Guggs Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Thinking about selling my house. I live in Minnesota and I think if one sells a house, it must have breakers instead of the old fuse kind of electrical box. Just wondering if anyone knows how much I may be looking at to update it. I looked elsewhere on Internet but could not find a clear answer. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikesVikes Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Thinking about selling my house. I live in Minnesota and I think if one sells a house, it must have breakers instead of the old fuse kind of electrical box. Just wondering if anyone knows how much I may be looking at to update it. I looked elsewhere on Internet but could not find a clear answer. Thanks. What kind of wiring do you have? If you don't have to re-wire anything then that should help to keep down the cost. Hopefully the project doesn't get bigger when an electrician looks at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 panel only change out 500-800 by an electrician in iowa, they sometimes update the outlets at kitchen,bath,garage,outside to GFCI's while there at it for a better sell for ya...think about that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Itals Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 I know of no law in Minnesota that requires the electrical to be updated to breakers upon selling a house. We bought ours a couple of years ago and we looked at plenty of houses with the old style fuses. I haven't heard of anything changing since then. Ask a realtor or call your city or county inspection dept. to confirm, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 fuses generally mean 60 amps and aren't made ta handle tadays loads which means bring up to code Re-wire the home....Call Building Inspections at City Hall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Dick Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 If it's a 60A panel, some (if not all) insurance companies for the person buying your house will not write a policy until the box is changed to 100a. At least that's been the case here lately. As far as price, around here you're going to spend from $1000-1800 to upgrade your panel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duchess Jack Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 mine has been recalled. I got an estimate to get it replaced (nothing big as I live in a 3 bedroom townhouse). $2400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballjoe Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Here in VA it will cost anywhere from $1200 to $2000 by a licensed electrician. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Here in VA it will cost anywhere from $1200 to $2000 by a licensed electrician. Same in MO. Quoted it out a year ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 I know of no law in Minnesota that requires the electrical to be updated to breakers upon selling a house. I used to work at an electrical supply house in downtown St. Paul and I have never heard of such a regulation. Maybe things have changed since but you should look into this hard to be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 I live in Minny and had my fuse box switched out for breakers a bit over two years ago. Cost me about $1,300, IIRC, and I had a GFI put in the kitchen and three other outlets added, plus upgraded from 100A to 150A because we had so many electrical appliances we were blowing things out all the time. No problems since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Irish Doggy Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 If you are replacing the panel, can't you get GFCI breakers instead of replacing the outlets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEC=UGA Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 It's pretty easy to do yourself if you cut the power from the main. Though, I don't play with electricity, anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guggs Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 Thanks General, for some reason I thought I heard years ago that it was the law. I guess I won't worry about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballjoe Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 It's pretty easy to do yourself if you cut the power from the main. Though, I don't play with electricity, anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 SEC is crazy, but he is kinda correct. Landing wires on breakers instead of fuses isn't some incredibly hard thing to do. Neither is mounting a metal box on the wall. The problem is if you screw something up, you put your place at risk of fire. If you f-up your plumbing you might get water in the basement, but I typically tell people to hire someone for electrical work because there are a lot of ways it can go bad if you don't know what you are doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Dick Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 It's pretty easy to do yourself if you cut the power from the main. Though, I don't play with electricity, anymore. SEC is crazy, but he is kinda correct. No, No No. Yes, wiring a box is not hard, but cutting the power to the main WILL NOT WORK. The two wires coming in are still HOT. You would have to pull your meter can, which is a big no-no with the power company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I guess I wasn't taking SEC as meaning to literally cut the mains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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