Safety check

 

We were called on a service call the other day, to resolve lights flickering.  We responded right away witch was a good thing. We arrived and everything seemed fine. Then after examining inside of panel a discolored main lug of ITE main breaker was seen.  This Lug had been heating up under load! was not  able to tighten (lug expanded and was not possible, right before my eyes I witnessed wire arcing at lug seen wire start melting and arcing.  Main was shut down and panel replaced ASAP! If we would have arrived the next day I would think it would have burned by then.

Warning lights flickering is a big sign of a problem! You see lights flicker call Nordeast electric. :)

Warning, lights flickering is a big sign of a problem!

Well another case and point to having saftey check. We were called on a service call the other day, to resolve lights flickering.

We responded right away witch was a good thing. We arrived and everything seemed fine. Then after examining inside of panel a discolored main lug of ITE main breaker was seen.

Lug had been heating up under load! was not  able to tighten (lug expanded and was not possible,

right before my eyes I witnessed wire arcing at lug seen wire start melting and arcing.

Main was shut down and panel replaced ASAP! If we would have arrived the next day I would think it would have burned by then.

Warning lights flickering is a big sign of a problem! You see lights flicker call Nordeast electric. :)

Why you should upgrade your electrical service panel!

Over the years some service panels have proven to be hazardous causing fires and some rare cases even death.  Now, the intention of this article is not scare you but to educate you of possible hazards under your own roof unbeknown to you.  See examples of service panels know to be a hazard listed below.

• Federal Pacific, AKA (FPE)
• Sylvania, AKA ( Zinsco)

To be on the safe side have your electrical system inspected by licensed insured electrical contractor.

Google FPE or Zinsco see what you may learn. 

Nordeast Electric, Minneapolis MN