jodil Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 Inspected a house today of 5400 sq ft of completely outdated living space.. two 60 amp main panels and 11 subpanels .uggh... Other problems exist as well, but my question is.. How do YOU word your report in a case like this? Do you recommend an upgrade to current code and safety regulations? Do you recommend upgrading to a newer wiring system when the old WILL work? Your thoughts? thanks jodi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 Originally posted by jodil Inspected a house today of 5400 sq ft of completely outdated living space.. two 60 amp main panels and 11 subpanels .uggh... Other problems exist as well, but my question is.. How do YOU word your report in a case like this? Do you recommend an upgrade to current code and safety regulations? Do you recommend upgrading to a newer wiring system when the old WILL work? Your thoughts? thanks jodi I'd do a quick load calc to compare the size of the service with the needs of a house of that size, outfitted as it is. If I didn't feel comfortable doing a load calc, I'd recommend than an electrician do one. I'd recommend that, if the load calc showed the service to be too small, that the service size be increased. As for the rest, I'd identify all of the defects that I could, then I'd recommend that an electrician fix all of those as well as any others that he can find. - Jim Katen, Oregon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 The wiring system and distribution equipment is ___________. For energy efficiency, fire safety and electrical safety, I recommend that the electrical distribution system be upgraded to current nationally accepted standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Moore Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 "Do you recommend upgrading to a newer wiring system when the old WILL work? Your thoughts?" Jodi, are you sure the old will work when the new family puts all sorts of different loads on the system. 120-amps for 5400sf! 11 sub-panels off of a pair of 60-amp panels!!! I think we would all be reporting this as "undersized by modern standards" and "FUBAR" in a variety of language. I'm sure you feel the same way. Your clients are paying for your opinion, so why not just give it to them. Let me turn this back on you a bit. What do YOU think you should say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 Do you recommend an upgrade to current code and safety regulations? yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOTWATERHEATER Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 i'm late but........ UPGRADE and shove the lovely responsibility on your local failsafe licensed, qualfied electrician to further evaluate. you have an inkling its wrong you did you part, pass the buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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