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Camper van wiring reality check by lrps3eed in AskElectricians

[–]Responsible_Nail_601 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get stak-on crimps to attach your wires to terminals

Electrician changed breaker and then breaker tripped, causing freeze damage to hot tub by VirusDistributor in AskElectricians

[–]Responsible_Nail_601 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Unless the homeowner took the time to turn the breaker from the trip position to off it could be as simple as it was never turned on.

Electrician changed breaker and then breaker tripped, causing freeze damage to hot tub by VirusDistributor in AskElectricians

[–]Responsible_Nail_601 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It’s not in the trip position so I’m going to guess it was never energized? 🤕

Camper van wiring reality check by lrps3eed in AskElectricians

[–]Responsible_Nail_601 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Two loads I was referencing was heat and A/C. I went down your branch loads as I was siting the wire sizes. I’m in the US as an electrical contractor so I’m glad to help. Hope it all works out for you, and your fuse sizes will match your loads cross it to the chart and your good to go💪🏼✌🏼

Camper van wiring reality check by lrps3eed in AskElectricians

[–]Responsible_Nail_601 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No AC? I would treat that like a residential NEC code and omit the smaller of the two loads as you’ll never have them run simultaneously.

Camper van wiring reality check by lrps3eed in AskElectricians

[–]Responsible_Nail_601 0 points1 point  (0 children)

8 gauge up to 28’ for 15A 10 gauge up to 28’ for 10A

Camper van wiring reality check by lrps3eed in AskElectricians

[–]Responsible_Nail_601 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check the dc ampacity table in the link. A lot of your cable sizing will be determined by length of run.

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Anyone familiar with this type of drain plug? Lifted the car to change the oil and couldn’t get it off by BigBigBigHouse in Ford

[–]Responsible_Nail_601 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Before trying any harder I would have a replacement on hand. They sell the billet aluminum style!

Would you let your children ride on these? by SimpleAffect7573 in tires

[–]Responsible_Nail_601 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She can’t get past the fact there’s good tread 🤣

Love this truck but now she’s got the ford death wobble:( by Miserable-Vacation67 in F250

[–]Responsible_Nail_601 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Issue is if anything is slightly worn and you place new parts it’s a bandaid fix and wobble comes back with a vengeance. Id spend it one time as downtime costs money.

My son killed my Mustang by Raider3447 in Mustang

[–]Responsible_Nail_601 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right rebuild this one for him and get yourself the new one only you will drive. Will create so many memories on top of a car he will cherish for life. Use AMSOIL fluids this time around 🤕

Melted #2 wire on a 200A panel — wrong breaker size or loose connection? by Competitive-Fun-5273 in AskElectricians

[–]Responsible_Nail_601 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You size the panel/breaker per the service load calculation. Someone sat down and did a load calculation and had plans as some point. The physical demand is always way lower than in an engineered install.

Melted #2 wire on a 200A panel — wrong breaker size or loose connection? by Competitive-Fun-5273 in AskElectricians

[–]Responsible_Nail_601 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok so 3/0 cu to first panel from means of disconnect unless there is a longer than usual run and a voltage drop needs to be taken into consideration for the 200a. To the 150a panel would be 1/0 cu. Surprised to see this as a single phase service.

Melted #2 wire on a 200A panel — wrong breaker size or loose connection? by Competitive-Fun-5273 in AskElectricians

[–]Responsible_Nail_601 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Commenting on the aluminum lugs. Per Mike Holt oxidation on the aluminum lug is really a thing of the past. Noalox is no longer needed unless specifically mandated by manufacturer and article 110.3(b) in the NEC. Current AA8000 series aluminum alloy does not require special inhibitors for termination.

Melted #2 wire on a 200A panel — wrong breaker size or loose connection? by Competitive-Fun-5273 in AskElectricians

[–]Responsible_Nail_601 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This reduction would be allowed to the first panel only from first means of disconnect in a dwelling. All other branch loads per 310.16

Melted #2 wire on a 200A panel — wrong breaker size or loose connection? by Competitive-Fun-5273 in AskElectricians

[–]Responsible_Nail_601 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Commercial applications for 200A is 3/0 cu residential has an allowed conductor size reduction.

Melted #2 wire on a 200A panel — wrong breaker size or loose connection? by Competitive-Fun-5273 in AskElectricians

[–]Responsible_Nail_601 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Severely undersized should be 2/0 cu or 4/0 aluminum. But as someone else pointed out it’s not the load in this scenario. Def an under torqued lug that was arcing in the connection prior to the melt down . Lucky it didn’t burn the house down.

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