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This site is completely free and there are no costs. Please enjoy and provide feedback.Cur!ous me, after a few weeks not f'ning with the furnace, a little voice says "try it one more time"......so I did. Might say in the back of my mind that little fuse box issue may have played havoc with the board and not knowing enough about that sort of voodoo, I just listened to my inner self........fired right up and it's been working as normal all day! No codes! This lead me right back to the old fuse box which I dug out of the trash and threw the ohmmeter on both sides. The left side tests out fine, the right side with the semi-fried nub gives very erratic numbers and I have to scrape a bit to get a good reading. The 120 fuse for the furnace was using the opposite side of the fried nub. Even the feed connector has been eaten away. So, after installing the new box to feed the new mini-split, the old furnace gets a bit jealous and won't have any of it, so now all's good. No regrets, I can still purchase a "cooling only" mini, or put a evap coil in the furnace, buy the condensing coil, lineset and new t-stat. That option adds up real quick, and it's just a bit more for the heat/cool mini. That would be a redundant system on heat, but a nice backup. Not sure which way to go yet.
Pics are lousy, but it's real evident in real life........
I've never done that except when using aluminum wire.Did you use anti-ox on the lugs and push a bit into each breaker tab? That'll save major headaches down the road considering what the lugs on the old box.
I did not. Wouldnt take much. I ordered a 30 amp switch for it, the one with the cool red lit toggle.Did you use anti-ox on the lugs and push a bit into each breaker tab? That'll save major headaches down the road considering what the lugs on the old box.
I've never done that except when using aluminum wire.
This is copper.
Same here back in 1980Less of an issue with copper, but it does happen. I use anti-ox on every lug and breaker and have never had an issue. A wise old master electrician taught me that 30+ years ago. He told me it takes an extra minute but it saves hassles down the road and he never had to go back and fix an issue with any boxes or breakers.
Ever get a call from one & your own name & number pops up? Happened a couple of times here. Bunch of assholes.Seems the spam calls go in waves for me. I'll get a bunch (I mostly ignore them), and they taper off to none for a few weeks, then the cycle starts again.
Ever get a call from one & your own name & number pops up? Happened a couple of times here. Bunch of assholes.