DOES REPLACING THE ELECTRICAL PANEL MEAN REWIRING THE HOME?
Posted by: maureen
June 16th, 2011 >> Building a Home
We have been offered a home built in a 1950s. The buyer’s examiner says a electrical row is during a finish of a utilitarian hold up as well as should be replaced. The electric wires is strange to a residence as well as does not embody education during a outlets (e.g.: 3-prong outlets or GFCIs in a kitchen/bathrooms). Does replacing a electrical row meant you will additionally have to rewire a residence to move it up to formula (with education during a outlets)? Thank you!
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April 23rd, 2010 at 5:33 pm
No, you don’t have to rewire the whole house. You put in a new circuit breaker panel,put the meter outside, and just change the plugs ,the metal boxes the plugs go in are grounded .At least that’s how we did it.
April 23rd, 2010 at 11:34 pm
To bring the whole house up to modern standards it would need to be rewired. Just installing new receptacles with grounding plugs is not correct, since the grounding terminal is not grounded even if it is in a metal box. The wiring in the house is an existing condition and need not be upgraded when you install a new panel, although any GFCI outlet should be installed correctly and it will not serve it’s purpose without the ground. If the buyer insists on the change to a new electrical system, raise the price to cover the expense of doing it and 10% more since the commisions and taxes are figured on the house price. This way it can be financed by the purchasers, but talk to a lwyer about the real estate laws in your state.
April 24th, 2010 at 8:16 pm
When we bought our home 8 years ago the panel had fuses. We were told we could not get home owners insurance unless we upgraded to a 100 amp service. We had the panel upgraded and did not have to replace any of the old wiring. We still have some two prong outlets and haven’t had any problems.
April 25th, 2010 at 9:06 am
Even though you only have the old plugs there IS a ground wire and you could change out the plugs if you wanted and add GFCIs
April 28th, 2010 at 6:53 pm
Replace the service panel and let it go with that. You don’t need to re-wire your house. It’s an insurability issue, to get the service replaced. Don’t be concerned with GFCIs and 3 prong grounded receptacles, let the new owner do this should they want to.
April 30th, 2010 at 9:42 pm
no you do not have to rewire whole house, however if the wire is old and out dated as the panel then it is a good idea to do it all at once to save money over all..But the new buyer can more than likely get it added to the note or loan.. and that way he knows how it all works he will be the new owner..sell it as is if you do not want to deal with the up dates.