Hi,
My daughter is in another city and is in the process of purchasing a home. She's had an inspection done and there are a couple of issues re: the electrical system.
Note: Her agent represented to her that the house had been 'completely rewired'. We are unable to find where a permit was pulled, but that's not to say one wasn't pulled...I may not have found the right place to look yet (but I think I have).
House was built in 1955
1) Every outlet tested 'Open Ground'. The seller has agreed to remedy the problem, so I guess they will either ground to the metal outlet boxes (if possible) or install and label GFCI's
The house is only 1100sf. The inspection report indicates that the panel is 150 amps. Here is a pic of the panel as provided by the home inspector.
2) Am I right that there is zero room for additional breakers in this panel?
3) There is no 150 amp main breaker. How old do you think this panel is? The current owner who 'completely rewired' the home has only been there 8 years.
4) I'm moving to her area and she would like me to move in with her for about a year and upgrade some things on the property. I have a complete wood shop, so I'm going to need some additional capacity. Looks like a new panel will be in order. Does that sound right? In my current shop, I have (3) 220v lines and (3) 120v lines that service my shop only.
This is the best/only pic the inspector took of the electrical.
Thanks in advance!
My daughter is in another city and is in the process of purchasing a home. She's had an inspection done and there are a couple of issues re: the electrical system.
Note: Her agent represented to her that the house had been 'completely rewired'. We are unable to find where a permit was pulled, but that's not to say one wasn't pulled...I may not have found the right place to look yet (but I think I have).
House was built in 1955
1) Every outlet tested 'Open Ground'. The seller has agreed to remedy the problem, so I guess they will either ground to the metal outlet boxes (if possible) or install and label GFCI's
The house is only 1100sf. The inspection report indicates that the panel is 150 amps. Here is a pic of the panel as provided by the home inspector.
2) Am I right that there is zero room for additional breakers in this panel?
3) There is no 150 amp main breaker. How old do you think this panel is? The current owner who 'completely rewired' the home has only been there 8 years.
4) I'm moving to her area and she would like me to move in with her for about a year and upgrade some things on the property. I have a complete wood shop, so I'm going to need some additional capacity. Looks like a new panel will be in order. Does that sound right? In my current shop, I have (3) 220v lines and (3) 120v lines that service my shop only.
This is the best/only pic the inspector took of the electrical.
Thanks in advance!
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