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Meagan P
Im looking at getting an electric fireplace entertainment center for the living room since our base board electric heater is Broken for some reason and its going to cost $1500+ for an electrician to come fix it and wire it correctly or something, we just don't have that kind of money for a house we don't own. anyways, i cant seem to find any good looking fireplace entertainment centers that i like that are for a reasonable price, so i was wondering since we have a great entertainment center now, and it has 2 drawers in the center that could be taken out can I just put an electric insert in there? or is there certain Materials that the entertainment center needs to be made of or Clarence problems and such? i cant seem to find info on this kind of stuff anywhere.
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Anywhere there's a plug. Be prepared for your heating bill. That is simply a space heater. They are not made to heat a room.
Anywhere there's a plug. Be prepared for your heating bill. That is simply a space heater. They are not made to heat a room.
Major updating or a few new additional circuits?
Robert
I am thinking of giving my finished basement (~900 sq. ft) a face-lift, including new(additional) overhead lighting and additional electrical outlets. I am curious whether I will need updating on wiring, panel (or even service capacity), or whether I might be able to just add some new circuits to my existing panel. The current panel (1961) has 100 amp service , spaces for 14 single-switch circuits, with seven of them currently in use:
A)20amp: supplying washer/dryer (gas) and electric sump pump which operates simultaneously with washer.
B)20amp: supplying refridg. , gas stove/oven and microwave.
C)15amp: supplying 10 wall outlets (3 in basement) and 4 single bulb overhead lights(1 in basement)
D)30amp: supplying A/C (new as of 2002)
E)20 amp: supplying 4 wall outlets (kitchen)
F)15 amp: supplying gas furnace (1996)
G)15 amp: supplying a wall outlet, garage door opener, and 3 single bulb overhead lights and 2 overhead fan/lights
H)15 amp: supplying 7 wall outlets (2 in basement) and 3 single bulb overhead lights
(No, I didnât wire the house, it came this way)
Currently I make use of the existing basement outlets for a dehumidifier (summertime), entertainment center and modem/router/printer on (C) and (2)electric lamps and electric fireplace on (H). I am looking to add another 4-6 or so wall outlets in the basement( for things like lamps or computers), and 6-10 florescent lighting fixtures (48â, 4 bulb, drop ceiling tile size) which will replace at least a couple of existing overhead lights.
I have only limited wiring/electrical experience, but am trying to get a rough idea of I should expect from an electrician before I call one to the house, i.e. I donât want to be âtakenâ or electrocuted. Any help/advice would be appreciated. Derogatory comments regarding my naiveteâ are welcome as well, just be kind enough to accompany it(them) by some useful/helpful info. Thanks.
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it would be a good time to update your system it has some errors that i see such as: refidg. should have its own 20 amp dedicated circuit nothing else on it,the washer sould have its own while your current pannel could still be used and even the fridge and washer could be seperated and still have two open spaces left over in your pannel but consider the age 1961 thats 48 yrs old most electrical systems are 20-30 year life expectancy and now theres gfci (ground fault circuit interupter) and the recent requirement; arc fault protection in bed rooms that will probaly be required for all rooms eventually.theses are safety systems that protect you from electrocution (gfci) and fires (arc fault) in addition to grounded outlets which your system may or may not currently have.legally at least in maine you can wire your own house. but ask yourself this question: is my familly's safety important enough to me to have it professionally done? hope this helps you
it would be a good time to update your system it has some errors that i see such as: refidg. should have its own 20 amp dedicated circuit nothing else on it,the washer sould have its own while your current pannel could still be used and even the fridge and washer could be seperated and still have two open spaces left over in your pannel but consider the age 1961 thats 48 yrs old most electrical systems are 20-30 year life expectancy and now theres gfci (ground fault circuit interupter) and the recent requirement; arc fault protection in bed rooms that will probaly be required for all rooms eventually.theses are safety systems that protect you from electrocution (gfci) and fires (arc fault) in addition to grounded outlets which your system may or may not currently have.legally at least in maine you can wire your own house. but ask yourself this question: is my familly's safety important enough to me to have it professionally done? hope this helps you
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