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Default HELP! Electrical problem.

You guys have been so helpful about machines, and I also diagnosed my folks
V drop problem by reading the reads here.
Now, I have an urgent situation...

My folks cooler here went bad. All the repair guys came out and replaced all
the parts. Motors, belts, pulleys, thermostats, etc. It was a Master Kool.

Anyway, nothing worked, and they called my incompetent nephew. (they didn't
call me because I advised them to get an electrician out months ago, and
they called me nuts).

Anyway, they called me yesterday. After asking a few questions, I found out
that their lights dim when any major appliance came on. Recalling what I
read here recently, I suspected a faulty neutral. They called PG and E. He
showed up about an hour ago. I explained the situation, and we measured the
voltage across the service entrance. Sure enough, one leg read 130, and the
other 110. This should explain why the cooler motor was laboring to come on
(and sometimes wouldn't). There is a splice somewhere under the house with
the neutral wire (some other dumb ass did this, I think), and I will replace
it tomorrow.
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Now my REAL question. My nephew ripped out all the low volt thermostat
wires, and also the guts to the panel to the relay panel attached to the
cooler. So what I've got to do is run a whole new system. Motor, pump, all
work fine wired hard. He bought a new thermostat that's not low voltage.
I've got to install it somewhere, run the circuit (it calls for black and
neutral IN, and has 6 OUTS. Hi fan, low fan, pump only, hi cool, low cool,
and green).

I've done this before, but my other job had a terminal board attached to the
cooler to attach all these wires. Now (because of idiot nephew) there is
nothing but an empty weather proof case attached. QUESTION:

Do I buy a terminal for the cooler (where and what?), or do I attach all the
leads from the new thermostat to the pump and motor ( 2 speed, I know which
is which). I COULD do this, but can't figure out where the neutral would
come from for the pump and motor WITHOUT a terminal box. Do I run a pigtail
for the pump and motor directly to the nuetral bus bar? And then wire the
rest as the directions say (I already have a 2+1 romex (#12) to the cooler
now, directly from the breaker box)

I know this is long, but wanted to explain what I'm up against. It will be
over 100F tomorrow and I NEED to do this fast and right. Any help would be
greatly appreciated.


 
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