https://imgur.com/a/vQECCAnybody else having this kind of issue?
I've been working the last couple months to have 400a electrical service installed to my house. A 200a main panel + a 200a sub-panel dedicated to mining (I'm also using 2x 30a circuits from the "main" panel for mining because my home doesn't use much electricity). My house could have been burned down... see photo.
My house is setup for 150a service. The hardware for 400a service has been installed with inspector approval. However, the power company has not run the new feeder lines... so until they do I'm limited to the 150a.
I've been very careful about circuits and loads. I'm currently running my whole home @ 26,000w max., most of which is my mining equipment. I'm running my mining equipment @ 240v on 30a circuits. My power company has good stats online, I can prove the ~26,000w maximum I've been running, which is below the 80% (or 28,800w) maximum recommended for 150a service.
Here's the kicker - the fire occurred at the splice point between the meter and the panel with wire rated for 200a!! The splice is temporary until the power company runs the new feeder lines. My electrical load, while it may have contributed to the fire, is not the real cause - the splice should have been able to handle the load! My analysis is the splice was not done very well - and that's the real reason the fire occurred.
The electrical company I hired to do the install came out immediately (@ 10PM) to resolve. This time they essentially bolted the splice together using a block (which they probably should have done to begin with). I've been running the same load since for nearly a week, no issues.
Anybody else have electrical issues? Am sure it's not just me! Be safe out there! And not to mention my wife is super pissed!! I had to turn in a few of my guns to the police station to destroy, to help with the situation a little (she's very anti-gun).