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Ron_Nielson
Explorer
Jun 03, 2019

Burned Neutral Wires at the Buss in the Breaker Box

All of my neutral wires are burned at the buss at the breaker box about 2". Does this tell you anything about where a loose neutral connection is likely to be? I have read that the burnt wires need to...
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dougrainer
Nomad
Jun 03, 2019
It is usually caused by the Main Neutral coming to the buss bar being loose. Hopefully, you have enough extra romex wiring behind the breaker box to pull fresh romex and cut off the burnt/hot wiring and install on a NEW Buss Bar. Do NOT use the original Neutral Buss bar. Overcurrent draw will not cause this to happen as long as the Neutral wires are secure and tight. Doug

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