 4.5' [NEC 334.30]
[] Separation of Grounds & Neutrals [NEC 250.32(B)(1)]
[] Panel Mounting Height/security [NEC 240.24]

Outline:
0:00 - Introduction
0:46 - Setting Customer Expectations & Initial Observations
1:52 - Basement Realization
3:18 - Panel Inspection
7:33 - Disconnecting All Breakers & Visually Inspecting Circuits
11:28 - Addressing Open Splices Throughout The Basement
11:53 - Over-Stressed Wire Nuts
12:06 - Correctly Poor Junctions Near Panel
15:30 - Finding A Cooked Wire
16:31 - Neutral Shock Alert!
17:04 - Landing Dryer Circuit In Panel
18:04 - Resolving Last Circuits & Torquing Connections
19:33 - Identifying Tandem Breaker Spaces
20:53 - Torquing The Main Lugs
23:26 - Summary

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