| Roy Q.T. 2005-06-17, 11:28 pm |
| I wonder what city is that that the inspectors leave things to license
contractors alone., sad to say that is no guaranty that the job will be
safe and done well., I've seen some pretty cruddy work done by Lic.
Contractors., and some pretty impressive Well done jobs as well but
everyone has his style and form.
not many care for looks or other bldg. matters outside the scope of
their work., I am a certified nyc Bldg/ Mgr. as well so I take extra
care, but my background is Purely Artistic (: Crafty  , given the most
uptodate Electrical Technology and Myriad of products, to comply with
Local Ordinances & Demand.
what you can do about the cost/time need
for an update is go by stages but in a timely manner., upgrade all you
can with what you have, for your 100A Mains @ the panel 2/50A
"available" not too costly, will be a good start, it doesn't sound like
it does it ? };-) but read on: on a 220Vac Distribution Panel 50 + 50 =
100A a 50 Amp double or Ganged breaker will get the 100 amps into your
apt. safely.
Now'
Experience is the best teacher lucky when we have some one or others
that are wiling to share it... of course if you'd like to, and know a
person in the Electrical Div. of your township you could run your plans
by him or her and see if there are any new safety concern regarding your
project., or find a friendly looking Inspector and run it by him.
A time line or Schedule ~>
you can go piece by piece with your upgrade in a timely manner doing
everything newly installed up-to-code, by the time you get to your riser
you could have everything else installed or in place at least & prepared
for connecting.
The Math =[~]
I'd };-) Find out how many Amps r Drawn on the sub Currently in place
and how much more your current Riser can supply, it's usually more then
you'd think [leave it on as a tempporary installation] install your new
panel to It, and any pertinent circuit upgrades to meet that Current
Level and add some relief to your indoors electrical demands, {outlets
light} Then, in the course of Life (don't take too long) when time &
money allows, replace the riser and add any other convenience outlets
you'll be less stressed and already doing better electrically enough to
make the job a near pleasant one. Plus you can hire a Couple of guys to
do this for you, even Licensed :-) after all it's your home & safety at
stake.
We'll have to discuss, the NEC transfer I'm in Bronx NY. email me.
Roy
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