Scary serpentine service
Michael writes: This picture is from a garden centre where the electrical service is located in a shed.
The well-water pump was single-phasing, and I traced it back to this disconnect. When I opened it up, I saw this snake, which caused a short from the line side to the frame of the disconnect. It sure caught me off guard!
(Courtesy Michael Kelly of The Electrical Department Co.)
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The well-water pump was single-phasing, and I traced it back to this disconnect. When I opened it up, I saw this snake, which caused a short from the line side to the frame of the disconnect. It sure caught me off guard!
(Courtesy Michael Kelly of The Electrical Department Co.)
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