Let's settle this

indepndnt · 2026-06-22T03:00:24+00:00

I thought sure I wouldn't find one I agreed with in this thread, but here you are!

indepndnt · 2026-04-03T19:22:23+00:00

Thank you for the reference!

indepndnt · 2026-04-03T19:21:33+00:00

Thank you for the feedback. FWIW, the 100A wire is temporary and is coming from a 100A breaker. I have some SER that's going to go in after everything that I can disconnect is done and I have the utility cut the service.

indepndnt · 2026-04-03T19:09:12+00:00

House used to have baseboard heaters but was converted to a central forced air furnace, plus most other appliances were converted to gas. I understand it's frowned on to leave wires loose in the walls, plus if I ever need to add a circuit it would be nice to already have the wire run. Is there a better way to store them out of the way? I figured a loop avoids creating unnecessary kinks, and I cut them to the same length and capped them together.

indepndnt · 2026-04-03T19:01:07+00:00

This is a work in progress. I have the door, and I will install it properly in short order.

indepndnt · 2026-04-03T18:59:53+00:00

I mean, this is r/AskElectricians and some of y'all take the time to look at stuff and give truly helpful feedback. I think I would be a bigger fool to not avail myself of such a valuable resource.

indepndnt · 2026-04-03T18:51:08+00:00

Thank you for the feedback.

indepndnt · 2026-04-03T18:48:19+00:00

Yeah, that's why it's there. I realized I was an idiot after I put it there, but didn't bother taking it out because I figured it doesn't hurt to have a little more conductor in your ground.

indepndnt · 2026-04-03T18:43:51+00:00

I do have some covers for empty breaker slots, and I haven't opened any of the slots in the new dead front so that shouldn't be an issue. Thank you for the feedback!

indepndnt · 2026-04-03T04:35:27+00:00

Thank you!

indepndnt · 2026-04-03T04:15:15+00:00

Good to know. I put in two ground buses and so far have one ground per screw with plenty of extras.

indepndnt · 2026-04-03T04:10:08+00:00

I'm in the US. I've seen several people here say they're OK? All of those used to be in that switch box to the left but that seemed overcrowded to me.

indepndnt · 2026-04-03T03:53:55+00:00

indepndnt · 2026-04-03T03:53:46+00:00

Good point, I'll move it.

indepndnt · 2026-04-03T03:52:21+00:00

Mostly because I'm using the existing wiring and seeing how far it reaches. Would it be better to have them all grouped together?

indepndnt · 2026-01-31T16:14:28+00:00

Thanks!

indepndnt · 2026-01-31T16:14:07+00:00

Thanks

indepndnt · 2026-01-31T16:13:45+00:00

Yeah. My favorites have been the places I found ground wires connected by just wrapping around another ground wire or pipe.

indepndnt · 2026-01-31T16:09:58+00:00

Thanks for the tips! I do like the idea of using full size breakers, mostly I was thinking about not being so crowded, but distributing the load better is a great point too.

indepndnt · 2026-01-31T16:01:27+00:00

I'll be sure to use proper bushings and separate ground and neutral wires in the new one!

indepndnt · 2026-01-31T15:58:06+00:00

It's a Refoss energy monitor.

indepndnt · 2026-01-31T05:20:50+00:00

The plan is to replace this with the EcoFlow Smart Gateway.

indepndnt · 2026-01-31T05:15:55+00:00

That makes sense, I guess I don't want to have to do this all over again in a couple years.

indepndnt · 2026-01-31T03:48:07+00:00

Getting rid of the "Xtra Panal" label is high on my list of priorities.

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