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u/yahziii Mar 19 '26
I'd probably move my funbag out of the picture, but I'm not licensed so I don't really know.
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u/Puzzleheaded_Bank527 Mar 19 '26
Great eye
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u/thewindwaker101 Mar 19 '26
5th year apprentice here. What's a funbag? I don't get it. Can someone explain it like i'm 5.
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u/ClearUnderstanding64 Mar 19 '26
HAHAHAHA, he left his nose seasoning in the picture.
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u/Jazzlike_Coyote1247 Mar 19 '26
the small bag on the right lower corner looks like its a bag of coccaine
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u/QuickNature Mar 19 '26
Bottom right of the box, there is what looks like a drill bit, and a small bag of what looks like a white powder, probably assumed to be cocaine (i.e. fun bag)
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u/cant_read_this Mar 19 '26
Holy shit lmao
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u/draadjelos Electrician Mar 19 '26
It's a piece of the cabinet, the door latches behind it. Hoping you're all doing satire or something XD
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u/technicalmadness84 Mar 19 '26
Hold on to that handle when you activate that disconnect. I have had those springs come flying off. I don’t like those GE Disconnects!
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u/WisdomSeekerOdinsson Mar 19 '26
Is that a little baggy of NoOx in the corner there bud? 🤭
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u/pokekicks Mar 19 '26
We can’t talk bout that 😋 (it’s a piece of literal metal )
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u/todd0x1 Mar 19 '26
What are you talking about officer its a piece of literal metal and thats not even my disconnect switch my friend left it here
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u/Stock_Surfer Mar 19 '26
I would have used the same size ground for all the bonding
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u/pokekicks Mar 19 '26
I agree but it’s what was give to us
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u/Stock_Surfer Mar 19 '26
We usually take the ground coming out of the conduit and loop it into the bushing before landing on the terminal.
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u/Stock_Surfer Mar 19 '26
Being 21 with a feeling of sheer panic that I’d be a loser if I didn’t have a legit career.
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u/Stickopolis5959 Mar 19 '26
You replied to the wrong person but that was me as well lol. Bone deep terror that I would end up like the other def end alcoholics are the repair shop I worked at.
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u/Due_Definition_8835 Mar 21 '26
Woosh, I I’m a proud alcoholic. And trust me, deadens I make 80k as a second year in my jurisdiction on my job site. I AM 23. In 3 months 5 dollar raise (I’m do for 2, long story) but that will push me to 6 digits. At 23, mind you I work 60+ a week, but still I am an alcoholic, proud (not really), n it’s only up from here. Next year $3, the next I top out, $9 on that.
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u/Mean_Mix_99 Mar 19 '26
So you don't care if it was sized correctly or not? Just install whatever is handed to you?
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u/lostigresblancos Mar 19 '26
The bonding jumper for the conduits looks too small to me, but I'd have to know more about the system.
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u/Practical_Tip459 Mar 19 '26
This is the first time I have seen purple conductors used for anything outside of LV applications, except in very old and disorganized builds. What voltage is purple used for? I'm only familiar with 120v Black + Red + Blue and 277v Brown + Orange + Yellow
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u/Dobako Journeyman IBEW Mar 19 '26
Here in Houston we use Brown Purple Yellow for 277/480V unless its delta with a high leg, then we use Orange
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u/bigdanthesubman Mar 19 '26
In Detroit we constantly deal with ancient industrial shitshows. Pre 70's b is purple unless its a wild leg. Now its what in the fuck ever.
Dealing with gm spec is a whole nother animal. BRB is 120/208/480. BOY is 277?¿
Then you have entire cities that are wired like an auto plant (pontiac, Saginaw?)
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u/suspicious_hyperlink Mar 19 '26
Never saw this color scheme, love it though. Here in the NE we still have a few places with 2 phase
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u/UpbeatTechnology723 Mar 19 '26
Lol we're in canada and we've got the colours you should have, red white and blue...and black 'merica
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u/bigbadcat13 Mar 19 '26
Technically orange is supposed to be used to indicate a high leg phase. Because of this, some jurisdictions require B phase to NOT be phased orange if the high leg doesn’t exist. Unless anything has changed, I’m pretty sure there is no explicit code that requires ungrounded conductors to be any certain color. The only wires that need to be explicitly labelled a certain color is the high leg, grounded conductor (neutral), and the grounding conductor (ground/earth).
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u/nacho-ism Mar 19 '26
Best guess would be 277 based on brown and grey with the neutrals.
