An older home has a strung electrical main. The main connects with exposed lugs on the roof above the deck. Not only is the height and location unsafe, while working on the roof today I noticed that the insulation on the main electrical lines is deteriorated. This is before the meter and my main ...
They ban buckyballs, but outlets carrying 120v right at kid height are no problem. We live in a messed up world.
All I know is that my family won't let me forget it because the parents were out of town and grandma couldn't figure out why the breaker kept tripping.
There isn't a safety or regulatory issue. He'll just trip his main breaker.... same as if I draw the maximum from all the household circuits... a 100A main panel could certainly have 10 20A breakers in it. Try to draw them all to full load and you'll just trip the main. — Matthew PK4 mins ago
how is regularly tripping the main breaker "fine" simply cause it isn't unsafe?
@NiallC. You beat me to it. I was about to reject one of those edits as too radical - I don't like it when people rearrange what other people said as part of an edit, personally.
I can't agree enough with Greebo's statement that you should be present for the inspection. Even if you don't know why the inspector is doing everything he's doing, you can see that he's being as thorough as possible without causing damage to the house. Remember, Mike Holmes is called in when the...
In addition to the basics, seen in this answer: What are some of the best books/resources on home inspection for first time home buyers?, the fact that someone's been messing around with the innards of the house means you should pay extra attention to the areas you know they've worked on, and wha...
We are in the process of purchasing a home that is over 20 years old. What are some of the most important things we should check/patch/do right away to make sure the home is running correctly and efficiently?
We live in Canada, so keep in mind that winter is (always!) around the corner.
I thought, like wikipedia says, "Typically, the network would include medium-voltage (less than 50 kV) power lines, substations and pole-mounted transformers, low-voltage (less than 1 kV) distribution wiring and sometimes meters."
We are in the process of purchasing a home that is over 20 years old. What are some of the most important things we should check/patch/do right away to make sure the home is running correctly and efficiently?
We live in Canada, so keep in mind that winter is (always!) around the corner.
