 AVDRespice, Adspice, ProspicePremium
join:2003-02-06
Onion, NJ
kudos:1 | reply to nunya
Re: Fubar stuff. MORE PICTURES ... LESS TALKING |
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 alkizmo
join:2007-06-25
Pierrefonds, QC
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 grobinetteSoutheast of disorderPremium,Mod
join:2001-01-27
Springfield, VA
kudos:1 | reply to AVD
said by AVD:MORE PICTURES ... LESS TALKING
Best advice I've read in this thread. |
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sk1939Premium
join:2010-10-23
Washington, DC
kudos:9 Reviews:
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How does that second plug even stay in place? |
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 nunyaWho is John Galt?Premium,MVM
join:2000-12-23
O Fallon, MO
kudos:8
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Customer didn't want to fix. Wanted me to sign off saying it was OK. | 
And two of those are AL cables. | 
Zinsco. Failed to trip. $300,000.00 in damage | 
Concealed splices are a no-no. This one burned open. | 
Who the f*** thought this was OK? | 
CABLE GUY! OOPS. | 
No. | 
FPE Piece of shit. Jam packed. Customer wanted a new lid b/c the old one wouldn't go on any more. | 
Quality crafstmanship at an unnamed home improvement store. Our lights never stay on. | | |
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sk1939Premium
join:2010-10-23
Washington, DC
kudos:9 Reviews:
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| That's just really scary.
I've seen those type of connections elsewhere (the home improvement store ones). What are they called? |
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I wish those pictures weren't so small. Looks like some real gems there. |
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said by Jack_in_VA:said by sk1939:said by Jack_in_VA:Unnecessary expense, problems and liability for the homeowne. Of course I guess the local electricians don't care for it.
Most places say that the utilities responsibility ends at the weather-head. Most places? or just where you are? It would be interesting to see a list of POCO's and states requirements. From what I've seen so far it's the North East that the utilities stick the customer with that expense and liability. Electricity is no different then cable or phone that deliver their product "to the customers house" and provide the interface for the customer to connect to. The POCO here providing the service to the meter base is consistent with acceptable provider service. Here the coop owns the lines to your house and the meter and that's pretty much it. After the mast, everything including the meter pan is yours.
I have UG service and I own everything up to the service laterals (theirs). This means that if there's a problem with UG service laterals they fix. If it's in the meter pan, my problem.
It actually became an issue for many after Irene, last year's snow storm and Sandy because the coop refused to reconnect members with damaged service on the customer side. They had to get a sparky to fix it before they could be reconnected. |
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said by telco_mtl:wow thats a nice deal, up here if you are disconected because of a problem with your service, hydro cuts the drop at the pole and on the building "as high as the guy can reach" if you want to get re connected a sparky will provide a new triplex long enough to get to the pole... for a fee!
Here they just disconnect you remotely. Smart meter! |
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The CFL tree is only 130 watts. It may look ugly but hardly a safety hazard. |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | Agree. I've built CFL trees myself. It wouldn't be safe with incandescent bulbs. |
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TheMGPremium
join:2007-09-04
Canada
kudos:1 | reply to fifty nine
said by fifty nine:The CFL tree is only 130 watts. It may look ugly but hardly a safety hazard.
I'd be more concerned about the structural integrity of all those adapters with all that weight, especially considering that this type of thing is often manufactured to low quality standards (I've had some literally come apart while screwing a bulb in). |
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 leiboldPremium,MVM
join:2002-07-09
Sunnyvale, CA
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said by fifty nine:The CFL tree is only 130 watts. It may look ugly but hardly a safety hazard. I thought it looks great. I see that Leviton makes light socket Y-adapters and I have some spare CFL bulbs now that I started to experiment with LED bulbs. Time for a little Home Improvement project  
Put upside down with red and green mini-CFL it would make a nice electric Christmas Tree.
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nunyaWho is John Galt?Premium,MVM
join:2000-12-23
O Fallon, MO
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Cables had a little help leaving | 
Empty pipes |
About a week before, they cut the padlocks on the pole and opened the 13.8 kV cutout switches to the transformers. Stole both pad mounted transformers (4000A). Obviously you need some heavy equipment to do that.
These pictures are just some of the damage. They obviously worked in the building for days pulling out cables.
I believe it was an electrical contractor.
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 John GaltForward, MarchPremium
join:2004-09-30
Happy Camp
kudos:5 | said by nunya:I believe it was an electrical contractor.
Who would have no problem selling the wire as scrap...being in the business and all. |
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nunyaWho is John Galt?Premium,MVM
join:2000-12-23
O Fallon, MO
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| I'd say they needed 3-4 guys in there for a few days. Paralleled 750 MCM doesn't exactly slide out of pipe with ease. I could see where they had a tugger set up.
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 jrs8084Premium
join:2002-03-02
Statesville, NC
kudos:1 | This wasn't an amateur job. You know your competitors. Do you have a gut feel about one of them? |
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