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Yes that’s because I wanted to focus on the original question regarding the mesh. putting all the pieces together. As far as attorneys, I’ve never met one I trust. How much would I end up paying them out of pocket? $10k? $15k?

A few of the pictures before and after some VERY light tapping

I’ve had 3 separate concrete companies come out, and all concluded this to be the case after evaluating the concrete and my samples. Some of the samples are almost a clay like substance. I have the supplier and installer on audio recording stating this to be the case. Did you see the picture...

It’s a crappy situation. I have pretty solid evidence to win a full lawsuit, I’m out of the country for work 6 months a year - often times with minimal notice. Would be really hard to file a lawsuit and follow through on it completely. The concrete supplier and installer will not do a tear out...

Calcium. Wasn’t mixed correctly. I have what appears to be the driver going up the truck to dump calcium in directly from the bag. Unfortunately it’s only a 3 second clip I took before I left for work. See photos I watched the whole video, and they did not. There was more mesh laying beside...

Upon reviewing the video, I see the contractor lifting the mesh prior to the concrete being poured, and then letting it go to lay flat on the ground right before the concrete lands on the ground. No attempts to lift it the rest of the video

I need to go back and look at the videos in more detail. I do remember the larger detached pad (not pictured) the mesh was elevated. This does not appear to be elevated though

Hi, having problems with my 2200+ sq ft of concrete that was poured in April. I went back and looked at some security footage I have, and see they only used wire mesh for about half of the pad. I know there are mixed opinions on wire mesh, but just trying to gauge from the community how...

Ground Fault. An unintentional, electrically conductive connection between an ungroundedconductor of an electrical circuit and the normally non-current-carrying conductors, metallic enclosures, metallic raceways, metallic equipment, or earth. (CMP-5) Based on NEC definition looks like a ground...

Thanks Dave. I’m a novice, but one thing (I think) I’ve learned is that a ground fault doesn’t actually fault to earth! Because it’s bonded to neutral in the main panel, it actually returns to the transformer. I’ve read that this is a very common misconception because… The earth ground is much...

Ya I worded that poorly. A 15 or 20 amp breaker would trip regardless of having or not having an EGC in the event of overcurrent. If enough current is flowing on that circuit, it will trip. Don’t need an EGC for that. But I now understand that the EGC goes back to the main panel and is bonded...

Agreed

If I was trying to be making excuses I’d be making excuses, not asking questions! I’m arming myself with knowledge so I know how to respond to any excuses the electrician may give me. And your answer was very helpful, thanks!

What is the function of an EGC in a detached garage with all GFCI breakers? Is it solely for when those breakers fail as a way to clear ground faults, or is there another function of it? In the case of a ground fault, I understand the EGC is important for tripping a 15 amp or 20 amp breaker...

Appreciate all these responses. I guess one positive thing is I’m learning a lot about residential wiring. Am I understanding the concern with EGC properly here: #2 AWG EGC will quickly corrode without insulation. This will increase resistance of the EGC little by little, until it eventually...

It’s a good question. Presumably it can be above ground, and sitting in water. Why not insulated the EGC for a wet rated cable? Is the outer grey PVC coating more water resistant than is commonly believed?

He readily admits it is SER. And this is what is printed on the outer jacket: Kingwire e466712 sk 3 cond 1/0 mag + 1 cond 2 AMG AA-8000 AL Type SE style R XHHW-2 conductors 600 V XLPE

It’s a detached garage, so yes all the breakers will be GFI protected. I had buried the conduit a straight shot to the front side of my garage, but the panel needed to be in the back instead of front (my mistake), So he fed the SER through the conduit I placed, then built the rest of the...

Ok thanks. 2 other things: 1. Will testing potential difference between neutral and ground at sub panel provide info on health of EGC? 2. Assuming all the GFI breakers are working as they should, how could a failed EGC still cause a fire or equipment damage? these questions are just to help...

Excuse my ignorance on the subject, but what about a simple outlet tester that shows if you have an open ground?