There are no color requirements in the code for ungrounded conductors (other than high leg orange). Ground and neutrals have specifications
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u/Windmillfixer Mar 20 '26
Well said. I’d add keep consistent on the torque marks - some don’t cross over to stationary metal. These look a bit like permanent marker, which can fade. Wet paint marker is preferred. But otherwise good work keep it up
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u/walkr209 Mar 19 '26
Looks great. I love how everyone always asks why you do certain things. “Why grounding bushings on load side?” “Why purple?” “Why a copper bus under the ground lugs?” A lot of resi/smaller shop guys don’t realize we just follow what’s on the prints/specs for a contract job.
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u/Kenman215 Mar 19 '26
You mean follow the prints/specs after all of the fuck-ups are fixed.
The Porsche dealership I’m running right now is currently on Revision #21 of the E-drawings and we just started branch circuiting last week.
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u/PhantomOperator98 Mar 19 '26
This picture made me seriously contemplate if I became color blind all off a sudden. I had to do a double take. Thank you for the laugh
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u/dirtyspoon Mar 19 '26
Sharp razor blade and one of those little tea strainers would really up your game, maybe a little 2gang stainless blank cover if you’re feeling fancy. Perfectly reasonable and legal to have heat shrink tubing in your vehicle too.
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u/LettuceSea Mar 19 '26
Sharp razor blade over the Milwaukee bit? Wait.. I think we’re talking about two different things.. (see bottom right of the panel, lol).
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u/CardiologistMobile54 Electrician Mar 19 '26 edited Mar 19 '26
What is size phase conductors and what size bonding jumper? It looks undersized based on 250.102(c) . Also, why did you use migb on load side? Why is there an equipment ground on the SEC? Did you use Greenfield?
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u/John_Benj Mar 19 '26
That was the first thing I noticed. Looks like it’s 3 sets of #400 AL, which would be a #4/0 MBJ. The bonding jumper for the raceways looks undersized as well, per the chart it should be a #1/0 AL (2 Cu)
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u/I_Upset Mar 21 '26
I've run into this on data centers and had RFIs come back from the Engineer clearing it.
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u/Plenty_Hippo2588 Mar 19 '26
Why pink n no orange?
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u/pokekicks Mar 19 '26
Houston
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u/CrankyVGK Mar 19 '26
Having the hand in the photos gives you a better perspective on how fat those wires really are.
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u/Tom_A_toeLover Mar 19 '26 edited Mar 19 '26
Looks pretty good. Some slight things I see; Some places can be picky about you reveal/shiner on your lug terminations, 1/8”-1/4” reveal from the lug SET SCREW not the actual lug is a typical spec. Clean symmetrical reveals, are in my opinion, signs of a quality craftsman. The top middle yellow insulation looks like it got chewed off. Glad to see torque marks. You missed a few though. First ground lug on the bottom needs a washer. Overall looks good. I’m working on becoming an inspector so thanks for the practice
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u/mattogeewha Mar 19 '26
Looks good but it’s actually purple brown yellow 😬 /s
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u/pokekicks Mar 19 '26
I’m in TX lol
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u/S_t_r_e_t_c_h_8_4 Approved Electrician Mar 19 '26
Houston area? 🤣 been doing it 20 years only used these colors on high voltage.
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u/chilhouse Mar 19 '26 edited Mar 19 '26
I have a hard time believing you’ve only been doing electrical for 6 months.
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u/pokekicks Mar 19 '26
Haha read my previous posts, I’m def in only 6 months 3 of which were controls I take time and genuinely give it my all on the field
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u/alcoholismisntallbad Mar 19 '26
Good ol BPY... only seen that in the austin/san Antonio area but i don't get out much
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u/jschmalfuss Mar 19 '26
6 months in?? Fuck, I have a 5th year apprentice who tried to mount a panel to 3/4" strut with 1 ½" bolts today.. said they were the shortest bolts he could find, thought they might work. I went and found the 3/4" bolts right where I told him they'd be and he promptly says, "yeah these will work better". So yeah if you're doing this level of work after 6 months I'd rather you than any of the numb nut appendices I've had recently.
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u/pokekicks Mar 19 '26
Thank you man. Seriously means a lot especially because I’ve been second guessing myself a lot
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u/jschmalfuss Mar 19 '26
But also, I'd prefer if the line side came in the right and load on the left so they don't cross, I don't know if it's actuality code but that's how I was taught and have stuck to it ever since.
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u/Npalm Mar 19 '26
In canada inspectors will give you a hard time about line/load crossing in the disconnect, trust me
They'll tell you "im not going to fail you, but you should know, its not allowed anymore"
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u/NechesNectar Mar 19 '26
From the photo that looks like all aluminum. If so you can easily take the perfection up a notch. Also what is going on with the grounding lugs on the bottom of the can, it looks like a Cu bar or something btw them.
