Ace Electrical AC and Heating

the customer had a 40-amp wire going in his attic to feed a 60 amp air handler with 10 kw heater, also a 35-amp condenser and a 30-amp dryer all together in one circuit,30 amp wire from the disconnect to the air handler half the recommended 60-amp wire needed (A FIRE HAZZARD) this was the problem the wires burnt up in the beginning, the entire wiring In the ac and heater circuit wasn't up to code, a fire Hazzard for his tenant's i recommend not to patch and put a band aid on it. and recommend running all new circuits up to code, to get the home to meet the electrical code, this disconnect box he's referring to was burnt and melted inside , just replacing it with out correcting all the issues and getting everything up to the electrical code could end up with the same results the wire, overheating and melting, it seems he took someone advice from his other electrician to take a short cut and put a band aid on his home, a fire hazard job. unfortunately, he letting other companies put band aids on a home without correcting all his issues as the code requires