Help me please my house allmost took flame

daniel cardenas

daniel cardenas

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a 100 amp panel will only cost about $70 its the labor that will kill ya and you normally dont add spacers unless you have less circuits than original. thus the spacer to fill the spot where a breaker useto be. you cannot add spaces to a panel if you have 10 slots you can only put 10 circuits not 11 or 12 .so if he added or altered your panel to rig for his needs its against code and can cause a fire .were there inspections done by the city.if not call the same guy out if you did not add or take away from his work if its been 4 or 5 mo if its been 45 months then your on your own. labor for just the panel exchange no running of wire just panel replacement your looking at $600 or so it depends where your from.
 
MrStickyScissors

MrStickyScissors

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daniel cardenas said:
a 100 amp panel will only cost about $70 its the labor that will kill ya and you normally dont add spacers unless you have less circuits than original. thus the spacer to fill the spot where a breaker useto be. you cannot add spaces to a panel if you have 10 slots you can only put 10 circuits not 11 or 12 .so if he added or altered your panel to rig for his needs its against code and can cause a fire .were there inspections done by the city.if not call the same guy out if you did not add or take away from his work if its been 4 or 5 mo if its been 45 months then your on your own. labor for just the panel exchange no running of wire just panel replacement your looking at $600 or so it depends where your from.
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i paid the guy 782 just to install a 220 line with a custom timre box . I have a guy that will do it for drugs. lol dont know if thats wize. he has a company and everything tho.
 
arizoning

arizoning

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un named said:
yer i wanted to ask a electical question to the same guy but i went to his profile to write him a message but it says he was last on in 2010 :(
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but there is another guy that took over answering ? on that thread so post ? there
its not a bad breaker u got a wire that is making contact somewhere if it was a bad breaker it just wouldnt let power flow
 
daniel cardenas

daniel cardenas

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a bus bar are put into panel that dont have them originaly mainly to seperate nuetral from ground some older panels dont have eneough space because power was mainly only pos and neg. now most are pos. nuetral. ground.thats why the will add a bus bar if the bar came loose it can short,big time like you discribed. again i would refer to last elec. that worked on panel.
 
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s0high

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Something is very fishy. Get someone in front of it that knows what they are doing. Its the only safe way. Good luck!
 
daniel cardenas

daniel cardenas

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im also in the central valley if it is going to cost you to much let me know i am a lic. general contractor.maybe i can help if your not to far.
 
MrStickyScissors

MrStickyScissors

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daniel cardenas said:
a bus bar are put into panel that dont have them originaly mainly to seperate nuetral from ground some older panels dont have eneough space because power was mainly only pos and neg. now most are pos. nuetral. ground.thats why the will add a bus bar if the bar came loose it can short,big time like you discribed. again i would refer to last elec. that worked on panel.
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yeah thats what I should do. I think i will try that out.
 
arizoning

arizoning

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MrStickyScissors said:
yeah thats what I should do. I think i will try that out.
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shut off main disconnect to kill all power to panel then check all connections for anything loose and examine all wires for any bare spots and if u still cant locate source of trouble call in a lic electrician
 
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dsnutts

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i missed page 2 all together time to put the bong down lol. I would get it sorted out for good before I grow again. :( sorry for your luck...
 
MrStickyScissors

MrStickyScissors

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arizoning said:
u mean u didnt add up the total voltage ? and had everyone racking their brains to try to solve problem lol
never exceed 75% of breakers rating
glad u got it sorted out :peace:
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im not gud with electricity at all. i just called professionals out and they told me it was gud. ended up not being good. the guy that came to day said the 220 breaker was a mini breaker and he put a full size breaker in
 
arizoning

arizoning

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MrStickyScissors said:
im not gud with electricity at all. i just called professionals out and they told me it was gud. ended up not being good. the guy that came to day said the 220 breaker was a mini breaker and he put a full size breaker in
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well keep a eye on it for awhile but sounds like u are all squared away:blsmoke:
 
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