I wonder why my breaker keeps tripping

[Jim greengo]

I'm guessing maybe it has something to do with the drywall screws through the romex?

 

[Jim greengo]

This was hanging out the hole in back of the house,but atleast they put an in use cover on it!

 

[nadogail]

Is this a professional installation? or was it left by the previous owner?

 

[JeepJohn62]

The good thing is that the breaker tripped properly. Better than finding out from a big fire!

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[Los_Control]

Good on you for finding it ... not always a easy job.

You get a ATTABOY from me.

 

[Jim greengo]

Is this a professional installation? or was it left by the previous owner?

The screws through the box and wire were done by a previous electrician who rewired house during a remodel a few years ago.
The box hanging out back of house ged through hole drilled in back of same box with the screws though it was done by another hack.

 

[nadogail]

Sometimes we find strange things buried in walls.

I once found where someone had installed an earthquake ******** a water and run a lag bolt "Dead Center" into a buried "romex" cable and sold the house with a breaker that immediately tripped when you tried to reset it.

 

[Norcal]

There was a recent photo where somebody hanging a object I can’t remember what it was decided to use a 3” drywall screw they hit a SE cable and lit things up, it may have been on Reddit, there is a reason why your not supposed run long lengths of unprotected SE conductors in a structure.

 

[wyliesdiesels]

There was a recent photo where somebody hanging a object I can’t remember what it was decided to use a 3” drywall screw they hit a SE cable and lit things up, it may have been on Reddit, there is a reason why your not supposed run long lengths of unprotected SE conductors in a structure.

Would love to see the pics

 

[Jim greengo]

Would love to see the pics

What he said!

 

[Robbie B]

I'm guessing maybe it has something to do with the drywall screws through the romex?

Nah man, that’s up to code. It’ll be just fine.

 

[Norcal]

Would love to see the pics

If I can find it.

 

[alfredeneuman]

We wired a large church once where "volunteers" hung all the drywall....with 2-1/2" screws. They managed to drive them through over half of the lengths of MC cable.
It was a mess to behold, for sure

 

[couch67]

I reno'd our long overdue kitchen about 8 years ago. Down to the studs. During tearout I found this surprise above the stove, this was the electrical feed to the exhaust fan. Was probably there 30+ years. The previous handyman managed to put a cabinet screw right through the cable without touching neutral or hot. The screw was touching the ground but had not cut it.

The cable way through the drywall was a nice touch too.

 

[tyme2par4]

I reno'd our long overdue kitchen about 8 years ago. Down to the studs. During tearout I found this surprise above the stove, this was the electrical feed to the exhaust fan. Was probably there 30+ years. The previous handyman managed to put a cabinet screw right through the cable without touching neutral or hot. The screw was touching the ground but had not cut it.

The cable way through the drywall was a nice touch too.

I also replaced my vent hood last week and found a surprise. When I pulled the panel off the hood, everything looked good. NM wire with proper clamp on the exit hole.
Then once i pulled it off I looked into the hole in the drywall and found this situation...


Luckily I was planning to run a new dedicated line anyway. It's a miracle this house hasn't burned down with all the sh!t I've found.