Mandatory rewire a remodeled kitchen or bath
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physis
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Re: Mandatory rewire a remodeled kitchen or bath
This area has always been a little fuzzy to me. Around here it's generally accepted that if you open a wall, you have to bring it up to current code. Not necessarily back to the panel. But if you install new equipment and have open walls it seems reasonable that the installation should meet current code.
This area has always been a little fuzzy to me. Around here it's generally accepted that if you open a wall, you have to bring it up to current code. Not necessarily back to the panel. But if you install new equipment and have open walls it seems reasonable that the installation should meet current code.
jeff43222
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Re: Mandatory rewire a remodeled kitchen or bath
Seems to me that if there's already something existing in the wall that is suitable for whatever appliance you're installing, you should be able to use it. Then again, depending on how old the wiring is, it might be very unlikely that pre-existing wiring would be legit to use for a new appliance. I have a hard time accepting a blanket requirement that all appliances have to be a new wires and breakers.
Most of the work I do is on pre-WWII houses, and for a full-gut kitchen remodel job, I usually advise ripping out whatever is in the walls and starting over from scratch. Often the pre-existing stuff in a kitchen or bathroom is connected to other outlets around the house.
Seems to me that if there's already something existing in the wall that is suitable for whatever appliance you're installing, you should be able to use it. Then again, depending on how old the wiring is, it might be very unlikely that pre-existing wiring would be legit to use for a new appliance. I have a hard time accepting a blanket requirement that all appliances have to be a new wires and breakers.
Most of the work I do is on pre-WWII houses, and for a full-gut kitchen remodel job, I usually advise ripping out whatever is in the walls and starting over from scratch. Often the pre-existing stuff in a kitchen or bathroom is connected to other outlets around the house.
Re: Mandatory rewire a remodeled kitchen or bath
What part of GA. Their are several requirments in the areas I work in. One county states if you touch the service, you bring the house completly to current code. Another coounty requires upgrades to arkfaults and gfcis if the service is upgraded, but does not have that requiremnt if you just swap for same service size.
What part of GA. Their are several requirments in the areas I work in. One county states if you touch the service, you bring the house completly to current code. Another coounty requires upgrades to arkfaults and gfcis if the service is upgraded, but does not have that requiremnt if you just swap for same service size.
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