We recently purchased a home where we plan to retire in three years or so. The wiring is a mess ... it was gutted and redone after Katrina but the old 2 conductor wiring was not replaced even tho all sheetrock was taken down. Instead there are many green wires running from the subpanel to connections thruout the attic. Anyway, last week the tenants managed to burn up the master bathroom and bedroom and the whole house suffered smoke damage. As part of the smoke damage remediation, the blown-in insulation must be removed from the attic and so, in the spirit of making lemonade from lemons, I want to take the opportunity to rewire the house.
I would like to use 2 subpanels ... one for the bedrooms, bathrooms and hallway and the other for the living, dining and kitchen area. Each would be on a separate service entry breaker. Any reasons not to do it this way?
BTW, the 200a service entry panel contains the meter and 4 breaker spaces: currently one for the house, one for the heat pump, one for the garage and a small outbuilding and one for the hall bathroom(??)
Thanks,
Peyton
I would like to use 2 subpanels ... one for the bedrooms, bathrooms and hallway and the other for the living, dining and kitchen area. Each would be on a separate service entry breaker. Any reasons not to do it this way?
BTW, the 200a service entry panel contains the meter and 4 breaker spaces: currently one for the house, one for the heat pump, one for the garage and a small outbuilding and one for the hall bathroom(??)
Thanks,
Peyton