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(submitted via Joe Tedesco)

Whats right? It's off!

What's right here?.
Well, the Phase Sequence in the top pic looks to be OK.
Not a lot else, though.
I see in the bottom pic that this unit has been "modified" since it left the factory, hence the loose Ground wire.
Unbelievable.

Actually had to close knife blades with insulated handles of linemans pliers.

I certainly hope you don't mean that you energized this.

Mike,
Take off your Commonwealth thinking cap and put on your American one instead......

What's right.. hmm.. they used wirenuts.. beyond that, it looks pretty hopeless..

lots wrong with it..


poor workmanship
romex
lack of chase nipple/bushing
lack of connector on flex
improper phase color (assuming 3 phase)
improper phase sequence
improper grounding
inoperative equipment
improperly sized wiring?
did I mention the poor workmanship?

Too bad the black wire wasn't blue, it would have made pic #1 look so much more patriotic (especially when the fireworks start).

I especially like the way the installer so conscientiously left the romex EGC wrapped in paper (pic #3), so it wouldn't "short" to the box.

On a slightly more serious note... judging from pic #4, is this really 3-phase equipment? The white wire wanders out of the picture, unlike the black and red, which are spliced to the unit primary, so maybe it's really a neutral? If so, why the 3-pole disconnect?

this looks suspiciosly like one of the local HVAC contractors work -- they always alter the equipment to make it work better :eek