Timeline for Is 100-year old armored (BX) cable a safety hazard and should it be replaced?
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| Jul 20, 2020 at 16:23 | comment | added | Ed Beal | The biggie with an older panel is the limited number of spaces, and possibly a rule of 6 ) 6 double pole locations in the top of the panel , one of the 6 feeds the lower section. No single main. I recently removed a rule of 6 because of lack of breaker spaces. A new panel has more space or room to make splices (yours is fine. still code compliant with a gutter above the panel) the new panel being taller and wider I had to remove some blocking that was added to make the panel fit the owner liked that idea doubling their spaces in the panel. The main in the dining room so looks were important | |
| Jul 20, 2020 at 15:06 | comment | added | masedesign | The panel is at least semi-modern (within the last 40 years) - all of the old BX circuits are junctioned above the panel and then 'converted' (so to speak) to NMB which enters the panel (that has traditional modern breakers). | |
| Jul 20, 2020 at 14:15 | comment | added | FreeMan | I agree and understand, Ed, my house is 1890's and has gone through a couple of iterations, too. It was that particular sentence that seemed to have been auto-cowrecked or lost its train of thought that I was addressing in particular. | |
| Jul 20, 2020 at 13:46 | comment | added | Ed Beal | Most homes built in 05 have been reworked at least 1x if not more. I don’t see anything wrong with the possibility of the above as I have seen knob and tube that was updated in the 40’s with cloth (in wall K&T left in) and a new panel installed in the 60’s-70’s I was replacing that panel. In the late 90’s As the latest owner was updating everything to nmb and pulling the pushmatic panel. It may be possible that BX was used originally but I have not seen a Victorian with it as original. The overcurrent protection was originally fuses. | |
| Jul 20, 2020 at 12:56 | comment | added | FreeMan | "Depending when and Or the type of panel" something's not quite right there... | |
| Jul 20, 2020 at 12:56 | history | edited | FreeMan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 20, 2020 at 5:50 | history | answered | Ed Beal | CC BY-SA 4.0 |