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re: Calling all OT Electricians

Posted on 11/13/14 at 10:38 pm to
Posted by Bullfrog
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Member since Jul 2010
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Posted on 11/13/14 at 10:38 pm to
Most people don't know they are color coded and how to rotate the meter back into place, then make it look like the tag was not broken. Especially if you borrowed the tag from a good meter down the street.
This post was edited on 11/13/14 at 10:40 pm
Posted by Zappas Stache
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Member since Apr 2009
38680 posts
Posted on 11/13/14 at 10:42 pm to
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Squirrels had chewed the outer coating of the neutral and when the wind blew it would make contact. Damn near burned the house down



I've seen similar where the tree branch rubbing the service line wore thru the insulation. No breaker was tripped but half the house circuits were caput.
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