Replacing Fuses

Posted by Nitestarz on March 8, 2006, 12:47 pm

I am looking to buying a new home. A few nice homes have fuses. What is
a general cost to upgrade fuses to a circuit breaker?

Posted by Lena on March 8, 2006, 1:03 pm

Just to be the devil's advocate here, let me ask, what is so horribly
wrong with fuses that you would want to pay what I'm sure would be
hundreds of dollars to upgrade?
Lena

Posted by mm on March 8, 2006, 4:46 pm

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Good question. The 1500 to 2000 dollars suggested would buy a heck of
a lot of fuses. I think I've tripped my circuit breakers less than
40 times in 20 years, maybe less than 20. And if I were more careful,
it would be less than 10. What do fuses cost, a dollar a piece? 40
dollars versus 1500?
The benefits of a ground fault circuit breaker can be achieved by
putting a ground fault receptacle in place of the receptacle closest
to the fuse box.
If a particular circuit is blowing often, they make or used to make
resettable circult breakers that screw into a fuse socket. AFAIK,
they work fine..

Posted by Kevin Ricks on March 8, 2006, 8:14 pm

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I once bought a house that had a 60A fuse box. The sellers insurance co
insisted that the servive be upgraded to 100A breakers before we bought it.
It may be that the 60A was more of the reason than the fuses though.
Kevin

Posted by jerryrigged on March 8, 2006, 1:04 pm

There are many variables in this cost. Depending on local market
conditions and the exact specific circumstances of your job it could
range between $1,500 and $2,000.

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