Welcome to ECN Matt!
Ian: That " new" box, receptacle and cover look like used junk the installer had laying around does it not?
You can say that again.
Is that steel beam likely to become energized?
It spans the whole basement, with two support posts. This is the only place where a cable goes
under it. The building is wood framed (same house as the Grandparents' Bath Pics) so I would say no, with the exception of the new cable rubbing up against it.
Ian A.
[This message has been edited by Theelectrikid (edited 12-08-2006).]