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[Rajun Gardener]

That's one of those homemade box extensions in a stucco or Eifs remodel..

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Worth1

I cant figure out what they are trying to accomplish.
Please dont tell me they are trying to extend the outlet.
Looks like something they would do in a third world country.
Ah yes Majid he good electrician he do it right charge fare price super discount, you tell him I sent you.
Worth

I was editing as you guys posted.

[Cole_Robbie]

I worked with a guy whose idea of mounting an outlet was to run a drywall screw through the middle of it. Months after he mounted a kitchen stove outlet, I tried to unplug it, and the screw exploded. I guess it became the ground for a second. It didn't shock me, but there was an impressive black spot of soot. It tripped several circuits and made the AC's coolant spring a leak and start hissing.

[Worth1]

Seen that before it p!sses me to no end.

I worked with some Union electricians running conduit and making up all of the connections in a 3 phase breaker panle.
They told me they could not believe I wasn't at least a journeyman electrician.

[Jimbotomateo]

Looks like fire hazard to me! Jimbo

[Worth1]

Dam they didn't even extend the ground.
When I was having some work done at the house I discovered the lousy batards put a 12 inch ground rod in.
It had been that way since the house was new.
The next day I pounded one in 8 feet.

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Jimbotomateo

Looks like fire hazard to me! Jimbo

It is a fire hazard and you guys have seen one of my pictures where I just plugged some wires into a 240 outlet to run my new oven.
I can assure you it isn't like that all of the time.
It was a test. and only a test.

[Jimbotomateo]

Originally Posted by Worth1

Dam they didn't even extend the ground.
When I was having some work done at the house I discovered the lousy batards put a 12 inch ground rod in.
It had been that way since the house was new.
The next day I pounded one in 8 feet.

Our first house was new. The stucco wall outside of shower was wet. After couple quick repairs I got frustrated and tore out stucco wall outside house. These geniuses had heated the hard Copper to bend 90 degree angle! Guess they ran out of fittings. When hard Copper is overheated like that all the properties are destroyed. I cut the pipe out replaced it and sweated new fittings.

[Worth1]

I have seen that before the bends had kinks in them.
Plus copper pipe is way thin compared to bendable tubing.
Is anything residential worth a hoot anymore or is it all a facade?

Worth

[Rajun Gardener]

It's all BS, I built my house 3 years ago and ran cat 5 and cable it 3 outlets in every room. I hired for sheetrock and was watching them, the nutjob goes in the first room and uses his hammer handle to cram the wires in the box so they don't damage it with the router when they cut it out and I flipped. I shut the whole thing down and made sure everyone knew about the damage they did and I'm telling the boss. They were very careful from then on.

[Jimbotomateo]

Neighbor was having house built. Inspectectors okayed the driveway for concrete pour. Then concrete guy has his workers take out the rebar and move to another project down the street . Neighbor shows up and he's mad! Then concrete guy try's to convince him he doesn't need the rebar. Now neighbor really amped up! They moved it back. Lol. Jimbo

[Worth1]

You guys have got to be kidding me.
I would have came unglued.
Worth

[Rajun Gardener]

I know many contractors that remove the rebar after inspection for slabs in MS. Especially when they have a contract for a subdivision. Makes you wonder why slabs get poured so fast Huh.

[dmforcier]

Originally Posted by Worth1

When I was having some work done at the house I discovered the lousy batards put a 12 inch ground rod in.

I probably don't have to tell you this, but be sure that it's the only ground rod. Lazy installers, notably of cable and dish service, will drive their own ground rod so they don't have to go to the trouble of running all the way to the house rod. With two grounds a near lightning strike could cause a voltage spike between them that might fry everything in the house.

Even worse, some insurers won't pay for the damages, telling you to sue the installers...

[Jimbotomateo]

Originally Posted by dmforcier

I probably don't have to tell you this, but be sure that it's the only ground rod. Lazy installers, notably of cable and dish service, will drive their own ground rod so they don't have to go to the trouble of running all the way to the house rod. With two grounds a near lightning strike could cause a voltage spike between them that might fry everything in the house.

Even worse, some insurers won't pay for the damages, telling you to sue the installers...

Would that be like charge directly across heart