I recently had a 60 amp subpanel installed in my garage. The main panel was full so the electrician removed two 15 amp full size breakers to make room for the 60 amp double size breaker. This of course made me curious, so I mapped out what was tied to every breaker in the main panel. It turns out that the electrician seems to have joined two circuits on one breaker. My family room used to be on one breaker and two bedrooms were on another. Now the same breaker turns off power to all three rooms. There are now about 720 watts of lighting, 16 duplex receptacles, and two smoke detectors on this one breaker. I'm not sure, but I assume he did a similar thing with another pair of 15 amp circuits to make room for the other half of the 60 amp breaker. I had assumed (I know, I know) that he would have installed half-height breakers to make room for the 60 amp breaker. I'm going to call him and ask him to fix this situation. My question is, should I expect him to eat this expense in the name of doing the job correctly or is what he did acceptable and I'm at fault for not being explicit enough when describing the work I wanted done?

Hi, I'm applying for an Electrical Permit (Ontario, Canada) and had a few questions. First, will this affect anything else in my house (ie. Taxes) like it would if I got a Builders Permit. Do I need a Builders PErmit to get an Electrical PErmit? (Just adding an extra circuit with a few extra outlets in an unfinished basement.). Do Inspectors work (Do Inspections) on weekends? Thanks