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c/electricians•anna578anna578•23d ago

Saw some scary wiring in a rental house I was checking out in Phoenix

I was looking at a place for my sister last week and the panel cover was off. Inside, there were three circuits with double tapped neutrals on the same bus bar. One of the neutral wires was loose and arcing, you could see the burn marks. The whole thing was a fire waiting to happen. Has anyone else run into this kind of mess in old rental units?
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ellioth37
ellioth3723d ago
Exactly, that landlord special is just cheapness disguised as a fix. They slap things together to get a tenant in the door without any real care for safety. It's how people end up with a real disaster on their hands.
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susanb34
susanb3423d ago
Yikes, that's a landlord special if I've ever heard one.
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victor779
victor77923d ago
I took pictures and sent them straight to the city's code enforcement office.
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