tracyballard
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Hello - as my family continues to live in a crumbling relic of a house, I find that the electrical system is going to need some help, probably sooner than later. Our house is a one-story, on a concrete slab, built in 1960. Since then, one of the owners has converted the garage to living space, and added to/modified the electrical system, and this guy was not the best, let's say. Some of the problems we've come across are the use of mobile home grade parts, like ductwork in the attic that collapses if you try to use it. Some of our outlets are already not working and I think it's because they shorted out. And once when we had people working in our attic, the electricity kept going on and off depending on where they were stepping.
If I were going to attempt a rewire, my plan would be to buy a new heavier duty breaker box and rewire with exposed conduits on the walls (we're too poor to worry about cosmetics!), using all 3 prong outlets. Does this sound doable? I'm a pretty good mechanic, and fairly handy around the house, but the most complicated things I've done in the house are replace our 40 gallon gas water heater with a 50 gallon model, and replace the cable wiring for TV and internet. I'm pretty hesitant to start working on home electrical systems without lots of research beforehand, but I don't even want to go there if this is a stupid idea. thanks in advance for any input!
If I were going to attempt a rewire, my plan would be to buy a new heavier duty breaker box and rewire with exposed conduits on the walls (we're too poor to worry about cosmetics!), using all 3 prong outlets. Does this sound doable? I'm a pretty good mechanic, and fairly handy around the house, but the most complicated things I've done in the house are replace our 40 gallon gas water heater with a 50 gallon model, and replace the cable wiring for TV and internet. I'm pretty hesitant to start working on home electrical systems without lots of research beforehand, but I don't even want to go there if this is a stupid idea. thanks in advance for any input!