He should have definitely put some type of barrier between the drill and those existing romex wires when he was drilling to insure he didnt hit any wires.
Sorry for the late reply, my comment settings were set for moderatIon and RUclips never sent me notifications that I had comments waiting. You know, I'm not entirely sure. I've worked on only a couple panels and both neutrals were mounted directly to the box. But my understanding is that neutral is sometimes used as a path which to me doesn't make sense since its essentially grounded if its mounted to the box without some type of insulator. I'm no electricians so I don't have an answer but it's probably worth looking up
He should have definitely put some type of barrier between the drill and those existing romex wires when he was drilling to insure he didnt hit any wires.
The breakers should not have been on prior to the main being energized.
Why would he double some of those grounds,when he clearly had enough spaces for each individual ground/
Don’t let him flip that 200 amp breaker while standing right in front of it. Not a safe practice. So many things can happen.
You should have use copper cables .
Since the neutral was bonded in the meter base, shouldn't the ground and neutral wires be separated in the panel?
Sorry for the late reply, my comment settings were set for moderatIon and RUclips never sent me notifications that I had comments waiting. You know, I'm not entirely sure. I've worked on only a couple panels and both neutrals were mounted directly to the box. But my understanding is that neutral is sometimes used as a path which to me doesn't make sense since its essentially grounded if its mounted to the box without some type of insulator. I'm no electricians so I don't have an answer but it's probably worth looking up
by law, since the power company owns the meter, you aren't allowed to touch it at all.
Need safety GLASSES.