[Shop-talk] Next question: what the $%^& is this thing?

David Hillman hillman at planet-torque.com
Sat Sep 19 08:29:13 MDT 2015


On Sat, 19 Sep 2015, Scott Hall wrote:
> 5) Basically, should I just get rid of this thing, or keep it, or replace
> it with a more-modern something? I suspect it's there to keep the 220-volt
> dryer from burning the house down (good idea), but the whole setup looks
> pretty slapdash.

    It's a fused service disconnect, isn't it?  An old one.

    Out of curiousity, does it have an Underwriters Lab stamp on it?  I'm 
not generally a fan of old electrical bits in my house, so I'd rip it out, 
and then replace if deemed necessary.

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  David Hillman


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