Took apart a control panel and found a nest of dead wires yesterday

That new construction install I did last Tuesday in a house near downtown. I'm running the main power for the panel and go to tap into the junction box they left. Somebody had stripped about 6 inches of Romex and just shoved all the bare copper back in there like a rats nest. Three wires were touching each other and one was already melted halfway through the insulation. Had to cut out the whole mess and wire in a fresh box before I could even start my work. It took an extra 45 minutes and ate into my whole afternoon. Has anyone else found some real sketchy electrical work hiding behind drywall?

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noahjenkins1mo ago

Man that "melted halfway through the insulation" part gave me chills. Found some wild stuff myself, always a bummer when you gotta fix someone else's mess just to do your job right.

roberts.jordan1mo ago

Used to think most electrical problems were just lazy work, but this changed my whole view on that.