What Is This On My Panel?

[D45]

200 AMP
Square D main load center/panel, located in the garage

What is this attached to the bottom of the box with two wires?

The cutout at the bottom of the pegboard is where its located

Almost looks like antenna wire?

 

[garic3712]

Doorbell transformer?

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[LXCam]

I'm going with doorbell too.

 

[Bottlecapdigger]

I say for a door bell. BCD

 

[D45]

Very well could be for door bell.......

I have owned 5 houses now, and have never seen a doorbell transformer mounted to the main panel like this

 

[BCreekDave]

Ding Dong!
Never seen one there either. Just be glad it's not in the attic buried under 2 feet of insulation. That's where they typically are.


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[LS6 Tommy]

Well, the wiring says "heat only T-stat" to me, but yep, it's probably your doorbell.

Tommy

 

[smalltown]

I had one very similar. It was installed by a contractor for the local power company. It was used in conjunction with a time of use meter. When the time of use meter was disconnected that kind of transformer was left behind.

 

[Richard Cranium]

it is for sure a low voltage transformer. could be a door bell or part of a heating system

 

[wyliesdiesels]

door bell or thermostat transformer....

 

[rlitman]

it is for sure a low voltage transformer. could be a door bell or part of a heating system

Exactly. My doorbell is mounted to the panel like this too. My heating system uses a similar transformer to control by the thermostat, and the gas valve, but it's mounted to a box on the ceiling.

 

[zmaxmotorsports]

Whats,the voltage rating on it?

 

[Miss the Pontiacs]

Door bell. Disconnect one side and go press the buzzer.

 

[ddawg16]

door bell or thermostat transformer....

X2....

But because they used what looks like TC wire, I'm betting it's the low voltage transformer for your HVAC

 

[gungatim]

Very well could be for door bell.......

I have owned 5 houses now, and have never seen a doorbell transformer mounted to the main panel like this

must be a regional thing, around my neck of the woods, that is how they are always done. usually mounted to the side of the panel. if you think about it, it's gotta be mounted somewhere, you don't want it buried in a wall somewhere, and why run long romex to it when the low voltage wire is smaller, easier, and cheaper to run.

 

[CJ7VFR]

Door bell. Disconnect one side and go press the buzzer.

That is what I was thinking also. Just unscrew one wire from the transformer and go push the door bell button on all of your doors and see what happens.

Jim