Owner of this rental property with knob and tube wiring wanted to upgrade the
property's
wiring and service to current standards.
property is made of one house and one apartment
unit.
1- Right side of the
picture is the house and above garages is the apartment.
2- Service entrance was
coming through two meters mounted on garage.
3- Left side panels was
for the house and right side panel for the apartment. As it is obvious in
picture, panels were insufficient and dangerous.
4- Picture shows how
wires were passed from apartment to the house.
5- Wiring throughout the
house was old with some burn spots on them.
6- We started with
building a place for the house panel and installed a 125 Amp. Panel for the
house.
7- Then we pulled wires.
picture show wiring under the house
8- New wiring to external
light fixtures
9- New wiring to internal
fixtures, replacing old wires.
10- New wiring pulled in
the attic.
11- Due to changes in
regulations, old location of Service Entrance was no longer suitable. We
moved the Service Entrance to a new location. Picture show preparation for
installing new Service Entrance.
12- Mast for Service
Entrance is being cut to size.
13- Meter boxes and Main
Breakers are installed.
14- Service Entrance is
ready for connection
15- Picture shows old
wiring abandoned and replaced with new wiring.
16- New weather proof
receptacle is being installed at front yard.
17-New security lights
installed.
18- Old exposed wires
were removed and new cable was installed inside metal conduits.
19- Old panels were
removed and replaced with new panels
20-Finished panel.
21-When we were ready,
PG&E came to transfer old service to new service.
22- Service is
transferred. Both units have clean and safe pover.