Home Inspection. Wow! What Is That Going To Cost To Fix?
Los Angeles Home Inspector Blog. Wow! What Is That Going To Cost To Fix? Los Angeles home inspection turns up a costly upgrade. Take a look at these pictures. Here we have a meter socket and panel. The electrical panel was installed in 1949. It was MFG by Zensco. It is a 120 /240 volt system rated for 60 AMPS wired for 50 AMPS.This is a common find in the older homes in Los Angeles Ca. This home has had some new circuits installed over the years. As well as a swamp cooler and garbage disposal. The panel was never designed to carry such loads but the previous old just kept adding circuits. and when the breakers would trip they just put in a bigger breaker.
Bellow you can see that the panel is full of wires and even a few thin breakers to allow for extra room.
Here is where you get the picture of what the danger really is. This panel will need a 100 amp minimum upgrade to carry all the connected load in the home.
And yes that is a 14 AWG wire connected to a 20 Amp breaker.
Upgrading this panel will run in the area of $2,000 on the low end to $3,500 on the high end.
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