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Originally Posted by blkgsr
if your BREAKER panel (not fuse box, unless the house is SUPER old) is full, then you can upgrade the panel without involving too much else
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The house is probably 40 - 50 yrs old. And I'd have to tell you I don't really know whether it is the breaker panel or fuse box because I don't know the proper terminology.
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you will need to have hydro cut the power to the house, then electrician will rip out the old panel and install a bigger one with more slots. at the same time you could see if the service to the house would accommodate a larger main breaker but unless you're tripping it now, there's no reason to upgrade. you just want a larger panel with more slots so that you can have individual circuits.
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If it is just a larger panel with more slots, how much do you suppose the entire job would cost? A $10k ballpark would be really bad news. Even a $5k-ish estimate would sting pretty badly, and I'd need quite a few months to rebuild that fund.
Again, I appreciate all the replies that are coming in. RS rocks!
