I'm curious what you find out. Our new place in Maine has a very modern
circuit breaker box that is located poorly which is to say its very nearly
under the toilet. I'd like to get it moved about 10 feet away. Fortunately
there is exactly 1 circuit in it which feeds the (ancient) fuse panel on the
opposite side of the house which actually runs everything in the house.
I'm going to need a real electrician to do this job for me since there isn't
any slack in the service line which, of course, is always live anyway.
Once the panel is relocated as I rewire each room I'll hook it into the new
panel and strip out the old wiring. Eventually everything will just be on the
new system. I'd like to start with the water heater and well pump...
-Curt
On Wednesday, July 14, 2021, 7:49:19 PM EDT, dan penoff.com via Mercedes
<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
Wondering if anyone here has experience with relocating an existing
distribution panel in a house?
In this case the existing panel, a 1970s 100A service panel, has been partially
obstructed by “improvements” to the house that place it at or near floor level
of an exterior deck.
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Ideally, I would want to raise it up to the proper height as well as possibly
increase the size to a 200A service. I realize the service capacity would be a
utility thing we would have to work out with them. From my experience with
utilities, it shouldn’t involve any changes to speak of as I suspect the
transformer and service drop is probably good for 200A.
I guess my primary concern is if this can even be done. And how would they
connect the existing cables to extend them? Split bolts? Crimps? Or is this
even feasible without rewiring the whole house?
TIA,
-D
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