Re: Upgrading electrical service

What constitutes a 200 amp service and who is responsible to pay for the
various parts of it, varies wildly from one area to another. In some
locations the utility company furnishes some of the materials and labor, and
in other areas the property owner is responsible for everything. The term
"out of code" by NEC definition means anything not in accordance with 2008
codes, which could mean damn near anything, so I'd want to find out, by
who's interpretation. Your best bet is to contact a few local electricians,
get all the pertinent information and estimates



"Eric_Scantlebury" <Eric_Scantlebury@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hello All,

I realize this is a very "open ended" question - but I'm going to ask
anyway. I'm looking to upgrade my 100amp fuse box to 200 amp breakers
(and the corresponding service). This is in Rhode Island in the North
East. If anyone has had this done recently what did you pay for the
upgrade? Just trying to get an idea of the range of prices that I should
be looking at. In upgrading am I forced to correct any "out of code"
stuff?

The reason I ask is I had one guy come in and basically wanted to rewire
my house. Sorry - that isn't in the cards - for the price I was quoted I
might as well sell the house and start over.

Also, if anyone has a recomendation for a good electrition in the area
that chargers a "fair" price I'm all ears.

TIA


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