champion
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- Location
- St. Louis Missouri, US
Have a 50 year old dwelling unit with 100amp service. The existing box is a cutler hammer box and consist of all fuses.
The person who owns the home is telling me that someone told him that he has to change the fuse panel to a breaker panel.
I asked why?
Aren't fuses adequate overcurrent devices for AC service?
230.90 does not indicate whether breakers or fuses preferred, but the code does indicate that the service conductors must be OC protected.
Can someone shed some light on this for me. Its not the first time that individuals have told me this same thing.
Am I not reading something in the code somewhere. 120/240v 1Ph AC service. (residential)
The person who owns the home is telling me that someone told him that he has to change the fuse panel to a breaker panel.
I asked why?
Aren't fuses adequate overcurrent devices for AC service?
230.90 does not indicate whether breakers or fuses preferred, but the code does indicate that the service conductors must be OC protected.
Can someone shed some light on this for me. Its not the first time that individuals have told me this same thing.
Am I not reading something in the code somewhere. 120/240v 1Ph AC service. (residential)