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Posted by JIMMIE on November 2, 2009, 10:34 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.
Ive never seen a fuse fail to blow when it was supposed to, I have
never seen a fuse leave a circuit hot when I pulled it. I wish I could
say the same was true of breakers. I ve never seen anyone put a penny
behind a breaker either so they both have their advantages and
disadvantages.
Jimmie.
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Posted by Lefty on November 2, 2009, 11:34 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. Thoughts ?
>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.
I'm not going to jump on any bandwagon one way or other, but what I will say
is that his old fuse box probably contains a high quality copper bus, and
most likely the replacement that he would end up with these days would not.
I sure some of you have seen loose fitting breakers corroding at the bus
because of the crappy materials and manufacturing shortcuts used too often
these days. But I could say that about a good many things besides
fuse/breaker boxes..................................
On the other hand, if he ever goes to sell, he will wish he had kept up
with some of the modernizing that almost everyone has done over the
years.....................
How's that for undecided?
:-?
Lefty
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Posted by Stormin Mormon on November 2, 2009, 7:14 pm
Overall, I'd stay with the fuses, unless some big reason to
upgrade. Undecided? Maybe. I'll get back to you on that.
--
Christopher A. Young
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I'm not going to jump on any bandwagon one way or other, but
what I will say
is that his old fuse box probably contains a high quality
copper bus, and
most likely the replacement that he would end up with these
days would not.
I sure some of you have seen loose fitting breakers
corroding at the bus
because of the crappy materials and manufacturing shortcuts
used too often
these days. But I could say that about a good many things
besides
fuse/breaker boxes..................................
On the other hand, if he ever goes to sell, he will wish he
had kept up
with some of the modernizing that almost everyone has done
over the
years.....................
How's that for undecided?
:-?
Lefty
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Posted by Jeffy3 on November 2, 2009, 11:37 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.
Both were told that by their electrician so it was second hand. They
couldn't specifically state the reason. We're not planning on selling
so maybe I'll leave things be. I appreciate everyone's thoughts.
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Posted by Jon Danniken on November 2, 2009, 12:46 pm
Jeffy3 wrote:
> Both were told that by their electrician so it was second hand. They
> couldn't specifically state the reason. We're not planning on selling
> so maybe I'll leave things be. I appreciate everyone's thoughts.
You mean the guy making money for doing the job said that giving him work is
the best solution?
Jon
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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. =A0Thoughts ?