Any electricians in da' hizzzouse?

[waverz]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10574685#post10574685 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by xroads
Never fear man it isnt that bad. The electric company has to provide the wire to the meter. You will have to buy a new box ($150), and maybe a new meter box ($80), and the wire (?????). I am going to need a ton of frags pretty soon so I can help you this fall if you want to do it.

Thanks for the offer craig, i think for now i am just gonna replace a breaker with a bigger one and run some new wire to the tank. I already have the wire and breakers so it shouldn't be to bad of a job.

 

[got2lb]

Originally posted</a> by jtesdall
Only very small dwelling would have 100 and maybe an outbuilding would have a 60. Hello my moring building has a 100.

My house is 1800 sq. feet and I only have 60 amp service until I get the money to rewire it.

 

[waverz]

Matt:that sucks man, mines 100 amp and i just got a new meter when i bought the place because the one that was on the house was smashed up from a tree hitting it. If i would have known i should have had the electrician put in a bigger service then.

 

[jtesdall]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10575869#post10575869 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by got2lb
My house is 1800 sq. feet and I only have 60 amp service until I get the money to rewire it.

Wow! I guess I did all of my work in Ames. They would have never allowed anything that small on that size of house. But again, I am running off of a 60 right now and don't have any problems.

 

[got2lb]

Forgot to mention that my house was built in 1903 I suppose that might have a little bit to do with it too.

 

[jtesdall]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10586877#post10586877 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by got2lb
Forgot to mention that my house was built in 1903 I suppose that might have a little bit to do with it too.

I only wired a few back then, so I guess I have forgotten.