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Posted by dpb on November 2, 2009, 12:27 pm
DerbyDad03 wrote:
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> re: "I was astounded ...thought surely they could be had still even
> though not used much in new construction."
>
> I, on the other hand, am not in the least suprised.
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Well, I'm happy for you... :)
"astounded" was over the top to describe actual discovery
undoubtedly--"somewhat surprised" more nearly.
While your market analysis is generally true, I figured there would be a
continuing-enough demand there would have been _somebody_ still making
them....
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Posted by Jeffy3 on November 2, 2009, 11:38 am
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> Unless you're intending or needing to upgrade service from (say) 100 to
> 200A in view of an impending remodeling or other anticipated increased
> loading or also replacing a 2-wire system w/ 3, what's the point?
> --
Most people in our neighborhood switched over so I just assumed there
was a good reason for it, i.e. safety.
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Posted by Steve Daniels on November 3, 2009, 5:25 pm
On Mon, 2 Nov 2009 08:38:50 -0800 (PST), against all advice,
> \
> > Unless you're intending or needing to upgrade service from (say) 100 to
> > 200A in view of an impending remodeling or other anticipated increased
> > loading or also replacing a 2-wire system w/ 3, what's the point?
> > --
>
> Most people in our neighborhood switched over so I just assumed there
> was a good reason for it, i.e. safety.
If the people in your neighborhood wanted to increase the amount
of power available, they would have to go to a breaker box. I've
had them both, and the breakers are more convenient because they
can just be reset rather than replaced, but they aren't worth the
expense if that's all you want from them.
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Howdya like that... we started playing guitar to impress the chicks and wind
up talkin' fingernails with old men.
Ray Boyce - 9.27.09
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Posted by Pete C. on November 2, 2009, 12:16 pm
dpb wrote:
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> Jeffy3 wrote:
> > Our 55 year-old house still runs on fuses . We have never upgraded to
> > a circuit breaker . We hardly ever blow fuses (it's been years
> > actually). We even run our heater and air conditioner off an
> > individual fuse box installed 25 years ago. We have an electrician
> > coming out to give us an estimate to upgrade to a circuit breaker,...
>
> OK, _WHY_ did you do this, then?
>
> Unless you're intending or needing to upgrade service from (say) 100 to
> 200A in view of an impending remodeling or other anticipated increased
> loading or also replacing a 2-wire system w/ 3, what's the point?
>
> --
Possibly because they aren't blowing fuses since someone has already
overfused the old panel and it's a fire waiting to happen? A single 30A
edison base fuse feeding several 14ga circuits isn't exactly uncommon on
some old panels.
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Posted by DerbyDad03 on November 2, 2009, 10:20 am
> Our 55 year-old house still runs on fuses . We have never upgraded to
> a circuit breaker . We hardly ever blow fuses (it's been years
> actually). We even run our heater and air conditioner off an
> individual fuse box installed 25 years ago. We have an electrician
> coming out to give us an estimate to upgrade to a circuit breaker, but
> since we've made the appointment we've heard from two people who say
> fuses are better and why bother spending the money if we don't have
> any problems. =A0Thoughts ?
re: "we've heard from two people who say fuses are better"
Did they say why or was it just a statement that you didn't challange?
I'm not saying they're wrong, but I would certainly have asked them
for their reasoning.
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> though not used much in new construction."
>
> I, on the other hand, am not in the least suprised.