Pulled an old panel cover off yesterday and found a mess I never expected

I got a call last Tuesday from a guy in Downers Grove who said his lights were flickering. I figured it was a loose neutral, no big deal. Popped the cover off his 30 year old panel and found so many double tapped breakers I lost count, like 8 or 9 of them. Some knucklehead had just crammed two wires under every single screw without using a pigtail. On top of that, the main lug was torqued down so hard it cracked the plastic. I spent the next 4 hours fixing all that junk and installing a new main lug kit. Guy watched me the whole time and kept asking if I was sure it was safe. Has anyone else run into old panels where the last guy just gave up on doing it right?

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abbyp614d ago

Did he watch you tighten every single screw too?

olivia_white934d ago

Did he watch you tighten every single screw too?" Honestly @abby_cooper, it was just her dad helping out, not that deep.

abby_cooper4d ago

A buddy of mine had her dad time her with a stopwatch, no joke.