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Bellingham Washington Home Inspection (King of the House): Unsafe Panel

This is the electric cover removed from the main panel in a mobile home park. The burn or arc marks are from high voltage - 240V. At some point, the two legs of the 240 volt conductor came in contact with the metal cover. This was an old, and unsafe, main panel so that was not too surprising. Water had been inside of it for some time. In looking up inside the panel, the 220V wires were bare and in such a position that someone removing, or replacing, the panel cover could have, and obviously did, short the live 240V conductors. This is, in my view, the most dangerous panel I have ever inspected.

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Steven L. Smith

www.kingofthehouse.com

Posted by Steven L. Smith, Bellingham, Wa. Home Inspector on 09/28/2007 01:44 PM

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3 Comments on Bellingham Washington Home Inspection (King of the House): Unsafe Panel

Hair raising to say the least. This looks like an improptu electrcution just waiting to happen!

09/28/2007 10:47 PM

by Laguna Homes|Laguna Condos| Laguna Real Estate|Marlene Bridges (Sherman Smith & Associates)

I hope the meter head blew and not the electrician who was getting into this box. That is unacceptable.

09/28/2007 11:33 PM

by Randy Lyon (Kettley and Company)

I had the good fortune to be the guy opening it up, on my knees, on a wet day. I could see, the way the thing was made, how this had happened in the past.

09/29/2007 05:43 AM

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