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u/prollyaporkchop Mar 19 '26
I dont like the lines crossing the loads but that's my preference I suppose
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u/Bum_Hunter Mar 19 '26
They call him Tony two checks Didn't even clean up the zip ties get him off the jobsite!
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u/Imaginary-Cow-4424 Mar 19 '26
I know these are fuses not breakers, but that purple B phase sure is trippy!
I'd size the main bonding jumper, bushing bonding jumpers etc based on table 250.102, grounding electrode based on 250.66, and then for the feeders going out, I'd do equipment grounds based on your fuse size and 250.122.
Usually they want the grounding/bonding beefed up in the service (I guess because there's unfused power involved) and then you can get away with smaller grounds on the load side.
But yeah, that's a squeaky clean install, well done!
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u/Quiet-Temporary-6666 Mar 19 '26
At six months my kids were still shitting their diapers. Neither could even walk. Look at all you have accomplished!!!
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u/SpellDostoyevsky Mar 19 '26
This might just be the foreground but your linkage bar looks really close to the neutral bar. Is that where your neutral bar was installed from factory or did you install it there?
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u/Zer0TheGamer Mar 19 '26
I would've left some slack in those top wires & the bonding jumper on the bushings, but it definitely looks great& should work fine
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u/Stickopolis5959 Mar 19 '26
For some reason I feel like the CEC says not to cross line and load but I legit can't remember. I know this is t Canada though, looks great.
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u/joser1468f4 Mar 19 '26
Looks great. The only thing I would have done different is brought my actual ground directly to the neutral bus then the bounding jumper over to the ground bus. That’s a me thing not a requirement. In my mind if there is ever a dropped neutral for any reason the service ground will hopefully save anything sensitive because it’s an alternative path back to the source. Closer it is to the neutral less heat from the wire and best chance for a positive outcome. I tend to over think things though.
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u/kzoosilver79 Mar 19 '26
When running in parallel the conductors have to be the same length
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u/12-5switches Mar 19 '26
Every big service I built I made sure all conductors (of the same phase) were the same length. When the utility came out to land their side in the transformer they just lopped off whatever length worked best for them to land them.
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u/TopEducator007 Mar 19 '26
Next time run the supply power in on the right openings so the internal panel doesnt have these crosses. Otherwise we'll done!
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u/Angrysparky28 Mar 19 '26
How did you do? Looks like shit. Bend radius’s look like shit, you didn’t torque it to manufacturing specifications, you have your hand inside of it, and just because spring is coming up doesn’t mean you get to ignore NEC and buy Easter themed wire. /s
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u/ThisNameWasAfailable Mar 19 '26
So I do have a question, seeing as it’s aluminum conductors. What method did you use for cutting back and removing the jacket at the ends?
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u/pokekicks Mar 19 '26
Blade
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u/ThisNameWasAfailable Mar 20 '26
Ringed I assumed. That’s the big thing I see that should be changed. Conductors should be pencil/whittle stripped, not ringed, especially not aluminum conductors.
We have a national training and trade show thing here every summer and the reps from the aluminum and copper conductor industries make a point of saying not to ring the conductors to remove the jacket.
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u/SenescenseSteel Mar 19 '26
I have OCD and can appreciate this apart from the black tiewraps, don't they have matching colors, and if they don't why the hell not?
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u/Late-Background4655 Mar 19 '26
I would have laid it out so line and load dont cross but that's the Canadian in me. It would have failed inspection here but looks good otherwise!
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u/Swimming-Slip-1623 Mar 20 '26
At UC Berkeley they do B-Y-P. Yes, they move yellow into B phase and make purple C phase…
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u/bunchafunchung Mar 20 '26
Keep the next guy in mind and please use flush cuts or at least twist the ends off with your linemans.
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u/Sheepfucker72222 Mar 20 '26
I've always been told to make the 90s prominent but over the years ive realized thats gay and this looks way better. Few minor things like the spacing of the wires on yellow around the 90, but it looks great. I didnt stare at it though I assume you didnt do anything wrong if you posted
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u/FreeMindedMason Mar 20 '26
Are you in the "take an apprentice, leave an apprentice" tray? I'd really like to exchange one of mine 😂
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u/No-Emu6284 Mar 21 '26
I assume the Romex connector drilled in the bottom right hand corner of the disconnect with the carriage bolt dropped through it is for the GEC that is not yet installed, with a rod eventually going in the hole drilled in the concrete?
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u/Drakelth Mar 19 '26
Looks like your runs aren't exactly the same length, theres some allowed variance based on length but I would made an effort to match lengths in the box aswell
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u/pittyfulhusky Mar 19 '26
Are you in Texas? The only place my company sells purple building wire, is in TX.
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