Manhattan Special

[StevenT]

There are 200+ apts in this building. Wired like this.

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[Chad Fabry]

Well, I guess I won't bring my electric dryer or water heater.

[StevenT]

Hey Chad,

Got the EM.

I'm not commenting on this box just yet, but it's a good reason for folks in hi rise buildings... to have a home inspections. Besides sharing electric, I've come across some amazing fire wall/penetration problems.

Never a dull moment, I'm working across the street from where the psycologist was killed on Tuesday.

[Tom Corrigan]

Looks like sparkey installed multiwire circuits to the one and only leg.

Tom Corrigan

[StevenT]

Hi,

I see a number of this wrong with this panel. You ar e right about the multi wire circuit, but there is a second leg, feeding the apartment below. Anything else?

[chrisprickett]

Originally posted by StevenT

Never a dull moment, I'm working across the street from where the psycologist was killed on Tuesday.

I used to live a few blocks north of there- 97th & Park. 6th floor walk up that should have been condemned long ago.

[fqp25]

Should that split bolt be insulated?

[StevenT]

The two hots and one neutral are entering from above. The red hot leg is jumped to feed both sides of this panel, the black hot leg passes through this panel into the apartment below. They are also sharing the neutral. Besides double lugging, the main breakers are independant of each other... no breaker ties.

Chris, I've been working in the building directly across the street. It turns out I was there when it happened.

[msteger]

Also looks like someone just punched a hole in the wall and, behold, was an electrical panel.

[StevenT]

The wall was just plastered and so was the plasterer.

Next time I'll take a picture of what it looks like now.