JohnfrWhipple
BATHROOM DESIGN & BUILD
Hey Vegas.
I have started up a new project in Yale Town Vancouver. A two bedroom condo that was flooded do to a broken sprinkler head. The leak is long since over - nearly eight months back now I think. I have started doing the repairs and we just had a second nuisance trip of the main breaker panel.
The suite has a 200 Amp panel in her suite. The main breaker just tripped again.
The first time it happened I assume that a kitchen plug was not installed right since it looked like the tab between the hot buses of the plug was not removed. I told her that I would bring in my sparky but her guy got called in first. This dude walks in bills her $200 and does F all. Even leaves five plugs hanging!
I asked if he checked everything and was told yes. But last night the owner tripped the main breaker again by charging her ITouch.
I do not want my clients guy back at all. I'm calling my guy in a couple of hours.
Is it possible that water migrated into the BX jackets of the condo's wiring and has corroded the wire some how? Maybe it's just rusting metal after eight months?
I plan to remove all the plugs in the kitchen and hall. I think to be safe we will pull all the old 14/2 and 14/3 BX out and replace it with 12/2 and 12/3 lines. Bring all the wiring up to local code. Then there will be no issues.
I do not want this to cost my client a fortune but we seem to be heading down that road.
What do you look for Vegas after a flood?
I have started up a new project in Yale Town Vancouver. A two bedroom condo that was flooded do to a broken sprinkler head. The leak is long since over - nearly eight months back now I think. I have started doing the repairs and we just had a second nuisance trip of the main breaker panel.
The suite has a 200 Amp panel in her suite. The main breaker just tripped again.
The first time it happened I assume that a kitchen plug was not installed right since it looked like the tab between the hot buses of the plug was not removed. I told her that I would bring in my sparky but her guy got called in first. This dude walks in bills her $200 and does F all. Even leaves five plugs hanging!
I asked if he checked everything and was told yes. But last night the owner tripped the main breaker again by charging her ITouch.
I do not want my clients guy back at all. I'm calling my guy in a couple of hours.
Is it possible that water migrated into the BX jackets of the condo's wiring and has corroded the wire some how? Maybe it's just rusting metal after eight months?
I plan to remove all the plugs in the kitchen and hall. I think to be safe we will pull all the old 14/2 and 14/3 BX out and replace it with 12/2 and 12/3 lines. Bring all the wiring up to local code. Then there will be no issues.
I do not want this to cost my client a fortune but we seem to be heading down that road.
What do you look for Vegas after a flood?