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Posted by hr(bob) hofmann@att.net on November 2, 2009, 5:43 pm
> > 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 ?
> *Circuit breakers are more convenient to reset than fuses. =A0You may hav=
e
> limited space for additional electrical circuits. You can install ground
> fault or arc fault protection in a circuit breaker panel. =A0The percepti=
on
> that the electrical system is old and faulty by potential buyers. =A0Even=
if
> you have no immediate plans to sell, at some point your house will be put=
on
> the market if not by you then your heirs. =A0If no improvements have been=
made
> over the years the property may just be purchased for land value only and=
a
> new house will be erected.
> A house built in the fifties may not have a grounded system of wiring. =
=A0Two
> prong receptacles are very outdated.
I replaced the only fuse in my 50 year old house with a pushbuttton
fuse. It is in a little box on the power feed to my furnace, right
above the actual furnace. My local hardware store had pushbutton plug-
in breakers to replace various size fuses. But, I agree that unles
you are planning to sell your house, I would leave the fuses alone,
they are safer in my opinion.
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> 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. Thoughts ?