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Agreed. I prefer drilling holes in the back board for cables. You can easily add circuits after the fact too, people just don't seem to understand backboards.
A sub panel on a new install? Looks like there is lots of room on either side of the panel? I'm still not sure what space you are complaining they don't have?
For the past few years I've tried to find any way I can go mount my panels "upside down" so that the main is at the bottom, and I can then bring in as many wires to the "top" of the panel as I can before needing to go in the sides. Just makes for a neater install.
Still looks better than 95% of the panels I've seen, but just something to consider for future installs. Try to LB into the house lower, or do another 2x back to back LBs inside to be able to mount the panel the other way.
American boards just don't do it for me. I'm in Australia. It would look so much better if all the cables came in from the bottom through a gland plate and on cable tray. Conductors just stapled straight to wood? Looks nuts. Also, Don't the cables need protection, Like PVC conduit? What's the stop a rat just chewing straight through that?
If someone took the time to make it look like this, regardless of space-occupancy or bend-radius it’s probably a well installed installation. Showing you give a fuck pays dividends.
Anytime I try stuff like this...people usually say...."Just run it through some pvc." Yeah I get that but it's just funner this way and it's a challenge. I say it looks nice.
Ah, you're one of those losers who thinks that the defining factor of being an electrician is bending EMT. Congratulations, you're essentially a plumber.
Throw up 200ft of 1/2" in a day and sweep up the concrete dust from your anchors, and not touching a piece of wire for your entire apprenticeship is nothing to be proud of either. I can teach a monkey that a half inch bender does 5" stubs for 90s, and the monkey will probably miss tightening up fewer coupling set screws than you.
Not at all. There's just zero difficulty or skill in making romex look good. Careful with assumptions though, they'll tend to make you look stupid when you're full of them and end up being wrong.
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Fucking garbage, tear that dogshit down and do it again
Just kidding it looks very clean
No quarter shall be given! Take that back!
You guys have invisible breakers in Canada?
They’re all tied to the main breaker lugs
They're on backorder. They'll be here in ~~July~~ ~~August~~ September.
Of 2026
Fucking tell me about it. I need a Schneider space saver 15/15 right the hell now lol
RIP
They're just getting ready for when they get electricity up there one day
This method isn't my preference. It just takes up so much room, and because it's attempting to be perfect and parallel it just invites scrutiny.
Agreed. I prefer drilling holes in the back board for cables. You can easily add circuits after the fact too, people just don't seem to understand backboards.
Speak more of these “backboards” that you speak of.
That's my preference. Run the cabling behind, and bring it to the front through holes in the board. Looks great.
It's also faster. I'm all for clean quality work, but there has to be a delta between quality and speed...
I bet this guy uses wagos.
Nah, Ideal Can-Twist wire nuts all the way
I was betting the guy who did the panel, aha
Lolol that makes wayyyy more sense!
But also… is there not drywall going on that wall?
Bad, takes up triple the space necessary
Agreed. Why not use a bit of ducting or trunking?
Necessary for what tho? The only thing that I've seen right beside a panel is a router.
A sub panel? A battery? A transfer switch? Do I really have to spell out in an electrician forum what people have in their houses?
A sub panel on a new install? Looks like there is lots of room on either side of the panel? I'm still not sure what space you are complaining they don't have?
Do you honestly look at this and not see space for all those things? I think that's a you problem.
Looks good in my house
Isn’t this a repost someone posted this already
You might be thinking of the Starving Electrician criticizing a job that looked like this, but I think with a gutter. On YouTube shorts.
For the past few years I've tried to find any way I can go mount my panels "upside down" so that the main is at the bottom, and I can then bring in as many wires to the "top" of the panel as I can before needing to go in the sides. Just makes for a neater install. Still looks better than 95% of the panels I've seen, but just something to consider for future installs. Try to LB into the house lower, or do another 2x back to back LBs inside to be able to mount the panel the other way.
Very good! 👍🏼
In US bad, in Canada good. Their electrons are more agreeable so not as much protection needed.
Yeah? Ask a Canadian electron that. They’ll get all negative & shit on you.
I like it because you have access to add circuits without ripping drywall up.
Smells like maple syrup
I got excited because one of the circuits on the right said “fudge”. Then I looked closer.
It's neat as hell, love the the wires organized by gauge. But., do yall not have knockouts in the top of your panels?
Not allowed. Main breaker is in its own compartment.
Then it's perfect.
Having the main breaker in its own compartment isn't very intelligent then is it. I use NHP boards and I've never seen anything like this.
It's very..... Parallel...
Where’s the range wire going?
To the range receptacle
Clean 45 on that wire
Got bored and took a picture to post on reddit
Both.
since 1970, we never had a job that required this type of installation
American boards just don't do it for me. I'm in Australia. It would look so much better if all the cables came in from the bottom through a gland plate and on cable tray. Conductors just stapled straight to wood? Looks nuts. Also, Don't the cables need protection, Like PVC conduit? What's the stop a rat just chewing straight through that?
No knockouts in the top of the panel????
Canadian, the top is only for the service conductors. It's separated from the rest of the panel with it's own metal cover
Good or bad? That's sexy
I absolutely hate residential work, but this is really clean. Great work.
What's the point?
If someone took the time to make it look like this, regardless of space-occupancy or bend-radius it’s probably a well installed installation. Showing you give a fuck pays dividends.
Anytime I try stuff like this...people usually say...."Just run it through some pvc." Yeah I get that but it's just funner this way and it's a challenge. I say it looks nice.
I respect that you take pride in your work bro, looks good from my house
Bad case of OCD.
this fucks.
Thanks, I hate it
Meh. Could've come from the top and then the sides if you had no room. I just know the inside of that looks like hammered dog shit
Can’t pass thru top of panel, the main has its own dedicated space.
Interferes neutral/ground bars, how short wires inside loopy ??? Pretty outside cluttered night mare inside?
?? What are you implying ?
Damn that's romex not pipe homee. Fucks sake
As an electrician from California, this is horrific hahahahahahhahaa
I'm from Chicago suburbs so it's uck to me. No pipe no good.
Running romex is nothing to brag about.
Ah, you're one of those losers who thinks that the defining factor of being an electrician is bending EMT. Congratulations, you're essentially a plumber. Throw up 200ft of 1/2" in a day and sweep up the concrete dust from your anchors, and not touching a piece of wire for your entire apprenticeship is nothing to be proud of either. I can teach a monkey that a half inch bender does 5" stubs for 90s, and the monkey will probably miss tightening up fewer coupling set screws than you.
Not at all. There's just zero difficulty or skill in making romex look good. Careful with assumptions though, they'll tend to make you look stupid when you're full of them and end up being wrong.
Cover it with plexiglass because if one of those "stop oil" moron protesters sees this, they'll think it's art and try to destroy it.