So last night I cracked a Miller Lite, took a sip, parked my fiance in the kitchen w/ a notepad and started running around flipping breakers and testing outlets etc.
My house is from 1930 and the panel in the basement is a 100amp panel. I've been dreaming of having it replaced and I believe my findings last night reinforce that I ... aeehmmnn.... really ought to.
Here is how my house is wired:
The "Normal":
Only one 240 breaker - Dryer (I have a gas furnace/water heater)
Furnace is on a 15amp breaker
Stove is on a 20
washing machine on it's own 15
outlet for extra freezer on it's own 15
The "Funny but not crazy"
3 20 amp breakers for the garage:
1: ceiling light & one row of outlets
2: 2nd row of outlets
3: 3rd row of outlets
1 15 amp breaker for the kitchen lights (3 diff ones)
Here's where it gets iffy:
1 15 amp breaker for an entire wall of kitchen outlets (currently hooked up to the fridge/mirowave, as well as one in the dining room (opposite side of wall with nothing plugged into it)
1 15 amp breaker for the REST of the kitchen outlets (all the outlets on the counter)
1 15 amp breaker for all the basement lights AS WELL as the lights/outlets in the den and the bathroom/closet off the den.
1 15 amp breaker for the ENTIRE upstairs of the house. That means Hallway lights, 2 bedrooms and a bathroom w/ a gfci outlet
If I imagine myself in 1930 it would probably be plenty, but not so much nowadays. What really bothers me is that someone re-did that bathroom and full well knew that the entire upstairs of the house was left one one breaker.......
Also, as new as I am to this - I thought the kitchen outlets were suppposed to be 20 amp?
Anyways, just wanted to share. Guess I got some planning to do.
Basement/Den/Downstairs bath should be 3 circuits and not 1
I'd like the fridge on it's own even though technically it's nequired.
Obviously the upstairs should be split. I'm thinking 3 there as well, one for each bedroom & one for the bath.
My house is from 1930 and the panel in the basement is a 100amp panel. I've been dreaming of having it replaced and I believe my findings last night reinforce that I ... aeehmmnn.... really ought to.
Here is how my house is wired:
The "Normal":
Only one 240 breaker - Dryer (I have a gas furnace/water heater)
Furnace is on a 15amp breaker
Stove is on a 20
washing machine on it's own 15
outlet for extra freezer on it's own 15
The "Funny but not crazy"
3 20 amp breakers for the garage:
1: ceiling light & one row of outlets
2: 2nd row of outlets
3: 3rd row of outlets
1 15 amp breaker for the kitchen lights (3 diff ones)
Here's where it gets iffy:
1 15 amp breaker for an entire wall of kitchen outlets (currently hooked up to the fridge/mirowave, as well as one in the dining room (opposite side of wall with nothing plugged into it)
1 15 amp breaker for the REST of the kitchen outlets (all the outlets on the counter)
1 15 amp breaker for all the basement lights AS WELL as the lights/outlets in the den and the bathroom/closet off the den.
1 15 amp breaker for the ENTIRE upstairs of the house. That means Hallway lights, 2 bedrooms and a bathroom w/ a gfci outlet
If I imagine myself in 1930 it would probably be plenty, but not so much nowadays. What really bothers me is that someone re-did that bathroom and full well knew that the entire upstairs of the house was left one one breaker.......
Also, as new as I am to this - I thought the kitchen outlets were suppposed to be 20 amp?
Anyways, just wanted to share. Guess I got some planning to do.
Basement/Den/Downstairs bath should be 3 circuits and not 1
I'd like the fridge on it's own even though technically it's nequired.
Obviously the upstairs should be split. I'm thinking 3 there as well, one for each bedroom & one for the bath.