DIYbanter - View Single Post - Barn Neutral Saga Continues (Was Bizarre Electrical)

Scott Lurndal

writes:
On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 13:39:25 -0600, dpb wrote:

Hence, it's coming down to there must be something going on between the
connection in the disconnect/fuse box and the weatherhead--I suppose a
packrat or some other varmint coulda' done something or perhaps there's
even a connection/junction box in that run they needed to get it
pulled--I've not yet done the full probe/investigation along the route
although it's straight up the front wall of the barn thru the loft so I
wouldn't think there would have been any need. But, there is an old
horse/mule feed bin in the corner which covers up ready access/view w/o
getting in and over it so anything is possible...

Looks to me like you need to do some major re-wiring, before a person or
animal dies..... The power from the weatherhead should go DIRECTLY to
the breaker/fuse panel, with no junction boxes in between. If you still
have a fuse box, it's time to upgrade anyhow.

DBP suggested there may be a pull box (or pull el) in the
path from the weatherhead to the fusebox. That's perfectly legal.