Re: Why deliberately shorting equipment to blow breakers might be a bad idea . . .

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

"hallerb@xxxxxxx" <hallerb@xxxxxxx> wrote:

[snip]

>I have discovered boxes fed with multiple power sources in one box,
>never a good idea if you ask me......

[snip]

I recently had an electrician replace a standard switch (in a dual gang box)
with an Insteon switch. (My left arm/hand have reached the point of near
uselessness, my left leg sometimes withraws support without warning and the
switch was adjacent to the kitchen sink so I decided it was safer to seek
the help of a pro.)

When he found there were multiple power sources in the box by blowing two
fuses, I made a caustic comment which, surprisingly, did not increase the
invoice amount.

He said multiple sources in one box is against code but, as I'm not an NEC
expert, I cannot confirm this. Anyway, the building is 60+ years old so it
may have been legit when built. (Our resident Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jibe, aka
Local Village Idiot, will probably comment, especially if he has again
skipped today's dose of lithium carbonate as he so often does.)


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