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Our new home on Indio CA

Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 8:47 pm
by Ger42
Just found our electrical panel is on the outside of the building out side the fence. I've owned 2 homes in CT, 2, in Il 1 in NY, 1 in FL and none of them had the electrical panel on the outside. Bad gun laws stupid building codes but food prices are a lot lower and gas is only $4.30 a gal.

Re: Our new home on Indio CA

Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 8:54 pm
by FfNJGTFO
Can you secure it, at least, so that it can't be "tampered with?"

Re: Our new home on Indio CA

Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 10:29 pm
by Ger42
FfNJGTFO wrote: Wed May 12, 2021 8:54 pm Can you secure it, at least, so that it can't be "tampered with?"
Small lock would slow someone down but not stop a person with bad intent.

Re: Our new home on Indio CA

Posted: Thu May 13, 2021 10:38 am
by photohause
Camouflage it some how? Build. something over it?

Re: Our new home on Indio CA

Posted: Thu May 13, 2021 10:53 am
by mohshard
Putting a lock on it is a good idea. If you don't like the little hasp for a lock on those panels, you can have an electrician and a beefier means of locking it.

Re: Our new home on Indio CA

Posted: Sun May 16, 2021 3:56 pm
by Wakko
I'd make something involving a 12 gauge Dragon's Breath shell, a mousetrap, a nail and a string. Legal, safe AND effective!

Re: Our new home on Indio CA

Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2021 10:33 am
by Ger42
Lots of earthquakes yesterday and today 63 miles SE of us. We didn't feel a thing. I am learning earthquake prep is way more complicated then hurricane perp.

Re: Our new home on Indio CA

Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 10:27 am
by Legio
mohshard wrote: Thu May 13, 2021 10:53 am Putting a lock on it is a good idea. If you don't like the little hasp for a lock on those panels, you can have an electrician and a beefier means of locking it.
Locks are worthless. https://www.youtube.com/c/lockpickinglawyer

Re: Our new home on Indio CA

Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 1:43 pm
by mohshard
Legio wrote: Sat Jun 12, 2021 10:27 am
mohshard wrote: Thu May 13, 2021 10:53 am Putting a lock on it is a good idea. If you don't like the little hasp for a lock on those panels, you can have an electrician and a beefier means of locking it.
Locks are worthless. https://www.youtube.com/c/lockpickinglawyer

Locks keep honest people honest and defeat about 90% of the thieves who are too dumb to figure them out.