PlagueOfBadgers
Well-Known Member
I completely understand! Early one Sunday morning I was awaken to that smell of wire insulation burning. After tracing the smell down, it was in the basement. Wire went across The floor jolts into a wall and up into the house. Killed the main breaker to the house and started cutting the wall apart. I found that some jackass had spliced in aluminum wire in between two copper runs. The aluminum was a higher gauge wire so I guess the person thought it would be ok. Cut out and isolated that wire for the morning to get the power back on. Went and broke the news to the wife, house is getting rewired starting now. Before I started the breaker panel was filled with crap going everywhere. Every single spot was fill and being used. When finished, I was left with 6 open breakers. Every room has there own dedicated breaker for the outlets, and lights with the proper gauge wire for the correct application.
