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Just bought a house... need electrical advice...
Hello,
I just bought a split-level home that was built in 1977.
The electrical panel currently consists of a fusebox with a 100 amp service.
There is a thermopump that provides heating and AC. Additional heating is provided via an oil furnace when temperatures dip below -12c.
For obvious reasons, I'm looking at having an electrician change the fuse panel over to a breaker panel. However I am unsure of which way to go.
Being on a limited budget, I was originally going to replace the panel for a breaker panel, and retain the 100 amp service (estimated cost of ~ $900 Cdn). However the electrician thought that it would be wiser to upgrade to a 200 amp service, (estimated cost of $1850, + additional $300 from my electric company to change to 200 amp service from the pole), in case I decide down the road to change over to an electric furnace.
I'm trying to weigh the benefits of moving over to a 200 amp service since I have an oil furnace. The oil furnace and oil tank date back to 1996.
So my dilemma:
- Should I retain the 100amp service, and stick with an oil furnace?
- Should I upgrade to a 200amp service, just because..?
- Should I upgrade to a 200amp service and down the road change over to an electric furnace? <-- Will this yield any savings vs. an oil furnace? The cost to install an electrical furnace alone would be around $2000.
Thank you for any guidance.
Hello,
I just bought a split-level home that was built in 1977.
The electrical panel currently consists of a fusebox with a 100 amp service.
There is a thermopump that provides heating and AC. Additional heating is provided via an oil furnace when temperatures dip below -12c.
For obvious reasons, I'm looking at having an electrician change the fuse panel over to a breaker panel. However I am unsure of which way to go.
Being on a limited budget, I was originally going to replace the panel for a breaker panel, and retain the 100 amp service (estimated cost of ~ $900 Cdn). However the electrician thought that it would be wiser to upgrade to a 200 amp service, (estimated cost of $1850, + additional $300 from my electric company to change to 200 amp service from the pole), in case I decide down the road to change over to an electric furnace.
I'm trying to weigh the benefits of moving over to a 200 amp service since I have an oil furnace. The oil furnace and oil tank date back to 1996.
So my dilemma:
- Should I retain the 100amp service, and stick with an oil furnace?
- Should I upgrade to a 200amp service, just because..?
- Should I upgrade to a 200amp service and down the road change over to an electric furnace? <-- Will this yield any savings vs. an oil furnace? The cost to install an electrical furnace alone would be around $2000.
Thank you for any guidance.