Electricians!

[dowxp]

so we had a contractor come in to do some work and apparently he cut a hot wire, shorting out the circuit. now the circuit won't come on again after flipping the fusebox. any reasons or solutions you can think of?

 

[Colt45]

uh, is the wire still cut?

 

[wedi42]

has the wire been repaired?

 

[dowxp]

it has been removed.

 

[dowxp]

oh, do switchboxes (fusebox?) contain fuses? if so, is it possible any fuse(s) went out?

 

[Bassyhead]

the wire is probably still shorted out. get the contractor to fix it.

 

[conjur]

And the contractor said what when you called him to explain that he f-ed up?

 

[captains]

wtf

 

[Colt45]

jesus christ man, you're seriously lacking on the information here.

what does this "circuit" consist of? is it a break board or a fuse box, etc..

 

[dowxp]

he is still here and apparently has no idea.

 

[wedi42]

do any outlets on that circuit work?

 

[dowxp]

Originally posted by: Colt45
jesus christ man, you're seriously lacking on the information here.

what does this "circuit" consist of? is it a break board or a fuse box, etc..

difference between break board and a fusebox?

the circuit is just the front room, 4 plugs and a light fixture.

 

[bunker]

Tell the damn contractor to call an electrician and pay to have it fixed!

A fuse box has fuses, round looking things that blow and you have to replace them by screwing a new one in.
A breaker box has circuit breakers, little on/off switches.

 

[Colt45]

breakers look like switches, fuses are 1" round things, you screw in.

 

[Antisocial Virge]

Originally posted by: dowxp
he is still here and apparently has no idea.

Well he should if he is an electrician.
EDIT: Oh, I guess he is not a electrician.

 

[dowxp]

Originally posted by: Antisocial-Virge

Originally posted by: dowxp
he is still here and apparently has no idea.

Well he should if he is an electrician.

not an offical one, just a builder.

-- and it is a circuitbreaker. so those don't "break" huh? >_<

 

[flot]

Originally posted by: dowxp

Originally posted by: Colt45
jesus christ man, you're seriously lacking on the information here.

what does this "circuit" consist of? is it a break board or a fuse box, etc..

difference between break board and a fusebox?

the circuit is just the front room, 4 plugs and a light fixture.

You need to call an electrician. Clearly the two of you aren't equipped to deal with this situation, and it is potentially dangerous.

 

[bunker]

Originally posted by: dowxp

Originally posted by: Antisocial-Virge

Originally posted by: dowxp
he is still here and apparently has no idea.

Well he should if he is an electrician.

not an offical one, just a builder.

-- and it is a circuitbreaker. so those don't "break" huh? >_<

Yes, you can destroy a circuit breaker.

 

[KMurphy]

If a circuit breaker tripped, you have to reset it by manually pushing it to the "OFF" position. Then, you can switch it to the "ON" position. You can't go from the "TRIP" position directly to the "ON" position because you have to reset the mechanism in the magnetic trip unit.

You said the wire is now missing? Does that mean part of your living room circuit is now missing? A little more details would be nice.

 

[dowxp]

Originally posted by: KMurphy
If a circuit breaker tripped, you have to reset it by manually pushing it to the "OFF" position. Then, you can switch it to the "ON" position. You can't go from the "TRIP" position directly to the "ON" position because you have to reset the mechanism in the magnetic trip unit.

You said the wire is now missing? Does that mean part of your living room circuit is now missing? A little more details would be nice.

the switch was manually flipped and re-flipped.

the circuit that is missing was originally in series (i believe) to the now non-working circuit.

 

[KMurphy]

He has to replace that leg of the circuit then. There has to be a source (HOT) and a return (NEUTRAL) path for the current. You better call an electrician on his dime.

 

[KMurphy]

Another question; is this contractor liscensed and bonded? If not, get him out of there. He had no business cutting on circuits he had not verified were deenergized.

 

[dowxp]

ya he is doing so, thanks.