Re: Bought a house with a Fuse Box. Should I replace with a Circuit Breaker?
From: Larry Brasfield (donotspam_larry_brasfield_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/18/05
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Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 10:56:41 -0800
"Zack Schneeberger" <schneebie1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I just bought a house that is wired through a Fuse Box. The outlets in
> the entire house are the old-style 2 prong outlets. In order to run an
> appliance that requires a ground I have to get a 3 to 2 prong adapter
> and run the appliance unprotected.
It is you (and other creatures in the same house) that
is unprotected. Appliances will usually run just fine
with their chassis at 120 VAC due to a fault.
> My question is, should I upgrade the fuse box and replace it with a
> circuit breaker. If I did so, would I need to replace every wire in my
> entire house or could I just run a ground wire up to every outlet and
> install a 3 prong outlet?
That is a question about local code. From a safety
standpoint, your separate ground wire should work
provided the diameter is larger (smaller AWG). If you
are going to get into the walls, why not just install regular
3-wire romex?
> Also, I worked for an electrican during a summer so I have a general
> understanding of wiring. Could I do this job myself?
Most jurisdictions have no problem with DIYers, as long
as their work conforms to the applicable codes and the
is done under a permit with required inspections.
Just get yourself a decent, recent book showing how
to wire to the NEC. Give the building department a
call and ask if they have local exceptions to the NEC
that you should worry about for a home wiring job.
In all likelihood, they have not bothered to create
a local modification of the NEC.
> Zack
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