Hello again, I have a blue (the color, not the emotion) 2 gang outlet box. Can I use the box for 2 different circuits if the 2 circuits are separated by a divider? Ex. On one side of the box a switch from a 15A circuit and the other side of the box a receptacle from a 20A circuit but a divider separating the 2 different circuits? As always, thanks in advance for the help. Roger

My home warranty company is trying to deny my claim because we can't seem to agree on what this term means. Last week, several of our outlets, lights and appliances started switching on and off every few minutes for no apparent reason. After troubleshooting for a while, and getting some help from the local utility company's tech, we figured out the problem was that water had gotten into the box next to the electric meter and corroded the breaker there. We placed the claim with the warranty company, and their electrician says it's the "400 Amp main breaker at the service disconnect" that is corroded and needs replacing. The warranty company's Terms & Conditions excludes "exterior wiring and components" with the [I]exception[/I] of "main panels mounted to exterior wall." So the question now is, is this main breaker inside what would be called a "main panel"? The warranty company says this is a service disconnect, not a main panel. But as far as I can tell, what makes a main panel to be called a "main panel" is that it contains a breaker and/or disconnect on the main line. It doesn't have to have any branch breakers in it in order to qualify as a panel. Or does it? ...And it doesn't have to be a "breaker" vs. a "disconnect"--so long as it's on the main line and controls that main line, it's a main breaker or main disconnect, and whatever box it's in, could be called a main panel. Or can it? From my research over the past few days, I read that some states even require the service disconnect to have the "main" label on it. I can post a picture tomorrow if this isn't clear enough (too dark to take pic right now, lol). The warranty company is sending another electrician tomorrow to give a 2nd opinion, but I want to be armed with as much information as possible to help me understand whatever the electrician has to say. The 1st electrician was completely convinced this claim would be covered, and he is just as confused as I am on why the claim is being denied. FYI: There are two mains coming off of the utility company's equipment at our house. Both have water damage, but only one has experienced failure. Both have redundant breakers in the interior panels, which are a couple of rooms away from the meter and these exterior breakers/panels/disconnects/whatever-they're-rightfully-called. And in case this is relevant in any way...the electrician said that what was causing the on/off is that the corrosion was interfering with the free-flow of electricity, but not completely blocking it. When one of the A/C units would kick on, it would draw enough power through the line to turn everything back on. But when the unit kicked off, there wasn't enough draw on the line to pull through the corrosion and everything on that line would turn off. We didn't completely lose power, though, because several outlets and lights are connected to the 2nd main instead of the one having problems right now. And if it helps...per the electrician's recommendation, we've had all double-pole breakers switched off at the interior panel on the main that's having problems. We also switched off any single poles that weren't absolutely critical--some of the single poles weren't affected, like the lights/outlets in my office, and I need those because I work from home. But we have no power to kitchen appliances and no A/C (for a week now because of all the delays from the back-and-forth). My 4 kids are home all day with me, and the youngest is only 3. No A/C, no fridge, no power in the little kids' bedroom--we've had to run extension cords through the hall to get fans in there and there's no light at all in there at night--can't even plug in a lamp to the outlets in their room. Is that clear as mud?