Thread: Electrical short cut!

Found this today - one 2AWG wire connected to a 50 amp double pole breaker - traced the wiring to a barn/shed at the back of the property - got power to the building and an automatic perm solution at the same time!! Just wrap the wire for the interior receptacles around the main cable and doo dah - we're good to go!!!

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Wow. I wonder what the rest of the place looks like.

Actually, the rest of the house was very nice - built in '97, it was a flip - the re-model was nicely done. I think the original owner thought they could add power to the out building without spending a lot of money.

Congrats on the perm solution, ( good stuff ). With the photos you shared it looks safe to recommend professional review and repair and forget about any further electrical corrections.

Originally Posted by Rick Goble

Found this today - one 2AWG wire connected to a 50 amp double pole breaker - traced the wiring to a barn/shed at the back of the property - got power to the building and an automatic perm solution at the same time!! Just wrap the wire for the interior receptacles around the main cable and doo dah - we're good to go!!!

O...M...G...!!!